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Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa: A Montana Tradition
"Chico Hot Springs Resort is iconic in Montana," says General Manager Colin Davis. "It's one of the few quintessential places left in the state. It remains family owned and is still very much a home for the locals."
The beautiful resort, located in southern Montana just north of Yellowstone, is rich in old history and embodies Western hospitality, which has been a tradition at Chico since the 1900's. Visitors have the choice of either stepping back in time to a simpler era, or staying current and connected with the latest spa packages and technology.
Chico Hot Springs Resort dates back to the height of Montana's gold rush, and just like the gold, Chico was one of Montana's most valuable finds.
history of this fabled resort with the hot pool and horse stables. "I tell the staff here, make the decision, make things right, go ahead, you don't need to ask a supervisor. If you need to give them free dessert or free wine, DO IT, I want them to think like a boss, and act like one."
On our August 2010 visit, the twilight hours up on top of the hill with the million dollar view were surreal in their natural beauty; the vast expanse of prairie stretches as far as the eye can see, bordered by rugged mountains. It was a treat to wake up and see guests riding horses up the same slope across the valley the next morning in the brilliant sunshine.
Though we enjoyed staying in the elegant western cottages located on top of the hill and featuring the million-dollar view, other guests enjoy more humble quarters with a bed and a sink in the main building, starting at just $49 a night. It is important, Davis told us, for them to offer a wide range of prices to suit any guest's budget.
Chico is known to some as, "Montana's backyard," Davis says. "The stories about coming here with parents grandparents, getting engaged, married or conceived here is always on someone's lips. Everyone feels part of it and it is an emotionally warm place."
Activities & Guided Tours
While staying at this beautiful, relaxing resort, there's no shortage of activities and tours. Chico is set in the foothills of the rugged Absaroka Mountains in Paradise Valley, Montana, about 40 minutes north of the Yellowstone National Park. Meals at the resort are a treat, the restaurant's garden produces just about all of the vegetables for the meals that the chefsin the Chico Dining room and Percie's Poolside Grille whip up.
The horses are also a main attraction at Chico. The Chico Horse Barn is extremely popular in the summer months. Guests can enjoy a slow, scenic ride through the prairies and foot hills of Paradise Valley, or sign-up for half day rides, moonlight rides, and even full day rides into Yellowstone Park are available upon request. The ranch gives children six or under pony rides, while the others ride the bigger steeds.
If you're in the mood to really kick back and relax, then you can head for Chico's Day Spa. The Day spa offers a variety of services such as massage therapy, geothermal therapy, spa treatments such as mud wraps and citrus salt glows, Spa Packages that range anywhere from $45-$125, and last but not least, they also offer tanning, manicures, pedicures, and even Yoga & Pilates classes.
The big pools are the star attractions here at Chico…the smaller pool gets up to 103 degrees and the larger one 98 degrees. They have to add cool water to the high temperature natural flow from the hotspring that is located on the property. Even a creek leading away from the pools still bubbles hot water with steam glimmering off it.
Whitewater Rafting
If you're visiting Chico and looking for a more adventurous activity, then it's time to hit the Yellowstone River for a Whitewater rafting adventure. If you'd still like to enjoy the river in a more low-key tone, then you'd want to experience the scenic float trip.
A full-day whitewater adventure takes you from Chico Hot Springs Resort to Gardiner and raft on the border of Yellowstone National Park. You'll even get to stop half way on a river island to enjoy a sack lunch prepared for you by the Chico Grill. During the second half of the day, you'll be able to admire the beautiful rock formations in the canyon walls and hit the rapids Box Car and Yankees Revenge. After the long day, they'll encourage you to take a relaxing soak in the hot springs before you retire for the evening.
The most popular attraction at Chico has to be Yellowstone Park, which is near the resort. Yellowstone offers a variety of tour packages, all day adventures and excursions. "Yellowstone trumps everything," says Colin. "Cross country skiing in Yellowstone is also one of the most popular activities during the winter months, along with dog sledding and the hot springs of course."
One of the most recommended first-day activities at Yellowstone is called, "Yellowstone in a Day." It incorporates a great overview of the park, park highlights, including Old faithful, Yellowstone Lake, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. These types of tours and adventures typically start at $70 for an adult and $35 for a child.
Lodging & Accommodations
When you arrive at your cozy Chico cabin complete with a beautiful mountain view like nothing you've ever seen before, that's when you'll really feel like you're in Montana. In the winter, packages run from Jan-April 15th (Sunday –Thur) for $189.00, this includes a nights lodging, dinner and breakfast for two. Not a bad deal. They call this one, "The Winter Getaway." You have the option of choosing from a wide variety of accommodations at Chico.
From the quaint rooms in their original Main Lodge to cozy cabins with gorgeous views, contemporary suites with oversized spa tubs to an A-frame chalet perched high on the hillside. For visitors looking for an extra special accommodation, Chico also even offers romantic railroad caboose nestled under the pines.
There are no televisions in any of the rooms, and most of the accommodations also do not have phones.
"Our prices do not change per season as our occupancy is 78% year round," says Davis. There are 9 room types, hence the variation. There are small rooms in the old lodge with a double bed and a sink, and a beautiful stand alone honeymoon cabin with giant tubs and many windows. Many people also go for the standard double queens or large five bedroom Adirondack style homes."
When you picture Montana's greatest offerings such
"It doesn't matter where you go," Colin says. "Chico is out there. Chico is Montana."
Dream of Venice
Dream of Venice is a compilation of images and text by extraordinary writers and notables, edited by JoAnn Locktov.
