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  • National Geographic Adventurer Alastair Humphreys experiences the best kept secrets of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Salmon fishing, whisky tours, kayaking, and a lobster boil are just a few of this journey’s highlights. And at the very end, Alastair has the opportunity to sleep in his very own cocoon tree bed.
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  • @NatGeo
    @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +40

    Would you want to visit?

  • @ThisLittleCriticSanad
    @ThisLittleCriticSanad Před 6 lety +190

    Canada is Canada's best kept secret lol

  • @Templarzealot89
    @Templarzealot89 Před 6 lety +51

    Stop giving away all our secrets haha

  • @caperman4391
    @caperman4391 Před 6 lety +28

    Amazing how such a simple sharing of something nice attracts so many idiot trolls. For anyone ever of thinking of visiting I highly recommend. As Alexander Graham Bell once said “I have traveled around the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes, the Alps and the Highlands of Scotland, but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivals them all.”

  • @jonah5908
    @jonah5908 Před 6 lety +14

    My mom grew up in Nova Scotia, we live in Montreal now, she always daydreams about how beautiful Nova Scotia was.

    • @mattwall1720
      @mattwall1720 Před 6 lety +3

      Make that trip happen for her ...I'm from nova scotia and it is beautiful...you only have one mother lol

    • @rowk19
      @rowk19 Před 5 lety +2

      Jonah DeleseLeuc I live on Cape Breton and it’s absolutely amazing

    • @goblinkillahd8396
      @goblinkillahd8396 Před 3 lety

      @@prateek7746 the main ones is retail fishing or construction.

    • @YoursUntruly
      @YoursUntruly Před rokem

      It’s beautiful! You have a place to stay in Cape Breton if you ever decide to visit!

  • @MingWLee
    @MingWLee Před 6 lety +25

    Canada is a country that have tons of place for people to explore, what you see in this video is only a tiny tip of the iceberg~

  • @starmessenger
    @starmessenger Před 4 lety +6

    Love the video.. wish it were longer! Cape Breton is magnificent and has beaches, mountains, pine forests, harbors full of colorful boats, ferries, wild animals and wild blueberries, and Tim Horton's coffee! Also, it's not unusual to see kilted bagpipers making music out on the hills. From the moment you cross into Cape Breton, you can see and feel the difference. There's Canada.. and then there's "New Scotland".. a whole different world!

  • @b.hagedash7973
    @b.hagedash7973 Před 6 lety +30

    Nat Geo doxes Nova Scotia.

  • @ChefRafi
    @ChefRafi Před 6 lety +58

    Oh no! Now we will all flock there and eat all the lobsters!

  • @Eyezie-x
    @Eyezie-x Před rokem +2

    It's actually Cape Breton Island you need to thank! Nova Scotia is just the mainland. 😋

  • @randypointkoski862
    @randypointkoski862 Před 6 lety +4

    Great video about Cape Breton. Nice story about Glenora's Glen Breton Whiskey. The video did not shown much about the iconic Bras d'Or Lakes...but then again a hard to truly experience all of Cape Breton's magic in a single visit.

  • @rowk19
    @rowk19 Před 5 lety +3

    Proud Cape Bretoner here!

  • @mooseknuckle8334
    @mooseknuckle8334 Před 6 lety +2

    Good ol' Nova Scotia. Proud to be a Haligonian! And Canadian!

  • @naruuracaday148
    @naruuracaday148 Před 5 lety +4

    I am Somali🇸🇴 by nationality and I would like to visit this island

  • @newbs1610
    @newbs1610 Před 6 lety +55

    It ain't no secret now.

  • @daveyandsky
    @daveyandsky Před 4 lety +2

    LOOOVE the Cabot Trail!

  • @soniatucks4214
    @soniatucks4214 Před 3 lety +2

    My Late Grandad was born In Cumberland NovaScotia He Married my Late Nanna in England had my dad then met up at pier 21 in 1945.

