The Saturday Afternoon Thing.

 

Some Frequent Questions I get on tours Include;
"What do you Do In the Winter?"
"Do you Have Another Job?"
"What's Halifax/Nova Scotia like in the winter?"
"How cold/snowy Does it get?"
These are all very Valid questions and while on tour I try to answer them as honestly and thoroughly as possible. Over the time I've been touring however, I've come to understand that these sorts of questions are really an enquiry about what happens behind the scenes. I am devoted to providing an authentic Nova Scotia/Halifax experience for guests; locals and visitors alike. On tours I use a lot of phrases like "off the beaten Path....' "hidden gem....' "hole in the wall.....'  Favourite blackout drinking spot.".....just Kidding; The endeavour though is to show you how great it REALLY is to live here. It is great to live here and because Halifax is so great I have a pretty sweet job! I often get comments about how fun my job must be, which I take as the highest compliment because it means I'm doing it well. Local tasting Tours really is as fun as it looks! You are getting the tidied up version though. It's the same as when I invite folks to my place for dinner, I make sure my Condo is on it's very best behaviour. The exact same condo looks different on a  Wednesday afternoon when I'm doing laundry, Bookkeeping and trying to throw something together for supper all at the same time. It's to be expected right?

All set for a winter Saturday afternoon!

So, in the Interest of the authentic experience, I welcome you to...... The Saturday Afternoon blog! This is the rest of it! Well; the interesting bits of the rest of it. This is the Winter, this is the time with the family, Home projects, everyday life in Halifax, the process of building tours, discoveries and panic attacks. It's all gonna be here! 

 

It does quiet down a bit here in the winter months,
it's no less beautiful though!

The Goal is to stay in touch. Maybe we met on a tour, Maybe we will. Maybe you're thinking of visiting, of coming here for school or work, or just moving here for the lifestyle. Please feel free to take part in the discussion by leaving me your thoughts, comments and questions. If there's something I can look into for you before you come, I'd be glad to do so! 
Anyway, anyway!! I'm getting off track! I've been busy getting a new offseason tour up and running! 
THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THING!
This is of course a food tour, but let's be real; it's a food tour every time I leave the house. This route is my answer to that question "describe your perfect day......." I'm planning to run this tour from 1pm-4pm on Saturday afternoons. This is that window of weekend time in between the farmers market and any evening plans you may have.  This tour is three hours and will take in all the places I love to pop into when I have an afternoon to spend on my own in Halifax. Although the final details are still falling into place, I'm envisioning an afternoon getting coffee, pizza, shawarma, tea, treats, chocolate, maybe a little beer.......and some other surprises I haven't quite settled on just yet. One of the things I really love about food tours is the sense of discovery and exploration. There's a little extra time on this route, so I'm including a stop at my favourite art gallery- (paired with a tasting of course! ) as well as some other shops with a food focus. Running the tours each season, I've built some relationships within our local entrepreneur community that I consider essential to my business. This is a pretty inspiring group of people. Hanging out in this community is where almost all of my creative insights come from. I've spent hours tucked into some of these places writing, or bouncing ideas around with great minds who are fearless when it comes to putting everything out there and going all in. So, excellent food to taste (of course!) but I'm also hoping to pass on a little of what I find truly inspiring, a few of the simple things that make me so happy and excited to be doing what I'm doing. My hope is that it provides you with a creative spark as well. Something you can build on. Perhaps you'll find a new spot for date night, a new Halifax flavour maybe. It might be a reminder of how much you enjoy the city or a push towards starting something new of your own. It is a true joy for me to watch people get involved in their communities. So many possibilities open up.  I still have some details to nail down for this and I'll keep you posted on how that all works out.
Talk to y'all soon!
RACHAEL
localtastingtours.com