This large format picture book captures the mysterious allure of the ancient floating city with the evocative photography of Charles Christopher and the beguiling words of a diverse group of contemporary Venetophiles.
With a captivating foreword by bestselling author Frances Mayes, Dream of Venice will inspire you to listen to the silence of the canals and lose yourself in the ethereal mist of Piazza San Marco. The luminous photographs compliment the intimate thoughts, memories, poems and stories of notable contributors from the worlds of art, literature, design, cuisine, music, and filmmaking. You ll find anecdotes from actors and directors who have worked on location in Venice.
Foreword by Frances Mayes
Venice is a state of mind. That is, the scintillating, kaleidoscopic, shifting colors of that watery realm remain alive inside me long after I depart the actual city.
While there, the sensory overload constantly leaves me spent and happily exhausted at the end of every day, reeling with images of the man peeling artichokes at fifty miles an hour in the Rialto market, stalls mounded with lurid fish, waving clothes lines, squadrons of pigeons, the flashing oars of the gondoliers, the lure of luxury shops, the shadowy windows of the ombrabars, tourists gorging into San Marco, lost narrow streets leading me further into a labyrinth, even the sparrows pecking at my bread basket at a canal-side restaurant.
I've let myself wander all day, following a glimpse of a façade, a snatch of violin music, a child kicking a ball, and a cascade of blue plumbago hanging over a distant garden wall. I'm almost thoughtless in Venice, reverting to a primitive creature who takes on the color and temperature of where I sit in an ochre, apricot, and stone piazza, sipping a spritz. narrow streets leading me further into a labyrinth, even the sparrows pecking at my bread basket at a canal-side restaurant.
Later and far away from Venice, the city floating through memory is silent. It belongs only to me, the traveler. I stand again in Palladio's Il Redentore, watching that
white-as-icicles light fall through the lofty coved windows. Was the cold light a part of his architectural plan? In a city patched from an abbondanza of tints and hues, did he think you shall be immersed in white air?
I step outside and the Grand Canal-- suddenly still--has darkened under a cloud to shimmering blue, like the supple Venetian velvet cape I once glimpsed on a woman stepping off a yacht in the rain. If I ever saw another, I'd mortgage my house to buy it. But maybe it's enough just to remember an expanse of water faceted with light.
Venice, the literal gate to the watery subconscious. Under an arched bridge, the narrow canal - what is that green? Liquid malachite? The eyes of the first boy I loved?
Yes, and when the sun hits, the color shifts to the green of a Coca-Cola bottle! At lunch, nearby motor launches break up the surface, cutting the reflections into cubist angles of blue, yellow, red, white, churning and reforming. At night the reflections turn silver and gold; long wands of starry shapes that easily mesmerize.... You might be momentarily convinced that you have landed in one of Italo Calvino's invisible cities.
A Powerful Moon
Always in memory, the moon is full. Nowhere is the moon so powerful, enormous, so... well, heavenly. Because it floats, as the city floats, a mirage of a mirage. The moon could be chipped from travertine by an artist. Why not? Haven't humans created this unlikely phantasm of a city? Couldn't they just as easily hang a moon over it?
On the brink of sleep, I sense the light in the Carpaccio painting at Gallerie dell'Accademia,The Dream of Saint Ursula. She is sleeping with her little dog at her bedside. At the door, the angel has just arrived, holding the palm of her martyrdom. He steps into the room in a triangle of sunlight. All these years, that golden light has fallen into the calm bedroom where she is dreaming. The memory of a place is like that. You are the dreamer. You are the room. You open the door over and over.
Dream of Venice is a compilation of images and text by extraordinary writers and notables, curated by Charles Christopher. Below are some highlights from the book.
Photos from Dream of Venice by Charles Christopher
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Charles Christopher works in Hollywood as a motion picture and TV still photographer for clients that include Universal Pictures, NBC, Lifetime, Hallmark and Syfy. His travel and cityscape photographs have been featured in exhibits up and down the West Coast. He is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild as well as the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG/AFTRA). He is a native of New York City.
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By Stephanie DiCarlo
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Editor Max Hartshorne found that after the device which was supposed to allow him to listen to his iPhone in the car died, this was an easy fix--use this bluetooth and listen to the podcasts and streaming music from Spotify over this powerful little speaker, sitting in the glovebox.
This wireless device streams clear audio, and even has a built-in microphone for hands-free calls. This device is also wonderful for those who spend time outdoors. It's splash resistant and built for the outdoors, and has a six hour battery life. Use it while you're on the move, or lounging by the pool. One "very pleased" user said that they liked the bass it had, for "such a little speaker." Travel with your tunes! $59.99
Nathan Super 5k Universal Armband
This "versatile armband" is a great tool to have if you need your music while you run. It's lightweight water resistant material keeps devices protected, and secure while you move, and it's clear protective screen make it easy to access your device. Users enjoy it's comfort and firm, adjustable fit and trust it to keep their devices protected, whether you're running in the sun or on a rainy day. Buy the Nathan Super 5k Universal Armband for $19.57
iDevices iGrill Mini
If you like to cook, this cool little device will come in handy. All you have to do to use it is set it to the type of food your cooking, select how you'd like it to be cook, stick the thermometer into the meat and let it cook! The iGrill app will send you a message with your food is done, so you don't have to stick around to check on it.
One user said, "Now I can cook my wife's steak to medium without overcooking, and I don't need to stand by the grill to keep checking." This device has a 150 hour battery life, and will definitly take away the uncertainty of undercooked, or overcooked food. The iGrill Mini is a great little gadget to have, and will certainly help you impress your dinner guests with your juicy, perfectly cooked steaks.