  • @chrisdugas1226
    @chrisdugas1226 Před 6 lety +5

    I live in Cape Breton. For those who are thinking of coming here, just remember that in some of the roads around here the pot holes are the same depth of an actual cooking pot.

  • @SweetSourTravel
    @SweetSourTravel Před 6 lety

    After watching your videos about Canada, I cann't wait to go there

  • @flon57
    @flon57 Před 6 lety +9

    Been to CBI, it's gorgeous, drove the Cabot Trail.

    • @obliolepoint8371
      @obliolepoint8371 Před 6 lety +2

      flon57 rode it on my motorcycle.. Newfoundland is gorgeous as well.

  • @Jevisdoncjesuis
    @Jevisdoncjesuis Před 6 lety +1

    Nature is good for us. This video is just another example.

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety

      Isn't it wonderful! Thanks for watching 💫

  • @patiemcmurphy5254
    @patiemcmurphy5254 Před 6 lety

    Wow Alistair absolutely stunning. My kind of living. And slow pace you betcha. I would move there in a hot minute. Thanks so much for sharing. It's a wonderful day!!! 🦅😀🌻

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety

      Isn't it such a beautiful place? Thanks for watching!

  • @NS_first
    @NS_first Před 2 měsíci

    Would love to see more... And i live here...lol.
    But seriously, i do love when people discover this province and are open minded. For another less talked about bit of awe: the view from "the lookoff", which overlooks several counties... Also, Grande Pre is gorgeous with its wineries... But my heart is in the city... With a bit of CBI mixed in there...

  • @joeprestera2239
    @joeprestera2239 Před 6 lety +5

    That was great but not long enough to do NS justice! So much more that they didn't show.

  • @SCGNiagara101
    @SCGNiagara101 Před 6 lety +1

    Would have liked to seen more of that Cocoon Tree Bed ;)

  • @kev23dk
    @kev23dk Před 6 lety +4

    I miss Canada lived there for 9 years 5 in NS 4 in BC...

    • @oversteer46
      @oversteer46 Před 4 lety +1

      Kev Puk which did you prefer?
      I only lived in NS for a year but have visited BC a few times.

    • @Timothyis
      @Timothyis Před rokem

      I agree with being curious of Your comparison preferences between the East and West coasts of "Canada"?

  • @blazetieftw
    @blazetieftw Před 4 lety +3

    The real secret about Cape Breton is New Waterford. It’s like the mutant child that we keep hidden in the basement.

  • @vishnudethm8530
    @vishnudethm8530 Před rokem

    I'm living here ..❤

  • @peterg3729
    @peterg3729 Před 6 lety +2

    Looks fantastic

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +1

      Nova Scotia is beautiful! Would you want to visit?

    • @peterg3729
      @peterg3729 Před 6 lety

      In the morning if I could.

  • @TheFacedGAM
    @TheFacedGAM Před 6 lety

    Oiiiiiii This hit close to home!

  • @Pumpkintiti
    @Pumpkintiti Před 6 lety

    Now I wanna move there. So serene. Unfortunately, is a bit pricey

  • @mackturrican216
    @mackturrican216 Před 6 lety

    Wow. In nova scotia the brewery owner will personally give anyone that drives up a tour!

  • @naruuracaday148
    @naruuracaday148 Před 5 lety +2

    I am Somali🇸🇴 by rationality and I would like to visit this island

    • @alexandercampbell7903
      @alexandercampbell7903 Před 3 lety

      Be cateful of racism. I do not want to scare you, but it can be a factor there -- at least it was when I was a kid in the 80s.
      You should be fine as a tourist. Living there in certain parts could be problematic.

  • @hubberts
    @hubberts Před 3 lety

    Good place to visit...better place to live

  • @crazkurtz
    @crazkurtz Před 6 lety +2

    My home! Saw some people I recognize too.

