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OK, we might have got you there but it’s Nova Scotia we’re talking about here where Timberlake is bringing the folksy back.

And we reckon that its namesake would appreciate its rural charms away from his glitzy world.

And he might very well have got hooked on the latest hit Netflix series out of Canada, Sullivan’s Crossing.

Nova Scotia’s spectacular coastal scenery provides the perfect setting for the filming of the romantic drama.

Which follows neurosurgeon Maggie as she returns to her childhood home of Timberlake and reconnects with family and friends.

In Sync

Of course Timberlake is as much a star of the show as Maggie and is showcased right from the off.

As she drives home, sweeping shots reveal Agricola Street in Halifax, Lawrencetown Beach, Mahone Bay, Chester.

And scenes of Nova Scotia’s South Shore.

Canadaphiles, eh, will need no introduction to the village of Peggy’s Cove.

And its most-photographed lighthouse, but for the rest…

You can take in the stunning coastal views from the accessible viewing deck.

Explore the local art galleries and shops, savour a seafood-rich meal.

And try the gingerbread at the Sou’Wester Gift Shop & Restaurant.

The world’s your lobster

And because the world’s their lobster on Sullivan’s Crossing our Nova Scotia cousins tell us.

Of a scenic boat tour, exploring the Lobster Capital of Canada in Barrington.

Dining at The Shore Club, home of the original Nova Scotia Lobster supper, or sampling a variety of lobster dishes along the Nova Scotia Lobster Trail.

While each February, be sure to celebrate with a month-long festival, the Lobster Crawl.

Including the Lobster Roll Off Competition, annual Lobster Chowder Chowdown Showdown.

And featured lobster dishes at restaurants along the South Shore.

But if you really want to show off as a Crossing fan then you’ll need to get to Hali Deli in Halifax’s North End.

And order from their smoked meat sandwiches, latkes, fish and chips and all-day breakfast.

Our first rodeo

Wheel deal: Hatfield Farm Cowboy Adventures

For Sully’s actual waterfront campground you’ll go to Oakfield Provincial Park in Oakfield and nearby Laurie Provincial Park in Grand Lake where the scenes were shot.

Now because this might be your first Sullivan’s Crossing location rodeo.

Then you’ll want to take in Hatfield Farm Cowboy Adventures, outside Halifax, and used for the rodeo-themed event space in Season One.

And where you can enjoy wagon and sleigh rides, animal petting pens, pony rides, and a playground.

Gone fishing

Fisherman’s Cove is to the fore in season two.

And with its views of Halifax Harbour, seafood restaurant Boondocks appears as a backdrop for a community gathering.

This quaint fishing village offers visitors a stroll on the picturesque boardwalk at MacCormacks Beach Provincial Park.

With views of McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park.

And because you’ll need somewhere to stay why not the very hotel where Maggie is removed from the awards ceremony gala?

The location used for this scene is the ballroom at the Prince George Hotel in the heart of downtown Halifax.

This 203-room hotel accommodation with prices ranging from $169 to $999 is located within walking distance of the Halifax Waterfront.

We found a Lufthansa and Air Canada round-trip from Edinburgh to Halifax for a random week this month from £690.

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Canadian high

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Has Stay Alert or Stay at Home inspired you.

Or would you have been more enthused by say, the Canadians’ Caremongering call to arms?

Our Canadian friends have successfully positioned themselves as a chilled, right-on destination.

And that is no surprise to those of us whose links with the Land of the Maple Leaf run deep.

It helps if you can pass the first Canadian test… spotting that they’re not Americans.

You see Canadians say ‘Eh’ at the end of EVERY sentence.

And they don’t take themselves too seriously even branding it on their merchandise.

I’ll surely pick up a souvenir T-shirt then with ‘Toronto Eh’ on it.

When I pay a return to the city for the first time in more than 30 years.

Air Canada will be operating a four day a week service from Dublin to Toronto from July 2.

While passengers who had originally booked for Dublin-Montreal and Dublin-Vancouver will be offered interconnecting flights.

An Eh-1 service I think you’ll agree. Visit https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/travel-news-and-updates/2020/covid-19.html.

And here are some other thoughts on Canada

The freedom of Iceland

I’t’s the quintessential experience of travelling through an airport, grabbing that sample shot of whisky.

Only in these COVID times you’d make do with a free test.

Which is just what the Icelanders are doing at Keflavik Airport.

The Icelanders, who were all over this virus before the rest, are planning to reopen their borders by June 10.

If it’s positive they will be asked to quarantine for 14 days.

If travellers can prove that they have already taken a coronavirus test, and are negative, they will be exempt.

Everyone, however, will be asked to download Iceland’s contact tracing app, which tracks users movements

So you’ll soon be off to Iceland… you lucky geysers.

And when you do, fly with Icelandair www.icelandair.com.

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Thank you Norwegian

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We take it for granted now but transatlantic travel has transformed our lives.

And that is in no small part down to the influence of low-cost carriers.

And why I lament today Norwegian discontinuing its service to North America.

It is 100 years since John Alcock and Arthur Brown landed their modified First World War Vickers Vimy bomber in Clifden, Connemara…

The first non-stop manned flight… those birdies had us beat on that one.

And we take flights across to America now as easily as we do trips to Lanzarote.

And 61 years on from the first flight from our national airline carrier Aer Lingus www.aerlingus.com now carries a million of us over to the Oo S of A every year.

And that’s not to mention the other carriers who fly us to the States.

The number of passengers able to fly to North America is directly correlated to prices falling over the years.

I remember well the impact that Freddie Laker’s airline had on all of us back in the Seventies.

Where once America was considered beyond our reach we were soon walking the same streets we’d watched on the TV and movies.

And yet here we are today processing the loss of Norwegian’s www.norwegian.com routes from Dublin, Cork and Shannon

On the back of WOW which, of course, boasted the Iceland lay-off.

Norwegian which flies out to New York Stewart, Boston and Toronto will cease flights from September 15.

The main reason… the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft.

Looking after the customer

Matthew Wood, a senior vice-president at Norwegian, assured worried passengers:

‘We are assisting customers by ensuring we can still get to their destination by rerouting them on to other Norwegian services.

‘Customers will also be offered a full refund if they no longer wish to travel.’

Visit the Norwegian website for more information.

And, of course, amid all the doom and gloom it is worth remembering how lucky we still are.

There is still a tranche of airlines out there flying to the States.

I found Air Canada www.aircanada.com on www/kayak.ie from Dublin to New York La Guardia with the dates Tuesday, October 22 to Sunday, October 27.

And for what’s going on in the air, and on ground read Flyday Friday https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/08/09/flyday-friday-madeira/ every week on the day after Thursday.