Plan a Newfoundland Vacation Using Photo Books
Use Photos as Inspiration for Nfld. and Labrador Vacations
Mar 25, 2009
From stunning shots of blue-tinged icebergs to the jagged coast of Gros Morne National Park and the colorful houses of St. John’s, it's an understatement to say that Newfoundland is photogenic. For travelers planning a Newfoundland vacation, a wide variety of photo books can help in creating a travel itinerary.
Plan a Newfoundland Vacation with Photo Books
For travelers planning a Newfoundland vacation, the pages of Newfoundland photo books can reveal local secrets and hidden beauty. While perusing a Newfoundland photo book, make notes of appealing panoramic vistas in order to add the sites to a travel itinerary. It’s also handy to keep a map nearby to cross reference the locations of the photos.
A photo book can also be a great way to identify local flora and fauna.
Create a Newfoundland Itinerary from these Photo Books
Given the natural beauty of Newfoundland and Labrador, it’s not surprising that photographers have captured scenes and moments in a great number of photo books. Here are a few suggestions:
- Landscapes & Legacies, by Kevin Redmond: In this Newfoundland photo book, the armchair traveler can find crisp depictions of key travel sites in Newfoundland and Labrador. Visitors can get a vacation preview of Signal Hill, L'Anse Amour and L'Anse Aux Meadows national historic sites, Gros Morne National Park, and Terra Nova National Park.
- Newfoundland and Labrador, by David Blackwood: Published in 1979, this book portrays the quaint life in rural Newfoundland. With 30 years of retrospect, the Newfoundland photos are a historic look at Newfoundland life. The pages tour the small communities with photos of cod drying, locals painting the church fence, families taking a hay ride, rocky coast, fishing huts, and brightly painted houses.
- This Marvellous Terrible Place, by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott: With such an intriguing and charming title, this book is a must-read for those open to wooing by a Newfoundland vacation. It recounts tales from various Newfoundlanders and sets the stories against a collection of photographs.
- The Little Book of Outports, by Ben Hansen: In this Newfoundland photo book, visitors can plan a Newfoundland vacation to some of the smaller communities. Outports are the small, historic communities on the coast of Newfoundland characterized by wooden houses and the economic drive of fishing.
A great, non-photo book resource is the Dictionary of Newfoundland & Labrador, written by Ron Young. The dictionary offers curious local sayings, pieces of folklore, historic insight, and only-in-Newfoundland definitions.
Things to Do in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is fantastic in any season. Spring brings views of the behemoth icebergs from the north while in the summer visitors can enjoy great hiking. Winter vacationers are advised to head for the Newfoundland backcountry skiing, or downhill skiing at Marble Mountain.
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