    • @frankie2936
      @frankie2936 Před 4 lety

      It's kind of an exclusive community, even I only have a great grandmother from there.

  • @slowbutdeadly_8575
    @slowbutdeadly_8575 Před 5 lety +3

    Aww I wanted him to get to Sydney

    • @tefloncondom7504
      @tefloncondom7504 Před rokem

      I heard that they cut that part because not even the subtitles guy could figure out what they were saying

  • @Rob_2002_NCAA_Champion

    I just watched a travel commercial on the National Geographic CZcams Channel

  • @tubag313
    @tubag313 Před 4 lety

    1:04 info
    1:40 wildlife
    2:02 cities

  • @user-io8sm4ym6y
    @user-io8sm4ym6y Před 6 lety +1

    grew up in Big Brad'or nothing like CB anywhere else.. well maybe Newfoundland hahaha

  • @willasn9080
    @willasn9080 Před 6 lety +5

    how can you live in a big, stressful city like toronto if you have this masterpiece of nature?

    • @nozecone
      @nozecone Před 3 lety +1

      ... uh ... maybe you need to earn a living?

    • @goonytunes4119
      @goonytunes4119 Před 2 lety +1

      Put simply.... It's too isolated. There are too few high paying jobs out there compared to TO. Slow pace of life, miserable winters, it's so salty that brand new cars rust out in less than 5 years, pair that with the fact that there's literally barely anything to do except look at the coast line and drink. Eastern Canada is pretty but it is certainly not for everyone.

  • @EpicDestructionHD
    @EpicDestructionHD Před 4 lety +1

    God I am glad to be Nova Scotian My Cape Breton family

  • @donaldstorm4959
    @donaldstorm4959 Před 6 lety +1

    Nova Scotia looks fun and the food looks even better except I can't eat it I'm allergic to all that good seafood except fish I want to go there sometime!!! And Iceland is also on my list.

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +1

      We hope you get to visit soon! Thanks for watching!

  • @EpicDestructionHD
    @EpicDestructionHD Před 4 lety

    Nat Geo came twice sailing through seal island bridge this year

  • @borealphoto
    @borealphoto Před 6 lety +1

    Nice ad.

  • @junpark1690
    @junpark1690 Před 6 lety

    Best kept secret now for everyone to know now

  • @harrison6082
    @harrison6082 Před 6 lety +5

    2:28 I was expecting this

  • @amitkumar-nd8hm
    @amitkumar-nd8hm Před 6 lety

    this is heaven

  • @elizaheathen
    @elizaheathen Před 6 lety

    I'm tryna live there one day

  • @nmcclung
    @nmcclung Před 4 lety

    Where's the secret? Been there 2 out of the last three summers, and would go back in a flash.

  • @thattwodimensionalant4626

    That's the GOOD part of it...

  • @frankie2936
    @frankie2936 Před 4 lety +1

    Steve Irwins long lost son.

  • @jakegerrior6277
    @jakegerrior6277 Před 4 lety +1

    who lives in nova Scotia

  • @namepassword2106
    @namepassword2106 Před 6 lety

    Try Devon Island, Canada. NASA loves driving their Mars rovers around it.

  • @ndndkdsjjdsk5745
    @ndndkdsjjdsk5745 Před 5 lety

    I live hereeeee

  • @laviothmartel9813
    @laviothmartel9813 Před 3 lety

    My mother’s side of the family dates back to 1630s in cape breton. Sadly my grandfathers sister inherited 200 acres and lives in Boston and plans on selling the family farm. If only I had the money

  • @paulkenny5233
    @paulkenny5233 Před 5 lety +1

    Newfoundland is the best kept secret in Canada,

    • @pipefitter6666
      @pipefitter6666 Před 5 lety

      swamp boulders and rocks not even close to maritimes gway witcha bye!!!

  • @haileighmack6794
    @haileighmack6794 Před 5 lety

    I’m one of the lucky people to live there :)) Anybody else?

