Helen Earley

Helen is an award-winning contributor to the Family Fun Canada network, and the former City Editor of Family Fun Halifax. With a degree in New Media Journalism and Photography, she worked as a flight attendant for a major British Airline for 11 years before returning to Nova Scotia to teach, write and be a mum. Stay in touch at helenearley.com or on Twitter @hfxhelen.

Grand Manan Island: Family Fun, Adventure…and a Surprisingly Good Coffee Scene

Helen Earley Canada, New Brunswick, News & Reviews May 15, 2019

Accessible by ferry only, the journey to Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick takes 90 minutes from the small community of Blacks Harbour which lies halfway between the city of Saint John, and the picturesque summer tourist town of St. Andrews by-the-Sea. The largest island ...Read More

Wet, Wild (and Spooky) Adventures in St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick

Helen Earley Canada, New Brunswick, News & Reviews, Uncategorized March 27, 2019

An hour’s drive from the city of Saint John, and only a hop away from the American border, the colourful waterfront town of St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, has long been a summer playground for wealthy Americans. The Algonquin Resort, famous for its ghosts; ...Read More

There’s More to Peggy’s Cove Than a Lighthouse: Off-Season Adventures on Nova Scotia’s South Shore

Helen Earley Canada, News & Reviews, Nova Scotia, Travel Tips March 15, 2019

For  Nova Scotians, the landscape at Peggy’s Cove is our proudest portfolio, one of our best works. The palette of sparkling granite rocks, dark water and blue sky is undeniably Maritime, a morning spent leaping and bounding over the gigantic glacial boulders, exhilarating. Depending ...Read More

Winter Warmth and Adventure on the Shores of the Bras d’Or Lake in Whycocomagh, Cape Breton

Helen Earley Canada, News & Reviews, Nova Scotia March 6, 2019

On the edge of Inverness Country, Cape Breton nestled on the shore of the beautiful, vast Bras d’Or Lake is the small community of Whycocomagh and the humbly luxurious Keltic Quay Lodge – a perfect starting (and ending) point for anyone visiting Nova Scotia’s famous Cabot ...Read More

12 Travel Essentials for a Long-Haul Flight with Kids

Helen Earley News & Reviews, Travel Tips February 4, 2019

Long-haul travel is taxing on the body, so how do you turn back the clock on jet lag?  These 12 essential travel items, which fit snugly in a small corner of a carry-on suitcase, can’t catapult your family back to the right time zone, ...Read More

5 Places Where Pickpockets Will Try to Fool You (and how to protect yourself)

Helen Earley News & Reviews, Travel Tips January 9, 2019

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst, so the old saying goes – advice that is especially helpful than when you’re enjoying the hustle and bustle of an exciting new city. Pickpockets are everywhere, and they’re not just the crafty con artists ...Read More

5 Delicious, Relaxing Family Adventures in New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island

Helen Earley Canada, News & Reviews, Prince Edward Island July 27, 2018

Many Canadian vacationers know Prince Edward Island as an old-fashioned, laid-back paradise with red sand beaches, delicious fresh seafood, and plenty to do for kids. The epicentre of family adventure is Cavendish, with Shining Waters Family Fun Park, Sandspit Amusement Park, the Cavendish Boardwalk, and of ...Read More

In Ireland, Visit This Unbelievable Amusement Park Devoted to the Potato Chip

Helen Earley Europe, Ireland, News & Reviews July 13, 2018

In the days before you could get everything anywhere, Tayto crisps were a home comfort that Irish people living abroad would crave. In the 1990’s pub-owners in London would bring back cases to serve in London’s Irish pubs, and if you asked a young ...Read More

Going Wild for the Airstream Safari: A Cool Camper with a Fascinating History

Helen Earley Canada, England, Europe, News & Reviews, Nova Scotia, USA June 8, 2018

Last summer, we were staying in the surf town of Newquay, Cornwall, visiting family, when our dear friends, a family of four, announced that they were coming down to the South West to visit us. Being the height of summer, there were very few ...Read More

Is Your Family Ready for a British Canal Boat Holiday?

Helen Earley England, News & Reviews May 18, 2018

Hidden behind the congested modern rail and motorway system, British canals offer a tranquil, yet thrilling tourist experience on the “inland waterways” – an alternate view of England that international tourists rarely see.  To travel through the British countryside by canal boat is to putter ...Read More