Automatic Smart Driving Assistant
One user described this product perfectly when they said that the Automatic Smart Driving Assistant is "geared for people who want to optimize their driving habits to improve fuel economy." This product will make aware of your driving habits and behavior and will help you to change them in beneficial ways, which will help you "save on gas, always remember where you parked, diagnose your check engine light, and automatically calls for help in a crash while notifying your loved ones."
GoNOMAD Editor Max Hartshorne said that after using this device for a month, he speeds less and is much more aware of sudden braking and too-quick departures, which make the device beep. This saves gas and trains the driver on how to drive to save gas. Also when returning from an overseas trip, the feature that shows a map locating your car was invaluable--it was lost in a sea of cars and the little map on the phone led right to the vehicle.
With this product, all you have to do is make sure you successfully opperate the car! It will help you save money - one customer claims they have saved hundreds of dollars! - and be aware of any mechanical problems your car might develop. Buy the Automatic Smart Driving Assistant for $99.95
Has your phone ever died while you've been out and about? It's an annoying problem, and one that can easily be avoided with the use of a car power charger. This car charger will keep all your devices charged for those long car rides where you use too much battery life on music, or after you've spent a bit too much time texting.
This all-metal battery has some heft, unlike the small batteries in your iPhone, so it will really give a good amount of juice and keep your phone on for many hours.
The Brunton Power Battery charger works with the 12v power socket in your car, is compact, durable, slim-styled, and lightweight. $22.50 - $61.50
A Woman Finds Comfort in French Food
"Chunky goodness – comme il faut," said another friend, Sylvain.
With the eyes of Dominique and Pascal upon me, I bit into a slice. It tasted salty, highly spiced with pepper and nutmeg, similar to bologna. I started chewing, and the sausage squished between my teeth, at once soft yet cartilaginous, like a stretched-out rubber band. Dominique looked at me expectantly.
"C'est pas mal!" I said. And really, the flavor was quite inoffensive. The slippery, ropy, chewy texture, however, seemed to encapsulate the very essence of tripe. I thought of the vat of intestines soaking on the factory floor and forced myself to swallow. The second bite was harder.
Dominique proffered the plate again. "Another piece?"
Every andouillette enthusiast I met in Troyes – and I met many – wanted to be the person who convinced me that andouilette is delicious. "A lot of people don't want to try it because of the smell," Dominique said to me. "The secret is in the quality of the products. If they're fresh, there's no smell at all."
I definitely smelled something, though. We were in the factory's laboratoire, and Dominique and an employee, Pascal, had just shown me their method for cutting trip and stomach. My time had come. When Dominique offered to slice up some rounds of chilled andouillette, I knew I couldn't avoid it any longer. "It's easier to taste it cold," he said. "When it's hot, the flavor is much stronger."
Cut horizontally, the andouillette had a marbled effect, rosy with swirls of white and dark pink. Dominique offered me the plate, and I tried to summon the enthusiasm of my andouillette-loving friends in Paris. "Eating it makes me feel connected to France," said Guilaume, a Frenchman I met at a dinner party who had spent most of his childhood in the United States. "Like I'm part of the history and the terroir."
"Chunky goodness – comme il faut," said another friend, Sylvain.
With the eyes of Dominique and Pascal upon me, I bit into a slice. It tasted salty, highly spiced with pepper and nutmeg, similar to bologna. I started chewing, and the sausage squished between my teeth, at once soft yet cartilaginous, like a stretched-out rubber band. Dominique looked at me expectantly.
"C'est pas mal!" I said. And really, the flavor was quite inoffensive. The slippery, ropy, chewy texture, however, seemed to encapsulate the very essence of tripe. I thought of the vat of intestines soaking on the factory floor and forced myself to swallow. The second bite was harder.
Dominique proffered the plate again. "Another piece?"
"Non, merci," I said, feeling a bit sheepish.
That night I met a local blogger, Celine Camoun, for dinner at Au Jardin Gourmand, a small restaurant in the twon's historic center. A friend of a friend had introduced us. "Oh, you're going to Troyes? My sister's best friend's friend lives there. I'm sure she would be delighted to show you around." And she was. Fier d'etre francais, et puis fier de ma region – this was a sentence I heard over and over again while traveling France. Proud to be French, and then proud of my region.
As a Troyes local, Celine would be an andouillette enthusiast, I figured. Not so. "Je deteste ca," she told me after we'd exchanged cheek kisses. "My mother and my cousins love it, but I can't stand the smell."
We installed ourselves at a table in the cozy, book-lined room. Celine had selected the restaurant because it specialized in andouillette, and indeed the menu read like an encyclopedia of the stuff, with eleven preparations, some simply grilled or panfried, others with complex cream and cheese sauces, one with a crown of foie gras.
"I think I'll have the stead," said Celine.
Jacques Lebois, the restaurant's owner, approached our table. "My friend is an American. She's researching andouillette," Celine told him.
"Oh, I love introducing foreigners to andouilette," said Lebois, clasping his hands and practically rubbing them together with glee. "Do you know the story of andouilette de Troyes?"
"Hmm, I don't think so, no." Anyway, I didn't know his version of the story.
"During the Middle Ages," he began, "the town was under siege and surrounded by soldiers camped outside the city walls. Eventually, when there was nothing left to eat except tripe, people started making andouilette. The soldiers were so enchanted by the smell that they declared, 'We'll let you out as long as we can have some of what you're eating!"