  • @masterdrewanthony
    @masterdrewanthony Před 6 lety

    Nooo!!! It's only a well-kept secret if it's a secret, damn you!!!

  • @jamespigeon1399
    @jamespigeon1399 Před 2 lety

    i live there 😊

  • @schinkdiesel
    @schinkdiesel Před 6 lety

    Great.. now I want lobster

    • @starmessenger
      @starmessenger Před 4 lety

      I remember one particular visit with my dad in Sydney Mines.. he bought a bucket full of lobsters fresh from the fishermen's boat, and cooked them up for the whole neighborhood. What a day that was!

  • @rajgopinoth4241
    @rajgopinoth4241 Před 4 lety +1

    Show the Winter tho

  • @copycatvelvetgacha9599

    Your welcome

  • @user-bm4cd9mc8q
    @user-bm4cd9mc8q Před 6 lety

    Amma go over there and be that hardcore American that let's everyone knows Murica is the best! Thanks for telling me about this place in need of freedom, Nat!

  • @bubbadagger
    @bubbadagger Před 6 lety

    I live here in Cape Breton .Whatya really wanna know?

  • @braydonburke5519
    @braydonburke5519 Před 2 lety

    I live in glace bay nova Scotia

  • @hmmm9658
    @hmmm9658 Před 6 lety +20

    If anyone want to pay me to visit the world then hit me up

  • @thattwodimensionalant4626

    Best Secret? If it was you guys for sure wouldn't know

  • @tefloncondom7504
    @tefloncondom7504 Před rokem

    In certain areas they even have their own language! I mean it's still technically English but you wouldn't know it to hear it

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Před 6 lety +5

    Not one mention of the man eating fish monsters that rise form the deep every new moon, and feast on the flesh of any who do not sacrifice to the Cod God, Dagon. Now THAT'S how you keep a secret!
    Oh wait.. Dammit.

    • @notinuse9799
      @notinuse9799 Před 6 lety

      New Message Cod themselves are just brain dead though

    • @obliolepoint8371
      @obliolepoint8371 Před 5 lety

      Dagon lol.. that was actually an awesome movie

  • @heatherbowlan9822
    @heatherbowlan9822 Před 6 lety

    Nice short documentary, what about Prince Edward Island most beautiful island in Canada !

    • @maidenrulz73
      @maidenrulz73 Před 6 lety +1

      Heather Bowlan only people who were breast fed my their father think pei is the most beautiful island in Canada

  • @kawummsi
    @kawummsi Před 6 lety

    i wanna move, are there comedy clubs?

  • @kgabrillo
    @kgabrillo Před 6 lety +1

    Anybody notice the accent

  • @matthvm2
    @matthvm2 Před 6 lety

    Alastair Humphreys started in Dartmouth not Halifax Nova Scotia - there is even a sign on the nearby ferry terminal saying so and Cape Breton is only a part of Nova Scotia

  • @nolanmacdonald73
    @nolanmacdonald73 Před 6 lety +1

    I can't visit
    I live there

  • @alifrommeyer5614
    @alifrommeyer5614 Před 6 lety

    Hehe well it’s not much of a secret anymore😂

  • @garyclothier9914
    @garyclothier9914 Před 2 lety

    S Candina via
    CANADIAN

  • @tazbegum5008
    @tazbegum5008 Před 6 lety

    The people there have a slight Irish accent intertwined?

    • @darrylisaacs6110
      @darrylisaacs6110 Před 6 lety

      Taz Begum Mostly Scottish settlers I believe.

    • @starmessenger
      @starmessenger Před 4 lety

      @@darrylisaacs6110 - yes, mostly Scottish. But today they all have some Irish in them, and a bit of English as well.

  • @stephencody6088
    @stephencody6088 Před 6 lety +1

    Umm it's basically Maine,where I live,and you don't need a passport to visit.

