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Delight in the uncommon

6 Things that Set the City of St. John’s Apart
14 Aug 2016

6 Things that Set the City of St. John’s Apart

by M. Williams | posted in: Avalon Peninsula, Unique Experiences | 0

It’s the uncommon things that make a place memorable, and St. Johns, Newfoundland, has enough of the uncommon about it to make a visit to the city truly unforgettable. 

St. John's, Unusual sights
7 Unusual Reasons to Visit Newfoundland
13 May 2015

7 Unusual Reasons to Visit Newfoundland

by M. Williams | posted in: Unique Experiences | 0

Newfoundland is a huge rock in the North Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Canada. It’s so unlike the rest of the country, however, it may as well be the moon. Here are seven things that turn an island visit into an out-of-the-ordinary encounter.

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