The three of us laughed. Behind Lebois a waiter passed carrying an armful of plates, all of them laden with fat andouillettes in a creamy sauce. The whiff was unmistakable.
"Are you ready to order?" Lebois produced a pen.
Celine ordered a stead, and then Lebois turned to me with a gleam in his eye. "May I suggest the andouillette with fromage de Chaource perhaps?" he said. "Or poached in white wine? That's also excellent."
"I think I'll have…" They both looked at me expectantly. "The grilled salmon," I said eventually.
"Pas d'andouillette?" cried Lebois. He turned to Celine. "She doesn't want to order andouillette?"
"Well, she's been tasting it all day," Celine said kindly. "She probably doesn't want to overdo it."
I could tell he was thinking, Is that even possible? Nonetheless, he brought me the grilled salmon. I have to admit, I enjoyed every bite.
Ann Mah is a journalist and the author of Kitchen Chinese: A Novel About Food, Family, and Finding Yourself. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, The Huffington Post, Washingtonian, and South China Morning Post, and BonAppetit.com. In 2005, she was awarded a James Beard Foundation culinary scholarship. Mah currently splits her time between Paris and New York City, but she loves eating everywhere.
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Lost and Found: A Road Trip to Nova Scotia, PEI, and Cape Breton.
Lost: "unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts. synonyms: off course, off track, disorientated, having lost one's bearings, going around in circles, adrift, at sea, astray"
Found: "discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly. become aware, realize, observe, notice, note, perceive, learn"
It was at a crossroads driving through the Annapolis Valley, the breadbasket of Nova Scotia, that my GPS system gave out. Day one of a two-week road trip, I had arrived in Yarmouth on board the Nova Star ferry from Portland Maine.
I was trying to find the town of Urbania, and was completely lost. No map, no signal, nada, up the Canadian creek without a paddle.
Do you know where Urbania is?
Along these back roads, aside from crops, forest, farm houses, and cows there is only the occasional mom and pop grocery store. I turned back to the last one I had
passed to ask for directions.
It was an old, off kilter little place with a crooked sign resembling a faded Norman Rockwell painting. Inside, a group of five locals with very muddy boots were having a conversation that I imagined, (probably correctly) had been going on for 20 years.
They were delighted at the appearance of a stranger but looked at me like I had just asked for directions to Mars.
"Nope" they said, shaking their heads with sarcastic smiles," looks like you're screwed."
"I said Urbania,not Albania!" which got a laugh but they still had never heard of it. One of them said to me "Hell I'm 75, lived here all my life, there are so many twists and turns, dead end dirt roads and cow paths that sometimes even I don't know where I am going!". Where are you from?". " Boston (Bahhhst-inn) " I said, thickening my accent for effect.
They Love Massachusetts Up Here
I was not lost anymore, just stopping along the way. They welcomed me to stay, which I did, and did again down the road, and at the next little store until I finally found a map and directions to Urbania. I drove "old school" for the rest of the trip. Getting lost is the best way to find Nova Scotia.
Kayli Gault, our river guide and Zodiac driver from Tidal Bore Rafting Park and Cottages had given us clear instructions when our raft, one of five filled with six passengers each, landed on a sandbar in the middle of the Shubenacadie River to wait for the Tidal Bore.
"Don't go too far". suddenly, in the near distance we heard the roar of the bore and then saw the wave racing toward us.
The bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world. Twice a day, 58 million cubic feet of water charges back up its tributaries, funneled into an undulating wave. Kayli is a skilled pilot, her job is to keep us afloat, and apparently to scare the heck out of as well.
For the next hour we made circular runs, crashing up and over the six-foot waves caused by the conflicting currents. Hold on tight to the ropes in the raft, this is natures washing machine on the high cycle!
Before heading back to base we stopped for a little mud sliding. Thick mud lines the banks like slippery fudge. Every rafting trip ends with a chance to cover yourself with it and slide down the banks.
Watch your ankles! Tidal bore rafting has 13 very comfortable 1-2 bedroom cottages, with full kitchens and porches to hang out on after a day of rafting.Tidal Bore Rafting Rafting Park and Cottages 12215 Hwy 215 Urbania, NS.
A Cape Breton Lobsterman
Joe Gilis, a third generation lobsterman in the town of Inverness on Cape Breton Island was waiting for me when I arrived at my friend Jim's house after a five-hour drive from Urbania.
It is at the end of a half-mile dirt road, perched 100 feet up on the cliffs near the harbor, the front porch looks out on an endless sea.
On a calm day, during the fading light of sunset, the ocean mirrors the sky and the line between them becomes indistinguishable. All sense of perspective is lost as they blend into a single abstract canvas of pastel colors, accented only by the occasional lone fishing boat or a whale breaking the surface.
Nobody was going anywhere too soon. Joe has a face painters long for, weathered by the sea, piercing stare eyes looking into and through things, through me, assessing our value and rhythm.
Joe knows waves, ropes, tides, seasons and especially, lobsters. He's been catching them all his life. A huge pot is boiling on the stove We drink "Alexander Keith's" beer (brewed in Halifax), lots of it. Jim clears the kitchen table, covering it with newspapers. The days catch, a gigantic glittering pile of steaming lobsters are spread out.
The cold waters produce a lobster filled tighter with meat and a slightly tougher tail than Maine lobsters, but the meat is sweeter and more "lobstery" in my opinion.
No butter is needed. Silence descends on the room as we lapse into a lobster eating trance. Regardless of the bounty before us, it is an almost religious doctrine here that nothing is wasted.
