IntroductionPART ONE GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background InformationGeography and climate, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture, Natural history and conservationChapter 2 Practical InformationWhen to visit, Highlights, Tour operators, Tourist offices, Red tape, Embassies, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, What to take, Money, Budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Sport and activities, Media and communications, Business, Buying property, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positivelyPART TWO THE GUIDEChapter 3 Halifax, Dartmouth and AroundOrientation, Getting there, Getting around, Halifax, Around Halifax, Dartmouth, Around Dartmouth, Bedford, The Uniacke estateChapter 4 South ShoreTerence Bay, Lower Prospect and Prospect, Peggy's Cove, Hubbards, Aspotogan Peninsula excursion, Chester, Tancook Islands, New Ross, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Around Lunenburg, Bridgewater, Liverpool, Around Liverpool, Port Mouton, Lockeport, Shelburne, Around Shelburne, Barrington, Cape Sable Island, The PubnicosChapter 5 Yarmouth, French Shore and the Annapolis ValleyYarmouth, The French Shore, Weymouth, Gilbert's Cove, Digby, Around Digby, Bear River, Annapolis Royal, Kejimkujik National Park, Granville Ferry, Victoria Beach, Delap's Cove, Parker's Cove, Bridgetown, Middleton, Kingston and Greenwood, Berwick, Kentville, Hall's Harbour, Wolfville, Grand Pré, WindsorChapter 6 Minas Basin and Cobequid BayHistory, Brooklyn, Avondale, Summerville, Walton, Burntcoat Head, Maitland, South Maitland, Shubenacadie, Stewiacke, Truro, Great Village, Economy and area, Five Islands, Parrsboro, Greville Bay, Advocate Harbour, Cape Chignecto Provincial Park, Joggins, SpringhillChapter 7 Northumberland ShoreAmherst, Oxford, Pugwash, Wallace, Wentworth, Tatamagouche, Pictou, New Glasgow, Trenton, Westville and Stellarton, Arisaig Provincial Park, Antigonish, Pomquet, Aulds CoveChapter 8 Cape Breton IslandThe west coast, The Cabot Trail, The east coast, Around Bras d'Or Lake, Sydney, Excursions from Sydney, The south, Isle MadameChapter 9 Eastern ShoreLawrencetown, Seaforth, The Chezzetcooks, Musquodoboit Harbour, Martinique Beach, Meaghers Grant, Oyster Pond, Lake Charlotte, Clam Harbour, Tangier, Taylor Head Provincial Park, Sheet Harbour, Port Dufferin, Bay of Islands, Liscomb Mills, Sherbrook, Port Bickerton, Tor Bay, Canso, Half Island Cove, Queensport and Halfway Cove, Guysborough, Port Shoreham, Mulgrave, Sable IslandAppendix 1 Further InformationIndex.