5 Reasons Why We Moved to Nova Scotia, Canada | Day Trip to Lunenburg | New In The North
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- We explore the South shore of Nova Scotia stopping at Mahone Bay and Lunenburg as we drive along a small part of the beautiful Lighthouse Route. Along the way we share the 5 reasons why we chose to move to Nova Scotia.
For us, it was a combination of quality of life, being close to nature, and tight-knit maritime communities! Similarities to our hometown in South Africa also played a big part in why we wanted to move to the Maritime region.
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Welcome to Nova Scotia. We look better without Covid, but we're more than happy to have you here.
U candians are so good ❤️
Welcome to Nova Scotia! I hope you're enjoying being here!
Welcome! So glad you found our little piece of paradise. My family arrived here in 1752. No need to be anywhere else.
I am a Canadian living now in the Philippines. Welcome once again. So good to see people coming to our province
Love the videos. We were on the way to our new home about 20 minutes away when you were videoing. We came through there that night right into that dense fog at 3am. Welcome to Canada and Nova Scotia, our new home as well.
Thanking for making the video! Nice info and nice energy!
Nice video. Loved it. Looking forward for more interesting video s on Nova Scotia.
Welcome to Canada! I found your video from the Province of Ontario, me and my wife are looking to relocate to the Halifax area soon.
Your reasons to come to Nova Scotia resonant with me too, even coming from within the country.
This will be my secon time relocating, my family immigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe when I was 7 years old, I still remember life back in Europe and have visited my old home a few times. I feel like I hit the jackpot in life being fortunate enough to grow up in this Country. I think you guys made a great choice coming here!
Btw, great videos. Subscribed to your channel.
Hi Peter! Thank you so much for your comment! Glad to hear that our reasons struck a chord with you - it really is a great place to live.
Welcome to Canada! Good luck in your adventures! My wife and I are thinking more and more of moving to Nova Scotia from Ontario when we retire in a few years. Your vlogs could help us decide. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Steve, thank you so much we're very excited to be herre! And hopefully we can help you with that decision. Let us know if there is anything specific you wanna know or see and we'll try and make that happen.
I lived there and pretty much every other province. It’s one of my favourite places!
I moved back to NS from Winnipeg. It's great
Love those Belisimo shades! Oh and Ronelle and I were just talking about it this weekend, saying 'we need to ask Carli and Jacques why Nova Scotia', so thanks for answering some of the questions. Enjoy the exploring!
Glad we could answer some of those questions! It really is a beautiful place and the more we interact with people and the city the more we notice similarities with Port Elizabeth - the accent is just a little different ;)
Welcome to NS!!! If you really like camping, like back woods sort of thing, my family and I use to do the 3-5 day portage trip in the Kejimkujik Park. Great times! Cheers from Ochterloney Street :)
Love how you referred Dartmouth as the Darkside , your gonna fit in just fine. Glad you chose this beautiful place to live.
Haha, thanks! Jacques also calls it Gotham!
Just bought a farm near Port Maitland…can’t wait to get back home to Canada. Nova Scotians are the nicest folks we’ve met anywhere.
Amazing! Good luck with your new adventure!
This is great, I will be following your journey with great interest. We arrived in Toronto in August last yr on a provincial nomination. So keen on one day moving further out to smaller town, being from Fish Hoek, Cape Town, NS looks perfect to me!
So, you're also New in the North! Welcome! You will definitely love NS if you're from Fish Hoek.
Hope you are loving Nova Scotia
Definitely enjoying it here, Lunenburg was a wonderful day trip but will be heading back there some time to check out the museums.
I'm from Ontario, Canada but moved to California, USA 20 years ago. Now I have this pull to move to Nova Scotia. It's just a feeling that it's where I need to be. Seeing this vlog this morning makes me want to really pursue it now. Thank you.
So glad our vlog could help you out! We really like it here so far, it's beautiful and the people are very welcoming. So far, our gut feeling has proved to be spot on.
I live in Chicago last 9 years , and started dreaming about Nova Scotia 😍
I’m from ontario
Thanks for sharing! I sure would love to move there with my family ❤️🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed it. It's a lovely place for families... lots to do!
Thank you for your wonderful fun video on why you move to Nova Scotia. 👍
Thanks Dan! 1 year so far and still loving it. Can't wait to see more of this beautiful province :)
Hey guys! Enjoying your channel and videos. Keep them coming. My husband and I, my folks and my brother all moved to Nova Scotia about 2 years ago. We’re from KZN! Let me know if you’re Mahone Bay side - that’s where we’re living. Keep safe!
