Helen Earley



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Helen is an award-winning freelance travel writer, based in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia. Stay in touch at helenearley.com

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Inflatable Luxury: All-Inclusive Resort Camping at La Salicorne in the Magdalen Islands

Posted on: May 20, 2017

As part of a 5-day family road trip in Québec’s Îles de la Madeleine (The Magdalen Islands), we decided to spend two nights at the all inclusive holiday resort, La Salicorne. When we discovered that there was a choice of accommodation, and that one of the options was a large,
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Replica Maud Lewis House in Digby, Nova Scotia

Posted on: May 13, 2017

Did you know that there is a true-to-scale replica of Maud Lewis’ house, just outside Digby, Nova Scotia? We didn’t until we happened upon it during a trip to Digby this summer. My daughter was delighted to find it; they have been studying Maud Lewis at school. We were so
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Gotcha! Halifax Parents Protest the Development of Traffic Tunnels Under Citadel Hill, COSTCO on McNab’s Island

Posted on: April 1, 2017

Local Parent Groups are outraged at a plan to excavate Citadel Hill in order to create traffic tunnels, an arts and recreation centre and a multi-storey car park in the downtown Halifax core. Staff at the engineering department in the City of Halifax have leaked a document confirmed  they are
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Breakfast at Elements on Hollis, Fun at Halifax’s Peace and Friendship Park: A Perfect Sunday Morning with Kids in Halifax

Posted on: March 26, 2017

** Note: we have updated the title and some details of this article to reflect the new name of the Peace and Friendship Park *** Good service is when the head chef comes out to ask you if you enjoyed the buffet and then assists you with your coat when
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We Lost The Elf on the Shelf: How a “Christmas Fail” Helped me AppreciateThe Difference Between Trend and Tradition

Posted on: December 15, 2016

We lost the Elf on the Shelf. He travelled with us to England last year, where (to the bemusement of mildly scornful British relatives), we succeeded in putting on a great show of proving that the Elf on the Shelf watches children everywhere they go. But he didn’t make it back to Halifax. We discovered
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The Dingle Playground – A Challenging, Natural Playground with Great Views of the Northwest Arm

Posted on: November 12, 2016

Published November 12, 2016 We arrive at the new Dingle Playground on Remembrance Day, just before noon. A small cluster of children wait excitedly, their noses pressed up against a heavy green fence that separates them from the clean new playground structures, and the impressive new climbing tower. Tom Jangaard,
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10 Things You Need to Know About the 2016 Municipal Election in Halifax

Posted on: October 4, 2016

Two weeks ago, I became concerned at the increasing number of cars speeding up the road I live on, so I emailed my local councillor. Within a day, her staff had responded. Within a week, there was a traffic survey being conducted on my street. The councillor in question was
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Blackberry Picking in Early September, Nova Scotia

Posted on: September 12, 2016

Last week, my young daughter came home from a visit to my parents’ cottage near Walton, Nova Scotia, with a mason jar full of fresh blackberry jelly. She and Granny had found wild blackberries along the path to the Walton Lighthouse, and those that they didn’t eat fresh, they jellied right
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Good Neighbours, Good Times at The Northern Lights Lantern Festival

Posted on: August 14, 2016

Last night my two young children fell asleep clutching glowsticks, their day’s clothes thrown in a heap on the floor by their beds, covered in dried grass, sticky cotton candy and ketchup. It was three hours past their bedtime when their heads hit the pillow after a wonderful, magical night at the Northern
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12 Ways to Have Fun with the Family in Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Posted on: July 25, 2016

If a fun weekend away is on your summer wish-list, then look no further than one of Canada’s most stunning national parks, located at the tip of our own beautiful province. And, with options like equipped camping and the oTENTiks, you don’t even have to bring a tent! Our top recommendation?
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