Newfoundland Restaurants Worth the Drive
From pastry pit stops to dining destinations, these are the Newfoundland restaurants to stop on a road trip.
Tag: Newfoundland and Labrador
The Newfoundland Staycation Bucket List
The ultimate bucket list to make sure your Newfoundland staycation is the best summer vacation you’ve ever had!
Roots Rants and Roars 2018
Imagine a food festival where you meander along the coastline sampling dishes from famous chefs and drinking wine. Musicians play music while you lingered by the ocean with a full belly and happy heart and you finish your afternoon with desserts in a playground. Well, dreams really do come true, and it happens every year in Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador. Welcome to Roots, Rants and Roars! This festival, which honours the culinary culture of Newfoundland and Labrador, last two days and has been on my bucket list since it started in 2009.
Dildo Brewing Co. & Museum
Hop Hop Hurray! The craft beer scene here in Newfoundland is bubbling over. There are literally dozens of breweries set to open the next year and I’m slowly working my way down the list (hard job, but someone’s gotta do it! Labour Day weekend Adam and I visited Dildo Brewing Co. and Museum.
Where to Stay in Newfoundland This Summer
Whether it’s a saltbox house vacation rental, drop-dead gorgeous boutique inn o homey hostel, there’s a plethora of Newfoundland accommodations to snuggle into this summer.
Glamping in Newfoundland: Feeling Right at ‘Ome
My affinity for hotels is no secret. I’ve babbled endlessly about my affection for them, particularly in my post about the Alt Hotel in St. John’s, but for our first wedding anniversary last September I wanted a different experience. After a particularly busy summer moving home to Newfoundland, setting up a garden, patio drinks, family BBQs and weddings, I yearned for some good old fashioned peace and quiet. While perusing ‘historic saltbox homes near the ocean’ on AirBnb I stumbled upon a series of small cabins cloaked in canvas. “There’s Glamping in Newfoundland?” I thought to myself, quickly scanning the photos of pillow top mattresses, bright quilts and ocean views. One phone call to Adam later and I had booked Ome Sweet Ome for our anniversary escape.
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The Food at Fogo Island Inn
I ate all of the food during my winter stay at the Fogo Island Inn. Bread on bread on bread at Newfoundland’s most luxurious island hotel.