Hi Kristy, thanks for you message! We really like Mahone Bay, it's a gorgeous little town. Will let you know next time we're around there.
Dartmouth and the MacDonald Bridge, cool! I also live on the Darkside, most of my life.
Darkside is where it's at, don't tell anyone!
U r so pretty Carrie! Me am a Saffa in Europe. Just saw your channel today. Enjoy Canada
Howzit!! We are a Rhodie and a Saffa who moved to Canada in 1989 with our 2 kids. We usually go south to where the palm trees grow, but this year had to stay in Canada. Our son (Durban born) and our DIL bought a house in the Annapolis Valley so here we are. Experiencing a Canadian winter for the first time in 10 years! I am thinking that we may move from GTA, Ontario to NS in the near future. We love the slower pace. Looking forward to following your adventures.
Sounds like you've been on some amazing adventures too! Annapolis Valley area is really beautiful. We visited last year and will definitely be going back.
make sure to take the time to visit PEI and New Brunswick's Bay of Fundy shoreline , it's very different then on the NS side
Love this guys!
Thank you so much! We had a great day
Welcome to Canada! I’m so happy to have seen your video, it has definitely helped me really consider retiring in Nova Scotia. My husband and I are from Montreal but have lived in Toronto and Ottawa. We’re now close to retirement and want a more relaxed atmosphere and a sense of community. I’m not sure which area in NS would fit for us. We’d like a more country setting. Any advice would be helpful & appreciated. I look forward to seeing more of your videos, you’re both awesome and fun to watch!
Hi Nancy! Thank you so much for your message. NS is a lovely place to take things a little slower, but still have lots to do. Personally, we really love Mahone Bay and the Annapolis Valley. Hope you find a nice spot to settle!
I think some good places for you to check out would be in an area we call the valley. I would highly recommend Wolfville, Port Williams and Canning. They’re all in an area where there’s lots of apple and corn farms and at least three great vineyards. Also close to the Bay of Fundy.
@@jamessheppard5925 Yes! This area is great. We recently ended up in Canning after a little drive and it's a lovely town
I'm a Nova Scotian and I live in Halifax. I used to live in Claremont though, just outside of Cape Town.
Amazing! The cities have similar vibes!
I grew up in Nova Scotia and recently moved back to Cape Breton after 15 years away. I'm delighted you chose Nova Scotia! It's a great place. Looking forward to see how you settle in 😍
Thanks for your message, we are very happy here so far ;) Looking forward to a trip to Cape Breton eventually as well!
The silent partner is really really silent. Jeez! Oh by the way lots of bugs but you probably know this by now. You are courageous and I am so happy for you to get into such an adventure. Bravo.
You videos are awesome. Keep it up. Hopefully next Jacques is gonna say a few more words.
Thank you for the feedback! Jacques says he will only talk when we have 1k subscribers ;)
Nice to see videos like this people moving to nova scotia.. We'll be in truro sooooon 😁
Nice! We lived there for two weeks when we first got here. Make sure you grab a coffee and pastry at Jimolly's :P
OMG I think you have a drive by the house I spent my first 10 years in. That surprised me. Depends if you went by Ketch Harbour. I now live in Alberta and have for 45 years. This makes me miss down there though. Thumbs up on the video.
Thanks for your message! We may well have gone past there, it's one of our favourite drives.
Step outside anywhere in Canada and scream "I Am Canadian!" and you know what you will hear back ... "Me Too! Happy to Meet You"
Jacques does not do camping, he does glamping. Look at those hands, soft hands, which have not felt the burn of isopropyl alcohol on dry skin. Love the video Carli, keep it up.
Hahaha, thanks Julian. We will see what next month has in store!
Loved this video, thank you for the encouragement & confirmation that NS is a great choice. We live in a coastal town in Cape Town called Gordons Bay. We are approaching the application process, just unsure which route to apply via. Could you shed some light on how you went about it? We are a young family of 5, kids 13, 10 & 6. Thank you in advance for your response.
Hi Aneesa! Yes, NS is a great place to live. The best thing to do is to check out the immigration section on canada.ca to see which stream you qualify for and take it from there. The website is packed with information and it's very clear as to the steps you need to follow and what documentation you will need. Good luck!
Hi Carli & Jacques, awesome video! I’ve also been contemplating moving to Canada from SA (was in the preliminary process just before COVID hit).
I have quite a bit of family in the US but I think Canada would be something more aligned with the lifestyle I’m look for.