Every leg, the body, row, the meat hiding under the head, did you miss the two pieces on the end of the tail shell? everything must be dismantled and devoured.
Joe says that they are the best in the world and I have to agree. At 4:30 the next morning, Jim and I are on Joe's 30ft. boat the "Missy2" with his sons Alex and Daniel.
It is the last day of lobster season. Waves crash at the base of towering rocky cliffs, eagles crisscross the sky above, a big red sun slowly rises over the horizon. Joe fishes 300 wooden traps that are scattered along the coast.
At 70 Lbs each dry; hauling, stacking, sorting the catch and coiling the lines is a mammoth task, they take in over 500 pounds of lobsters during the day's fishing.
These will be saved for family and friends or frozen to eat in the winter months to come. I will never bemoan the price of a lobster again, these guys work hard.
The Cabot Trail .Cape Breton is vast and beautiful. With its dramatic coastal views and highland scenery, the Cabot Trail is a must drive destination. The small fishing town of Inverness is also home to Cabot Links, Canada's only true links golf course.
Prince Edward Island is 139 miles long and from 4 to 40 miles at its widest.
The Aboriginal inhabitants of Nova Scotia, the Mi'kmaq, named it Abegweit, " the land cradled on the waves" It is softer than the rugged beauty of Cape Breton, but no less dramatic. Every direction you look has post card potential.
I arrived at the capital city Charlottetown on board the Northumberland Ferry, a 75-minute cruise from Caribou, Nova Scotia outside of Pictou. Charlottetown is a historic city of approx 34,000 residents and the birthplace of the Canadian confederation.
It is a fusion of history and modern culture with an active nightlife and some fantastic restaurants, a destination in and of itself and the jumping off point to explore the rest of the island.
I stayed at the Fairholm Inn, a landmark home in the city for 174 years. Centrally located with nice rooms decked out with antique furniture, good wifi, a very friendly staff and hands down the best traditional bacon and eggs breakfast I had on the trip. PEI sees a lot of tourists each year but its main industry is still farming.
The local bounty of vegetables, fruits, seafood, dairy and meats are the foundation of a unique farm to table cuisine.
At the Charlottetown Farmers Market, you can check out the produce offerings from local small farmers, and chow down at a variety food stalls. If you're in the mood for a beer, go to the source and tour PEI brewing company, just 5 minutes down the road.
Farm to Table Dining
At Lot 30, owner and Chef Gordon Bailey is fusing local ingredients into truly creative dishes in an elegant yet friendly place.
He blew my mind with his interpretation of surf and turf with a butter poached lobster tail, seared sea scallop, Atlantic beef ribeye rib and a mozzarella potato pave. This was one of those meals when I was grateful that God created taste buds.
At Terre Rouge Bistro,they are all about farm to table. The salads were incredibly fresh. Their lobster roll mixed with shrimp and corn meal crunchy fried oysters was insanely good, and the beef bone marrow appetizer with duck fat toast left me with a dazed after glow of total satisfaction.
Just down the road, Sims Corner Steakhouse and Oyster Bar prides itself on its meat, but the seafood chowder stole the show, luxuriously creamy with fresh seafood and sweet PEI potatoes. Oysters on the half shell served on ice with three sauces were fresh and wonderful.
And finally I tackled a mind numbing serving of Sausage Poutine, ( french fries, gravy and cheese curds) that I could not stop eating. Nothing this bad for you should be allowed to taste so good.
Souris: Only an hours drive from Charlottetown, yet worlds away, Johnny Flynn, founder of the Colville Bay Oyster Company and I floated on a 15 foot flat motorized metal platform harvesting oysters at the mouth of the Souris river on the eastern side of the Island. The boat feels like a large unstable skateboard.
Johnny dances along the edge, reaching to the bottom of the shallow bay with a pair of long hinged rakes to scoop up a few dozen of his famous green shelled oysters. Some have been waiting for him five years since he seeded the bay with them as babies. Each oyster filters up to 31 gallons of seawater a day to feed and breath.
The local environment or "terroir" imparts unique characteristics to the oysters. Colville bay oysters are salty, sweet, buttery and incredibly clean." like distilled ocean". For the next two days I stayed in Sourris and camped by the ocean at Red Point Provincial Park and campground, a sweet spot, right on the beach with close access to 4 national parks, beaches, two distilleries, and some fantastic restaurants including the renowned Inn at Bay Fortune where I slurped down another dozen of Coville Bay oysters.
Back to Charlottetown, I spent the night at the swanky Holman Grand Hotel before heading out the next day back to Nova Scotia via the the Eight-mile long Confederation Bridge between PEI and New Brunswick. A very cool drive over the ocean on a good day, It was an adventure crossing it with Hurricane Arthur
chasing me the entire way to Truro, NS.
Right next door you will find the Glooscap Heritage Center and museum. It's definitely worth a visit to learn about Nova Scotia's original inhabitants the Mi'kmaq.
Founded in 1754 Lunenburg has a long history, surviving many wars to become the beautiful town that it is today. The old section is a designated UNESCO Heritage site, one of the best examples of a colonial British settlement. The local Mikmaqs at the time were none too happy about it, raiding the town many times as did American privateers during the revolution and the war of 1812.
Acknowledged as one of Nova Scotia's most picturesque towns, these days it also boasts cool restaurants, boutiques and historic Inns. If there is a competition for the nicest place to stay in Nova Scotia I nominate the Mariner King Historic Inn. Built in 1830, it has been meticulously restored. S where I had thankfully scored a room at the Super 8 Hotel to ride out the storm.
