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Helen Earley



Author Bio:

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

Website: http://www.helenearley.com

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Immigration Stories: A Visit to The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 from 3 Perspectives

Posted on: December 8, 2015

At the newly renovated Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, visitors can explore what it is like to be an immigrant, refugee or a displaced person arriving in Canada. A trip to this remarkable museum is a meaningful experience, particularly in light of the Canadian government’s decision to
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Hiking Toddler-Style: One Kilometre per Hour on The St. Margaret’s Bay Trail

Posted on: November 25, 2015

It’s a gorgeous Nova Scotia fall day. My husband and I have planned a brisk family walk along the St. Margaret’s Bay ‘Rails to Trails’ Trail, starting at the former French Village Station in Tantallon. Our 2-year old will soon fall asleep in the Mountain Buggy stroller (we predict) soothed by the fresh
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Wine and Spirit Tasting in Vernon, British Columbia: The Perfect West Coast Getaway

Posted on: November 24, 2015

It’s 10:00 am and I have just thrown back my first drink: a sample of smooth gin that tastes like Bombay Sapphire, but with a hint of pine. Although tempting, I decline the offer of vodka and schnapps.  As we are gently ushered back to the 15-seater wine tour bus,
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#StormsComing: Halifax Hurricanes Basketball Team Looks Forward to a Fresh Start in the NBL

Posted on: October 20, 2015

Great news, Halifax- we’ve got a new basketball team! The Halifax Hurricanes name and logo was unveiled at a press conference at the Scotiabank Centre on October 20th, 2015, with their first game scheduled for December 26th,  against the Moncton Miracles. The new NBL team also comes with a catchy hashtag: #StormsComing
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Switch on Agricola: Can We Do It Every Sunday?

Posted on: September 17, 2015

By the time I got home on Sunday afternoon, my was brain humming with the sensation that I had been to some far away destination: a place that was safe, cool, hot, hip, foreign and friendly – all at the same time. Would you believe that my “travel high” came from
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How to Pick an Apple in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley

Posted on: September 12, 2015

Do Not Twist or Pull! When I told a friend that I would be going apple picking, she told me of a trick she had recently learned. Take the apple and gently turn it upside-down. If it’s ripe, the apple will fall off the stem naturally. If not, you should
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Halifax Rainmen Basketball: My 6 Year-old Wants Another Season

Posted on: May 4, 2015

My six-year old daughter and I became die-hard Rainmen basketball fans about a week before all the trouble happened. Now the reputation of our players, our city, and even the National Basketball League of Canada, is in a spin. But my daughter doesn’t care about the details.  As the Halifax Rainmen‘s  newest
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Tree Change Dolls™: What Happened When One Mother Gave 12 Bratz Dolls a Complete Makeunder…

Posted on: April 5, 2015

When I heard the buzz about Tree Change Dolls™, my first reaction was to grab for the bottle of nail polish remover, and start wiping away the faces from my daughter’s fairly extensive Monster High Collection. Next, I’d get some play-doh, and give those ridiculously long legs some weather-appropriate rain boots…just
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We Made a Stuffy at PATCH Halifax!

Posted on: March 4, 2015

At Patch Halifax, you can attend a workshop to make almost anything from a tube skirt to a tailored blouse!  But the best of all is the Patch Halifax Parent and Kid Sew Together : a very special workshop where children can design and make their own  stuffed toy. Recently, my daughter and I  attended a workshop, along
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5 Reasons Why I Love This Photograph of Summer in Nova Scotia

Posted on: February 19, 2015

Today, I found an internet treasure. A simple photograph from a local pizza place, that cheered me up so much, I had to share it. Here are the reasons why: 1. Today is Thursday and in internet land that means TBT! This photo shows a payphone. Does anyone use a payphone
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