Just subscribed and will be watching your content! Keep it up!
Hi Craig! Thanks for your message. The lifestyle here really is great. Which part of Canada are you looking at? Hope the application goes well!
@@NewintheNorth I think most of us dream of living in BC despite the cost(so anywhere in that province would be great!).
I think somewhere in Ontario would be the likeliest destination though!
Cool Ride thanks
As we say here in Nova Scotia "Welcome home". I'm sorry to see Lunenburg was nearly a ghost town when you were there. In the summer normally you can barely walk though the down town for it is quite packed with tourists. Hopefully it will soon be again.
Thank you so much! Lunenburg was actually quite lovely so quiet, but we'll probably stop in there again so we can check out the museum.
Love NS! A you tube family just moved there. the prices of housing are insane in Ontario. Ever heard of Elysia English? They bought a nice place and are debt free.
Hello there, just find your videos, love you select Halifax NS, above other places, just like I have, at the moment on the process of planning, job hunting and Soon PR application to relocate there, hope and wish you all the best 😊
Good luck with your application, it's an amazing place to live!
Patricia, not to scare you off but just to let you know that job hunting there is vicious. But that being said, i wouldn’t let that discourage you from going.
I think your husband will be taking you to Cape Breton for camping. Great place for hiking trails!
We've heard that it's quite beautiful and we can't wait to go!
Planning to move will see one day.
Good luck!
Lunenberg is a great town with great food , its also the home of Blue Nose , the sailing ship on the Canadian dime , Peggy's cove is a tourist trap, but still beautiful , the entire coast of NS is dotted with lighthouses not swarmed with tourists , and don't forget to visit Shag Harbor, the home of Canada's version of the Roswell incident , and Oak island where a treasure lies and is awaiting it's discovery by the Lagina brothers
Thanks for the tips, all great spots to see 👍
If you like woods and water then you came to the right country. 20% of the worlds fresh water.
Welcome to Nova Scotia.
G'day Mate, throw another shrimp on the barbie🤠🤠🤠
Mahone Bay is one of the pretitest little towns in that whole province. Don't miss out on Newfoundland. It's very, very worth the trip.
Agree! Really a stunning a little town. When's the best time to visit Newfoundland?
Love this! I live in Hawaii and once had a calendar with the most beautiful scenery with the words “Nova Scotia” beneath it. Ever since then I’ve always dreamt of visiting!
Also, great video! What camera are you using to film this? ♥️
The province is definitely beautiful! And for a small one, it actually has a lot to offer in terms of scenery which has been part of the fun of looking around. We're using a Fujifilm XT-2 with the 18-55mm lens (saving up for a nice 10-24mm or a prime!).
@@NewintheNorth Lovely. Thank you!
You should go. Don't wait. Time slips by so quickly.
I live in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and have always wanted to visit Hawaii...maybe we should talk! 🥰✨
Silent Jacques
is an excellent prop
Plus, now that you have started
You are stuck with him
Maybe give him some flash cards when absolutely necessary
FYI we have bugs in Canada. In parts of Ontario we have black fly season, mosquitoes, horse flies, Wasps etc. That’s why we have screens on our windows.
We definitely weren't expecting this many bugs! Had a taste of those wasps as well, but the screens really do xome in handy
Laid back life, i think NS will be on my top list to retire 🙂
welcome to our place
I and my friend are thinking to move there May be in the end of next year
It really is a wonderful place! Are you looking to move to Halifax?
New in the North I am an international student after my study I may move there
Try cape breton , the prettiest part of Nova Scotia , that’s why we moved there from ontario
Cape Breton is very high on our list, but we want to do a nice long road trip so it may need to wait until 2021!
I've always wanted to visit Nova Scotia😇😇😇
Nova Scotia is beautiful, that is if you appreciate the maritime scenery and culture. I'm a scotch american from Connecticut who lives in Colorado, so it felt like home. But I only visited during the summer. Canada in winter is another animal.
I'm moving there in a year or 2 I'm nervous
Hey guys. Which city in SA would you compare it to? Hubby and I moved from PTA to Oregon, USA 4 years ago but we’re hoping to make the move North soon. All our friends are in Vancouver (and we love it there) but we feel that maybe a smaller city is where we would like to be. Any good beer and coffee? Have you found other Saffas there? There are a few hundred here in Portland and we get together for braais which makes it feel a bit more like home ❤️
Hi! We come from PE and it feels pretty similar to that with a Halifax being a bit more vibey/artsy (like Cape Town). LOTS of craft breweries and we're still on the hunt for coffee as good as Masterton's ;)
More Saffas here in the Maritimes that we expected actually, but definitely more of us in BC as it's a bit warmer.