The rooms are gorgeous and comfortable. Give me a 1800s bed frame outfitted with a memory foam mattress, 5 variations of pillows, a superior bathroom and a flat screen TV, and I'm a happy guy. There is also a washer and dryer and a breakfast buffet good enough to skip lunch for.
For dinner, check out the Old Fish Factory in the same building as the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. It is laid back, with the old world feel of a place where everyone in town hangs out at. The fresh local mussels steamed in white wine and garlic are fantastic.
Kejimkuyjik National Park:
The drive inland to Keji on highway 8 from Liverpool feels like traveling back in time. The further you go, the less there is, until there are only the 381 square Kilometers of wilderness that is Keji park. It's a designated National Historic site and cultural landscape that was once the home of the aboriginal M'ikmaq for thousands of years.
Evidence of their past lives can be seen not only in the artifacts on display at the main office but seen etched into the rocks in petroglyphs, and felt in the forest. There is a quiet beauty here unpolluted by modern mechanized noise. A designated dark sky preserve limiting artificial lights, you can gaze upon the same brilliant night sky that the Indians did.
There are guided cultural tours led by Mi'kmaqs like Donna Morris, who asked me "Do you know where the Mohawk indians got those funny hair cuts? From pulling out their hair after fighting with us Mi'kmaqs!". There are also mountain bikes and canoes to rent.
I spent my time just walking with the deer in the woods, listening to the trees. There are a range of camping opportunities from serviced sites to hook up your RV or tent with electricity, showers and bathrooms, to backcountry sites accessible only by hiking or canoe. I spent two cozy nights in my trusty Kelty tent, and loved every second of it.
If you need to stock up on supplies, or just want to have a beer and let someone else do the cooking, there is an oasis of civilization right down the road near the entrance to the park on Highway 8.
The Wilder Restaurant and General Store was opened by two refugees from the film industry, Shannon Macdougall and Lekas Bell.
The food is fantastic, ranging from fires and chicken to Quinoa casserole. Even if this was not the only watering hole the woods, it would be worth a visit to just for the quality of the food and good people.
On to Yarmouth
My last night in Nova scotia was spent in Yarmouth at the Rodd Grand Yarmouth Hotel. Yarmouth is an active port and home to a large fleet of fishing vessels going out to Georges Bank and receives the largest catch of lobsters in Nova Scotia. There is a lot to see in the area but I spent the short time I had walking the docks.
There was no doubt in my mind what my last meal would be. The lobster I had that night at Rudder's Seafood Restaurant and Brew Pub was perfect.
The next morning I boarded the Nova Star ferry for the ten-hour cruise back to to Portland Maine. I had avoided the casino on the trip over, but this time I cashed in $100 dollars and took my seat at the blackjack table.The woman next to me could not lose, winning over $900 at the table and on the slots. On my other side sat a gentleman who could not win, losing over $300. Three hours later I cashed out with exactly $101 dollars. What a great trip.
Tips on driving in Nova Scotia
Door to door from my home in Northampton MA, I drove over 2,246 miles. Here are a few things I learned.
You can pump gas before you pay. I was totally confused my first time filling up, coming from America where trust is in short supply. Nova Scotians assume the best of a person.They are really nice folks.
Tim Hortons is your friend. You will find this coffee shop and fast food joint everywhere often along with a gas station. They have free wifi, and a comfy chair section with flat screen TV's.
In smaller towns they are a community gathering spot. Named after a famous hockey player, Canadians love their Timmy's more than any Starbucks or, gasp, Dunkin' Donuts. Tim is the place for coffee in Canada, for sure.
Visitor information centers. At most major destinations along the road are the Visitor Information Centers sponsored by the Nova Scotia Tourism Department. They always have bathrooms and are staffed by helpful folks eager to give you brochures, ideas and really good directions.
Looney and Toonie. A Canadian dollar is called a Looney, a two-dollar coin is called a Toonie. Canadians have a sense of humor and public radio stations often feature comedy skits. Sometimes I was confused as to what was real, or just really funny.
Highway signs giveth and taketh away. Confusing at first, highway signs are posted a 1/4 mile before a turn but not actually at the road you need to turn at. I missed many until I figured it out, but I still don't get it.
Drive fast and be polite. In Liverpool I stopped to talk with a police officer to ask how long the drive was to Keji national park. He told me about an hour if I kept to the speed limit, but I should make it it it in under 45 mins. When I mentioned that I observed people drove fast around here he smiled and said " I give folks around 15 kms over the speed limit, but watch it". On long stretches of roads through empty forest traffic moves pretty fast, but I saw speed traps at the outskirts of many towns.
Drive slow and leave extra time. It is just too beautiful not to slow down and stop often.
This trip was made possible with the assistance of Nova Scotia Tourism and PEI tourism. Camping equipment was provided by Kelty.
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Awkward memories of Georgia's most Famous Native Son
Visiting the Stalin Museum in Gori, Republic of Georgia
By Max Hartshorne
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Even before we reached the grim industrial city of Gori, my friends on the bus were talking about how much they wanted to see the museum there dedicated to its most infamo
us son, Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. When we go there, Joseph Stalin's light green private rail car was what we saw first. He was afraid of flying and used this to travel everywhere.
The railcar, though, has none of the grandeur you might see in a car owned by an American robber baron--instead it's a somewhat austere narrow space with small bunks for servants and a moderately larger bedroom for the Big Man. Around the corner were the imposing columns that marked the museum building, which was built between 1947 and 1955, on the site of twelve inhabited city blocks.
