(BPT) - If your image of the perfect vacation involves slowing down and appreciating the moment, Atlantic Canada is your ideal destination. This latest travel trend — seeking respite from today's busy lifestyles — expresses a yearning for peace and calm that's hard to find. Fortunately, inspiring locales throughout New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island provide experiences that are just right for your mindful getaway.
Each of these four provinces offers a unique and stunning array of natural landscapes — ranging from rugged coastlines and sandy beaches to lush forests, awe-inspiring fjords, beautiful waterfalls and amazing rock formations. The salty sea air and gorgeous scenery everywhere you look compels you to stop, take a deep breath and truly take in your surroundings. The rich history of the people and wildlife that have called this region home also reveals an astounding ability to become one with the natural environment.
Each province offers opportunities for mindfulness that draw on these unique landscapes and sensory experiences you can't find anywhere else in the world. Here are just a handful of the many ways you can learn to slow down and embrace the moment in Atlantic Canada. 1.
Have a whale of a time in New Brunswick Whale watching on the Bay of Fundy is an incredibly memorable, humbling experience that makes your heart speed up and your mind and body slow down — and takes your breath away. Getting up close and pers.