    • @ryantoole3334
      @ryantoole3334 Před 6 lety +1

      Stephen Cody way better than Maine

    • @LadyArgyle1
      @LadyArgyle1 Před 4 lety +1

      Unless you are from Cape Breton...then you need a passport..lol Cape Breton is way better than Maine, been there.

  • @presidentnarendramodiloves9389

    Boom on put this country in water

  • @Ryuko-T72
    @Ryuko-T72 Před 6 lety

    Pls stop exposing us

  • @anthonynapier2887
    @anthonynapier2887 Před 9 měsíci

    Because of what the healthcare system gets away with... 🤫

  • @seagypsy_
    @seagypsy_ Před 4 měsíci

    No.!! They’ll all want to come here and we’ll be over run by tourists.

  • @-R-.
    @-R-. Před 6 lety

    Alastair Humphreys can you try to speak english?

  • @killercaos123
    @killercaos123 Před 6 lety

    I personally enjoy BC more.

  • @patcolbourne1429
    @patcolbourne1429 Před 6 lety

    Island?

  • @geraldmiller5260
    @geraldmiller5260 Před 4 lety

    Annoying narrator that detracts from the beauty of the region.

  • @MuhammadZahid-fb6el
    @MuhammadZahid-fb6el Před 6 lety

    All people thanks God thinks guide please.

  • @severiankeeber6031
    @severiankeeber6031 Před 6 lety +2

    Cape Breton is objectively a sh*te place. Looks beautiful from early September till maybe late October if you are lucky, but not a place to live if you care about the success of your family -- wait for the cold embrace of winter till April. Born, bred, and escaped Sydney River. I'd like to see Nat Geo make a video about the flooding in Sydney, the crippling unemployment, or the intolerance against the Mi'kmaq, or what's left of french culture.

    • @tefloncondom7504
      @tefloncondom7504 Před rokem

      Not to mention rich yuppies seeing videos like this and driving up costs of everything. Great place to visit I guess if you want to do the tourist thing, no reason to live there unless you aspire to be an alcoholic and want to blow all your money on beer then complain that you got no money.

  • @ZomBeeNature
    @ZomBeeNature Před 6 lety

    That's great, but I bet it is still very noisy from people. Please preserve quiet places around you.
    Everyone, please watch my little nature videos. There is no talking in them. Shhh!

  • @electropalsceo
    @electropalsceo Před 6 lety

    as long Justin Trudeau is the Prime minister or any Far left Democrat in position, I will never go

    • @prayunceasingly2029
      @prayunceasingly2029 Před 6 lety +2

      ElectroPals LLC
      Why not

    • @Liv1nMohawk
      @Liv1nMohawk Před 6 lety

      I don't understand you're point

    • @electropalsceo
      @electropalsceo Před 6 lety

      Pray Unceasingly he just wants to take everyone's rights away

    • @prayunceasingly2029
      @prayunceasingly2029 Před 6 lety

      ElectroPals LLC
      You're right dude he does but I still don't understand what that has to do with visiting Canadian sights? Don't let the man keep u down bro!

    • @kyolin3875
      @kyolin3875 Před 6 lety

      Well, we'll see you in never because the majority of us enjoy left swing politicians.

  • @dkpirie
    @dkpirie Před 6 lety +1

    BORING - Just like so many out lying areas, they have a slower pace of life where the people are more friendly. I'm sure that is not unique to this one place in Canada, and it is certainly not unique to other countries in the world. Can't believe Nat Geo put their name to this. It's nice but not that special.

    • @imatoastysmore
      @imatoastysmore Před 5 lety

      Have you actually been to CBI? If not, please go and experience it yourself. If you have, well, I guess you do not enjoy natural beauty

  • @sharonrobinson4718
    @sharonrobinson4718 Před 6 lety

    this is such bull shit , I lived there and its horribly poor . there is no work, so drugs and alcohol were rapid. and they were only nice to you because you were leaving ,I'd never meet such closed off anti social people in. my life.