For anyone interested in Nova Scotia’s backcountry I would suggest looking up the Northern Scavenger You Tube channel, scroll down to the Nova Scotia videos from Noah. A “city’s backyard” is my favourite video.
Thanks for sharing! We'll be checking that out and maybe we'll be inspired to try the back country thing sooner 😅
A little late late but welcome to Nova Scotia
Thank you! We appreciate that.
Ur hus is so funny...❤️😂...loved u guys
Thank you!
Nice video keep it up
Thank you so much!
Where did you move to Sydney or Halifax? Well I've heard they are the best city's, I'm from the UK.
We were living in Dartmouth, which is part for Halifax Regional Municipality!
Wes wants to know if Jacques gonna say actual words in the camping vlog? 😋😋😋
Maybe when we hit 1k subs 😁
:) good choice. Canadas ocean playground
Hello from Indian and soon moving to Sydney NS...tc
We haven't been there yet, but most of NS is quite lovely!
Daai 'Kom!', aan die begin! O jinne! 😂🇿🇦
Love ur video also south african and been looking at moving there but due to covid the process of us stopped. Did u apply through aipp or another program. Was it hard to get jobs. Thanks for the video. 1st south african I found a video off..looking forward to move videos
Hey Preshen! Yes, COVID has caused a lot of delays. We applied through Express Entry SMC. Jobs were a little harder to find than usual due to COVID, but we are on our feet now!
@@NewintheNorth happy new years looking forward to ur next video..congrats to both ur move n wishing url all the best
@@preshennaidoo9561 Thanks so much! Our next video is in editing - so coming soon!
Jacque... the silent partner...hot. Nice job Carli! Holy shit! @6:33 he made a noise! Haha
Shhh, don't tell the others 😂
Okay, I wouldn't go running to book a flight just yet, as there are many, many negatives to life in NS too. We moved from BC, to PEI, then to NS. If we had known beforehand just how awful it is here, we'd have stayed in BC. Housing is inexpensive, but most of it is very old, and very poorly maintained: you get what you pay for. Work? If you want to be permanently impoverished, you couldn't find a better location to achieve that aim. Halifax is like Vancouver: insanely expensive, with ballooning social issues. The wind is always cold, even on nice days. Having lived in northern BC, I would say that the climate is similar. Apart from housing, it is far more expensive in NS than in BC and the price of food here is scandalous. If you're not from NS, don't kid yourself; you'll always be on the outside looking in; it's a tight knit community of those who were born here. They don't think it's cool that outsiders are flooding their province, jacking up the house prices. When we moved into our home in NS, the locals weren't exactly giving us a standing ovation. Seriously, people were just as friendly, and communities were just as tight knit, back in BC. Look at a map. Most of NS is peninsular, and heavily wooded, so access to beaches is limited relative to BC. It's not a simpler life, it's a prehistoric life. Get used to simple things taking much longer to be accomplished, and not having the same kind of access to things that are commonplace elsewhere. NS does have one thing going for it: it isn't PEI. PEI is populated with the highest concentration of stuffy pretentious people I have ever encountered in my life. They also have social issues galore, and the winters are an utter, windswept, hell.
Was it cold??
We are always cold! 🤣
Hi there, so is it easy to move to Canada as a South African?
That's a very complex question! The best thing to do when you start thinking about moving here is to check out the immigration programs on Canada.ca to see what you're eligible for and then decide if you are willing to commit to the process - good luck!
need more info about life in nova scotia
We're happy to answer any questions if we can!
I lived in Nova Scotia for 20 years. Low wages, high taxes, port city, so a fair amount of crime... I was glad to pack up and leave.
Hi new friend here from ontario
You mean Onterrible?
Did you experience the winter yet?
Yeah, we arrived in January so we had the snowy part of it!
NS is most warmest province in Canada
Should i choose niva scotia over ontario as an international student ?
Same question here
@@ezekielatueyi8016 oh wow.. drop ur ig so we can have a talk✊🏼
That really depends on what you want to study, but from a lifestyle point of view, Nova Scotia is very relaxed and outdoorsy! Halifax offers a fair amount of "city life" but is nowhere near what you would get from Toronto, for example. So it really depends if you like being close to the outdoors or prefer the city.