These were all razed, with the exception of one tiny house, his birthplace, that was covered by a huge metal and cement roof to preserve it for eternity. Inside this little house, actually only the left half, lived the boy until he was four with his mother and his shoemaker father who practiced his trade in the tiny basement.. Inside the museum, guards stared at their iPhones like the rest of the staff did, some watching Korean movies on iPads while the trickle of patrons viewed the dimly lit exhibits of black and white photos.
A Controversial History
The museum was started in 1951, ostensibly as a local history museum, but when it opened in 1957, it was instead a monument to Russia's famous iron-fisted leader. In the aftermat
h of the 2008 South Ossetia war, when Russia annexed a Georgian province, Georgia's Minister of Culture announced the Stalin museum would be reorganized into the Museum of Russian Aggression in the nearest future.
In recent years a banner was placed at the entrance stating: "This museum is a falsification of history. It is a typical example of Soviet propaganda and it attempts to legitimise the bloodiest regime in history." However, on 20 December 2012, the municipal assembly of Gori voted to put an end to plans to change the museum's content, so it will remain a profile of one of the world's most evil individuals.
There aren't many lights in the big hall with the photos, it's difficult to read the text and see the pictures. A friend who has visited Georgia many times said that part of this is funding--few locals would ever set foot in here let alone pay admission. It's mostly tourists and visitors who come.
He explained that there is not much funding for a hated dictator who sent so many Georgians to the gulags after continuing to run their country. After reviewing his revolutionary work with Lenin and seeing some of the gifts many lights in this underfunded museum to a very unpopular leader in Georgia.
The guide who took us on a tour read a rote script from memory, pointing to photos of the young murderer-t0-be in the school chorus and after he left Gori to become a revolutionary against the ruling family and imprisoned. We learned later that not only was a gigantic statue of Stalin removed in the dead of night from the main town square and put in storage, it will someday be mounted on a pedestal outside the museum instead of in Gori's main square.
Much of the hammer and sickle emblems and other Soviet era characteristics in the museum were removed several years ago. Our guide told us about when Stalin's own son was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1944, Hitler offered to swap the young man for a group of German field marshalls. Stalin replied that he had thousands of sons fighting the war, they were all like sons to him, so how could he do that? His son died in the prison camp. His second wife committed suicide in 1932, his first wife died one year after they married from typhoid.
There was no time or chance to ask questions of our stern matron, and she recited the history without any emotion or references to the burning issue of how terrible the The museum shows off some of the gifts heads of state presented to the USSR leader over the year, such as swords, pipes and ceramic likenesses, the tour ended up in the basement.
There we found out a portion of the truth about what the man did for his country.
Here you can see numbers that represent the men and women of Gori who were sent to death camps or just murdered, including a desk that might have been where a Soviet party official would declare
your sentence.
In another room was a prison cell, with a realistic barred doorway and tiny bunks and a backdrop next to it showing a man pointing a gun.
"We acknowledge that many mistakes were made, " said the guide, pointing to the macabre display. It was an impressively minimal a
mount of attention to pay for a career that killed so many millions and induced the terrible
famine which wrought such terrible pain in Ukraine and other parts of the USSR. But at least it is a start.
A Controversial History
In the aftermath of the 20
08 South Ossetia war, when Russia annexed a Georgian province, Georgia's Minister of Culture announced the Stalin museum would be reorganized into the Museum of Russian Aggression in the nearest future.
In recent years a banner was placed at the entrance stating: "This museum is a falsification of history. It is a typical example of Soviet propaganda and it attempts to legitimise the bloodiest regime in history." However, on 20 December 2012, the municipal assembly of Gori voted to put an end to plans to change the museum's content, so it will remain a profile of one of the world's most evil individuals.
TSA Resort and Spa
For anyone who studies Soviet history or is interested in the topic, there is a place to stay about 30 minutes from the museum that is a fascinating relic. It's the Health Resort Tskaltubo.
It's the TSA Spa and Resort, which used to be a sanitorium for Soviet Naval officers. Only the military was allowed to visit this large series of buildings where the highlight is radon-infused baths where people went in for medical reasons. Those with cancer and sensitivity to radiation are advised NOT to go near these waters.
Stalin kept his own private bathhouse down the road to take in the radioactive waters himself. Other Soviet leaders visited the gigantic spa, and no Georgians enjoyed the priviledge until the end of the Soviet occupation in 1991. Today, it's being slowly improved a bit at a time and is a popular inexpensive vacation spot for guests from Ajerbajan, Turkey and other neighboring countries.
The complex is vast, and it's shaped like an anchor, with a giant collonadded dining room and downstairs, a well preserved former bar where admirals and captains used to listen to LPs and drink vodka. Cold war communications
devices and uniforms make this a fun time capsule to visit. Paliashvili Street 1, Tsqaltubo 5400, Georgia
Max Hartshorne is the editor of GoNOMAD. He writes a daily blog called Readuponit, and publishes the site from offices in South Deerfield MA.
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"I've seen loggerhead turtles nest before on New Smyrna Beach, but I've never seen one by accident and never in broad daylight," McCoy said.
