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Newfoundland & Labrador
Why Go?
Canada's easternmost province floats in a world of its own. Blue icebergs drift by. Puffins
flap along the coast. Whales spout close to shore. The island even ticks in its own offbeat
time zone (a half-hour ahead of the mainland) and speaks its own dialect (the
Dictionary
of Newfoundland English
provides translation, me old cock).
Outside of the good-time capital St John's, it's mostly wee fishing villages that freckle
the coast, some so isolated they're reached only by boat. They offer plenty of hiking and
kayaking escapes where it will just be you, the local family who's putting you up for the
night and the lonely howl of the wind.
If you're looking to get off the beaten path - to see Viking vestiges, eat meals of cod
tongue and partridgeberry pie, and share fish tales over shots of rum - set a course for this
remote hunk of rock.
When to Go
Jun
Icebergs glisten offshore, though the weather can be wet and foggy.
Jul & Aug
Whales swim by, festivals rock most weekends, and the province is at its sun-
niest.
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