Jessie Voigts's Blog, page 166
June 26, 2017
Explore New Brunswick: Fredericton's Changing of the Guard
If your family includes history buffs, this is the ONE thing you need to make time for when you visit Fredericton, New Brunswick - a town that we just love.
Twice a day in the summer, there is a changing of the guard.
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With the snared beat of drum sticks and the haunting sounds of a bagpip...
Driving the Skellig Ring
The Ring of Kerry is the most beautiful drive in the world – and also, one that can be crowded, especially with tour buses. Yes, EVERYONE wants to see the Ring of Kerry! But did you know that right off the Ring of Kerry is a 20 mile drive along Ireland’s coast that is JUST as beautiful? Called the Skellig Ring, it is wilder, shows untamed landscapes, and, best of all, there are no buses. It’s the best of the Iveragh Peninsula (some mi...
How to Rent a Car in Ireland
You've heard the stories - narrow roads, driving on the left, cows and sheep, cliffs of insanity, busted hubcaps, and the ever-present tour buses. Yet driving in Ireland can be done - and can infinitely improve your travel experience, as you can see things that most travelers aren't able to. So you've planned your itinerary, perhaps along the Wild Atlantic Way. You've done your research on markets and restaurants, stores and events, p...
5 Tips on Driving in Ireland
Ah, the Emerald Isle. It’s a place of visual perfection, of green vistas, rainbows, and landscapes so beautiful that you have to pinch yourself that it is real, and you are HERE. But there’s one caveat – those Irish roads. Well, two caveats – driving on the other side of the road, and those Irish roads. But driving in Ireland is NOT scary, and is definitely doable, if you’re prepared and alert (as with any driving situation!). There’s...
Canoeing Michigan's Rivers
Canoeing - it sounds romantic, doesn't it? My aunt and uncle had their first date while canoeing a Michigan river. My parents gave my husband and I a double kayak for our wedding present. I am a nature photographer, and most of my photographs are taken out on the lake, during a quiet paddle. Every other week our daughter and I go out and clean up the lake, picking up people's trash.
It is all about the water, and how you can truly experience na...
Georgia O’Keeffe, Artist and the Original Foodie
Ironic, really – it took traveling to Toronto to discover an American original.
If I have even an hour to spare when visiting a new-to-me city I seek out an art museum. Modern, when available (despite Toronto’s avant garde feel and population nearing 3 million, their first museum of contemporary art doesn’t open until this fall). While visiting Toronto recently, I made a point to visit the Art Gallery of Ontario, which featured an extensive collect...
June 25, 2017
Music Runs Deep in Ireland and Scotland
Music runs deep in Ireland and Scotland, in the landscape, the history, the legends, the stories, and the lives of the people. Though each is a small country, geographically, they both have sent, and continue to send, mighty amounts of music out into the world. Here are three recordings which offer very different gateways into Ireland and Scotland.
In English, the word dual suggests a combination or connection of two elements. In...
Florida Culture for the Week of June 25 and a 3rd & 4th of July Fireworks Preview By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of June 25 and a 3rd & 4th of July Fireworks Preview By Josh Garrick
FINAL WEEK -- NOW to July 2 – ‘Animal Crackers,’ the Marx Brothers Musical
From 1928, Mad Cow Theatre brings us the laugh-out-loud Marx Brothers musical-comedy, ‘Animal Crackers.’ Lowbrow humor rules as ‘Animal Crackers’ takes us into a ‘dignified’ weekend party only to see it made ‘more interesting’ by Groucho and other ‘questionable’ guests. Di...
June 24, 2017
Underwater Dominica: Dive Fest
Once you've been underwater - really underwater, snorkeling or scuba-diving, your perspective on the world changes. You can't wait to get back underwater. I remember this well, and despite jellyfish stings, sunburn, and seasickness, I try my hardest to get in the ocean and get underwater any chance I can. Imagine my delight when I found out about Dive Fest, on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Located between Guadeloupe and Martinique, Dominica see...
Top Things To Do in The Bay of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy is a place where the rhythm is naturally created by the 12 hour cycles of the ocean tides.
The Bay of Fundy is a special place in so many ways, a perennial favorite for travelers from around the world. I went to have a look thanks to New Brunswick Tourism and Tourism Nova Scotia.
The seafood is fantastic - I enjoyed it daily.
Top Things to Do around the Bay of FundyHere are the top things to...
