My Nova Scotia - ocean, rocks, colour and wide open spaces
I’ve just spent the past hour watching videos about Nova Scotia and I am feeling utterly homesick. Lately I’ve been a ‘love the place you live’ sort of gal, but these videos are making it hard not to be at home this summer.
The videos are part of a contest sponsored by Nova Scotia.com, the official tourism website of Nova Scotia. The goal is to create a video with the theme “I Love Nova Scotia.”
We don’t meet many people over here who know much about our home. In fact, to most Europeans, Montreal is about as east as it gets in Canada. Those who have heard of Halifax, recognise it as a dot on the map they flew over on the way to Toronto or Vancouver. So for a bit of education, I thought I’d share a taste of home with these videos.
What do I love about Nova Scotia? The sound of the ocean crashing on the rocks, the smell of salt in the air, the wide open spaces, the autumn colours so bright they hurt your eyes, the music that surrounds you as you walk the streets of Halifax, the spontaneous parties in a friends kitchen and most of all the warmth of the people.
This video has the most votes in the contest right now and it definitely shows many of the things that I miss.
This one might just get my vote however. I makes me feel truly lucky to be Canadian.
You can watch all of the video entries at NovaScotia.com
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5 comments
expatraveler says:
Aug 13, 2009
I definitely want to visit one day! It’s beautiful!
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Alison says:
Aug 13, 2009
I think you’d love it! If you ever plan to go let me know and I’ll give you the insider secrets
cynthia says:
Aug 14, 2009
Hey!
Cynthia here from http://www.novascotia.com. Thanks for sharing our contest. I’m sorry it’s making you miss it here
But I guess it’s doing what it is intended to do. Showcase all the things that people love about Nova Scotia from the viewpoint of visitors and locals alike. It makes me really proud. The people here are so great. I will say that lots who have submitted entries are not from here which is great as well.
I hope you get to come back here soon. Who knows maybe you might think about submitting something yourself?! The current top 2 videos were submitted by people who weren’t actually in NS when they made the video.
Anyway, thanks again for sharing. I hope you get home soon.
Cynthia
Alison says:
Aug 15, 2009
Thanks for stopping by Cynthia! We do get home to NS and NB about once a year. This year we will be vising in the fall for a wedding and a new baby in the family. I’m looking forward to some beautiful autumn colour that we don’t often see over here. Thanks for running this great contest and I look forward to seeing more entries!
cynthia says:
Aug 20, 2009
There is nothing like weddings and babies to warm the old cockles of your heart. I wish you a wonderful trip this fall.
Cynthia