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Table of Contents

List of Maps.What's New in the Atlantic Provinces.1. The Best of the Atlantic Provinces.1 The Best Active Vacations.2 The Best Spots for Observing Nature.3 The Best Scenic Drives.4 The Best Hikes & Rambles.5 The Best Family Activities.6 The Best Places for History.7 The Most Picturesque Villages.8 The Best Inns.9 The Best Bed & Breakfasts.10 The Best Local Dining.2. Planning Your Trip to the Atlantic Provinces.1 The Atlantic Provinces in Brief.2 Visitor Information.3 Entry Requirements & Customs.4 Money.5 When to Go.6 Travel Insurance.7 Health & Safety.8 Tips for Travelers with Special Needs.9 Planning Your Trip Online.Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource.10 The 21st-Century Traveler.11 Getting There.12 Getting Around.13 Packages for the Independent Traveler.14 Escorted General-Interest Tours.15 Special-Interest Trips.16 Recommended Books, Films & Music.Fast Facts: Atlantic Provinces.3. Suggested Itineraries in the Atlantic Provinces.Lights Out: The Best of Nova Scotia in 1 Week.High Times, High Tides: The Best of New Brunswick in 1 Week.Reaching the Beach: Prince Edward Island for Families.Rolling Through the Rock: The Best of Newfoundland in 2 Weeks.4. Nova Scotia.1 Exploring Nova Scotia.2 The Great Outdoors.3 Minas Basin & Cobequid Bay.A Scenic Drive.4 Annapolis Royal.5 Kejimkujik National Park.6 Digby to Yarmouth.7 South Shore.The Dauntless Bluenose.8 Halifax.A Road Trip to Peggy's Cove.9 The Eastern Shore.10 Amherst to Antigonish.11 Cape Breton Island.12 Cape Breton Highlands National Park.5. New Brunswick.1 Exploring New Brunswick.2 The Great Outdoors.3 Passamaquoddy Bay.4 Grand Manan Island.5 Saint John.6 Fredericton.7 Fundy National Park.8 Moncton.9 Kouchibouguac National Park.10 Acadian Peninsula.11 Mt. Carleton Provincial Park.6. Prince Edward Island.1 Exploring Prince Edward Island.2 The Great Outdoors.3 Queens County.Family Fun.Lobster Suppers.4 Prince Edward Island National Park.5 Charlottetown.6 Kings County.An Excursion to the Magdalen Islands.7 Prince County.7. Newfoundland & Labrador.1 Exploring Newfoundland & Labrador.2 The Great Outdoors .3 Southwestern Newfoundland.4 Gros Morne National Park.Journey to the Center of the Earth.5 The Great Northern Peninsula.Readers Recommend.6 Central Newfoundland.Iceberg Spotting.7 Terra Nova National Park.8 The Bonavista Peninsula.9 The Baccalieu Trail.10 St. John's.11 The Southern Avalon Peninsula.12 Labrador.Index.

About the Author

Paul Karr has written, coauthored, or edited more than 25 guidebooks, including Vancouver & Victoria For Dummies and Frommer's Canada. He has also contributed to Discovery Channel/Insight Guides to Montreal, Atlanta, Vienna, Austria, and Switzerland; and Scandinavia: The Rough Guide-while writing articles for Sierra and Sports Illustrated, among other publications. He divides his time among New England, both coasts of Canada, and Europe.