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The Game just lost BIG in his ongoing family feud — an L.A. judge ordered the rapper to cough up over $50,000 … for allegedly beating the crap out of his cousin, Robert Kirkwood, at a funeral two years ago. The official judgment was entered a few months ago in L.A. County Superior Court, ordering Game — real name Jayceon Taylor — to pay up $50,580 for Kirkwood's medical expenses and other damages. According to Kirkwood's attorney, The Game hasn't paid anything yet. (TMZ)
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Robert Kirkwood just filed a lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming the The Game and four others assaulted him at his sister's funeral in July of '08. The suit says the throwdown started when Robert confronted The Game because the rich rapper wouldn't pay for a part of the funeral costs. Robert says he suffered "severe and permanent injuries" during the alleged fight. Robert is suing The Game — along with the four other people he claims took part in the fight — for medical expenses, loss of income and general damages. (TMZ)
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Does anyone have any tips for Barcelona in terms of safety? I know everyone has different (and similar) safety advice for various foreign cities. Any tips or tricks I should be aware of? And areas to avoid?
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<<Any tips or tricks I should be aware of>>
Be alert and don't leave your valuables out in the open.
Oh, that applies everywhere.
That said, the Raval at night wouldn't be my first choice of a place to go.
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Best safety tip for this den of thieves.....unfortunately it's don't go. Sorry if that offends but the situation there is simply out of hand no matter how careful you are.
I have a cruise starting from Barcelona in June. I will fly into Barcelona the day before (only because I like to leave some lee way for flight delays) stay by the hotel and take a taxi to the cruise terminal. Call me whatever you want but that's how I feel about the place.
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Barcelona is a wonderful place, but there is a definite theft problem--not a violence problem.
I always wear my money belt and pay attention to what's going on around me.
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The Subway/Metro. ALWAYS be alert, especially when you get off. I had left my train with my girlfriend who was wearing a small daypack...I knew there were more passengers behind us but didn't think much about it. Suddenly I looked around and an eastern Europens theif had her hand right inside the bag - almost down to the bottom. I confronted her and it appeeared she was accompanied by 2 other women. She mumbled a bunch of words in Romanian and I told her to f**K off before I smashed her face in. On reflection a rash thing to do as she could have been (and almost certainly was) part of a larger gang.
My advice, when in a crowd, LWAYS keep valuables safe...wear a daypack on your front rather than your back, and don't leave any valuables visible.
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I've been to Barcelona twice and will return next month. To be fair and honest I suggest common sense, the same that you would apply in any big city. I am particularly careful with the gypsies; I simply don't let them get too close! And a firm no and making eye contact always helps. Try to be aware of your surroundings and I will definitely steer clear from the Gothic Quarter at night, it's like getting lost in a maze! I would like to add that we used the metro every day and night and it felt very safe. If you are out late at night a taxi ride is the best bet back to your hotel.
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Just back from an 8 night stay in Barcelona and never felt unsafe at any time. Just use common sense. My wife carried a purse and I carried a small bag from PacSafe (great little bag...zippers lock, unslashable, etc...). I usually kept my wallet in my bag and carried some change and small bills in my front pants pocket. Also carried my iphone in my other front pants pocket.
We walked all over the city and also rode the metro. We were just observant all of the time, but never encountered anything that would remotely resemble an unsafe situation.
Never saw any packs of gypsies (as we saw in Paris and London). We would often find ourselves walking around Eixample after 11:00pm and again never felt unsafe.
Just be aware of your surroundings and try not to look like a typical tourist and you should have a great (and safe)time.
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Barcelona is a wonderful place, but there is a definite theft problem--not a violence problem.>
well there are more than a few muggings which if it happened to you like it did to a dear friend of mine in Madrid (plagued also by street crimes against tourists) you'd call it violent.
Google Barcelona and Muggings and you'll get many more hits than for anyplace in Europe - well along with Madrid. There are pickpockets and clever thieves in many cities like Paris who will steal you blind without you knowing it but in Barcelona unfortunately this is not always the case and you end up like mine friend - bruised and bloodied after the assault.
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Wear a money belt and a body cross purse. Learn a little Spanish and don't take any cr@p from anyone.
My husband and I were in Barcelona. I went inside a store along La Rambles . The owner told my husband that I had stolen something and wanted him to pay for what I "had stolen." I came back and told the creep to call the police, right now and we'll get this settled straight away. Boy! He ticked me off. I caused a little scene and started telling other tourist what had happened, only when his store sufficiently cleared out, did I accept his apology.
Other than that, not much else happened. I didn't like La Rambles anyway.
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There is such a mix of opinions, from its fine just use common sense to, its horrible.
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Must be a slow month - usually the topic of Barcelona safety gets alot more posts. You may want to use the search option and find a longer thread.
But my opinion is you are most at risk for theft on the metro - esp. in the crowded, main stations. The ne'er-do-wells are as likely to appear as business folks as the more recognizable gypsies. Be esp. on guard if there is any sort of a blockage - getting on or off the metro or on the elevators. Their SOP is for one person to create a snarl and for others to be "fishing" thru pockets and bags.
I think there is some violent crime and muggings but it is much less frequent than the pick-pocketing. I would never skip Barcelona because of the theft problems BUT either carry your stuff super-secure, under your clothes or better yet IMO, limit what you carry so if you happen to be a target they do not get all your credit cards or cash. These theives are professionals and they are pretty darn good at their jobs - I would never assume that I am too saavy to be a target but I can make sure that my trip is not ruined if they happen to "bump into!" me.
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Some git tried to pinch my empty decoy wallet from my back pocket, while explaining how fantastic Barcelona FC is and showing me how they tackle.
I felt his hand on my trouser button, I grabbed him and he was thrown against a steel barrier, HOPE IT HURT !
Barcelona is a lovely city, but the pick pocketing is definately out of control.
Been there once, wouldn't bother again.
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