@@NewintheNorth yah i also love outdoors.. but for part time jobs point of view.. i think i should choose ontatio ryt? Then after studies i can move to halifax
InshaAllah
is there alwwys gray and rainy?
Not at all! In fact, it gets about 100 more days of sunshine than London. In our experience, it's actually sunny most of the time.
@@NewintheNorth thank you
#1 reason to move to Nova Scotia , .... woods and water .... AKA the entire country of Canada ..LOL
Nova Scotia has the 2nd highest population density in Canada why is that
Strange, because it doesn't actually feel like it, which is part of the magic!
what do you know avout yarmouth
Only that it's far away! But we've wanted to do a road trip around the bottom of NS. Is it a good place to visit?
I'm planning to migrate there from Africa (Capetown) do they welcomed black people there? Halifax it's my boyhood dream
Hi Haward! Thanks for your message. There is actually quite a big population of black Nova Scotians (check out the history of Africville) and in general Canadians are very welcoming and tolerant people.
Hello from Cape Town also :) maybe our dreams will come true soon! Thanks for the lovely video.
@@adeleidabingham4868 Fingers crossed for you guys!
A large part of the old inhabitants of Nova Scotia are refugees from the American Revolution called United Empire Loyalists. They included a large number of African Americans and they have been there since the late 1700s.
Eat all the donairs you can. Go to Cape Breton.
We're trying to make a Cape Breton trip happen this or next year!
I don’t think the ocean was frozen. Lol
"This is Canada. There's not supposed to be bugs." LOL czcams.com/video/f389hIxZAOc/video.html
Birds are very important in Canada, such as the Canada Goose, the Loon and of course the BLACKFLY.
Jacques has a definite Afrikaner look to him, broad and stocky. I'm assuming some of his ancestors were Huguenots.
The reasons you gave for going to Nova Scotia is similar to those I've heard from Syrian refugees, who have also settled in Nova Scotia.
No Canadian Road trip is complete without Tim Hortons! I don’t think I’ve ever driven anywhere outside the city without stopping at a Tim Hortons, it’s kind of like an unwritten Canadian law, “thou shall not go on any road trip without stopping at Tim Hortons!”....without my ice cap and Timbits, I can’t drive!
Timbits are the best!
Funny how my first guess at your accent was Dutch, and my second guess was South African. Do you speak Afrikaans?
Yes! We are both Afrikaans actually, English is our second language :)
@@NewintheNorth
The first time I heard Afrikaans was when I gave a tour of Halifax to a SA flight crew on a non-scheduled layover.
And BTW, you're English is better than some Canadians'.
@@johnt8636 Amazing! Yeah, we learn it from a young age, we just have quirky ways of saying things haha
@@NewintheNorth
Quirky ways of saying things. Yeah, go to Newfoundland...lol
@@johnt8636 Oh that's definitely on the list! We considered moving there for a while, but figured NS is a little easier to start out with less snow ;)
Why doesn't the man talk?
Shhh
He doesn't like to interrupt.
Canada isn't supposed to have bug? What 🤯😳🤯 !?!?!?!
We've learned the hard way how untrue that was 😆
Soon to be followed by "1000 reasons why I left Nova Scotia" lol
Haha! No not quite so bad 😜 We really enjoyed our life there, but Jacques is in such a specialized field it was really difficult for him to find work!
Camping = Muskoka!
Does he ever speak? 😂 is he still in shock of Canada 🇨🇦
All the time... off camera 😜 Must be the shock, yeah!
Lunenburg in Canada ripped off the Lunenburg in Massachusetts
How so?
High taxes, big welfare province, extremely poor education, subpar healthcare, mediocre restaurants, crummy weather, not business friendly, weak workforce talent, depressed economy, and the list goes on. Stay away from Nova Scotia except for an outdoor adventure getaway which is still passed by the more charming state of Maine which is next door.
Not sure where you live, but I’ve lived in NS for 51 years and I’ve never been on welfare, I’ve owned my own business, I’ve otherwise been employed by wonderful companies who care about their employees, I was educated in the public school system as were my 3 siblings and together we have 5 Bachelor degrees, 2 master’s degree and a Ph.D on the way. I’m not sure how you judge “workforce talent” or depressed economy but that doesn’t describe HRM.
@@catherinebiermann295 I currently live in New York. The education for my kids in Nova Scotia was severely lacking, they weren’t being challenged at all. The work force is not highly driven, and finding employees with rich technical backgrounds are slim to none. Even if you did have the workforce, the local GDP isn’t that strong for sales. There are countless better options then Halifax for someone looking to advance themselves.