1. The above average size of PEI’s lobster (No one can honestly say size doesn’t matter).

2. Prince Edward Island sunsets. (second to nowhere)

3. The Golf on PEI. (Sean Connery agrees)

4. The cost of PEI seaside real estate. (Best deal in Canada or U.S.)

5. Bothwell beach near Souris, PEI. (Check it out)

6. The PEI Potato (Especially the organic spud)

7. The entire works of Lucy Maude Montgomery. (No one would know of PEI otherwise)

There are so many options for the visitor to Prince Edward Island. You can stay at five* Inns, rustic B&B’s, hotels, motels, or maybe you want to tent it at Lord Selkirk Park in Eldon, which is located about thirty minutes east of Charlottetown just off the trans Canada. It depends on your budget and on the type of PEI vacation you’d like to experience. Is it all about being near the mini-putts and go cart tracks that characterize the bustling Cavendish  north shore, or do you come to PEI to experience the natural flow of the lifestyle, less crowded beaches, and maybe some clam digging on an endless sand bar at low tide?? Different strokes for different folks, but whatever you seek, you’ll find what you’re looking for on Canada’s Island Paradise.

Have a look at some of the videos on the site to learn more about PEI holidays and places to stay. And feel free to call or email with your questions if you’d like some inside information.

The PEI Hobby Farm Dream

There are so many people living urban lives who, either openly, or very secretly, have the fantasy of living on a small hobby farm in rural PEI. Maybe it’s from watching too many ‘Road to Avonlea’ reruns with Sarah Polley and quietly wishing for a less chaotic way of life, but I know you’re out there. I get calls and emails everyday from people in Alberta or BC or Ontario or Europe asking about small plots around five or so acres with an old farmhouse and a barn and an outbuilding, so they can keep chickens and a few sheep. 

Life in the city is getting a little less safe and maybe just too busy. A lot of people get to a certain point in life and simply want to simplify. Maybe it’s the dream of running a B&B, the desire for clean air, or maybe a wish to stop fighting traffic in the daily commute? It’s understandable though. We weren’t really designed to live in a concrete environment. Some love it, but some need that five acres and a trip back in time. The good news is Prince Edward Island property is still a great deal and coming to PEI is like traveling thirty years in the past.

Get in touch today if you secretly or not so secretly wish to flee the urban chaos for a more simple lifestyle on Canada’s Island Paradise. Affordable hobby farms still exist! I am always happy to talk about PEI with anyone who wishes to learn more about this amazing Island. As far as I’m concerned, It’s Canada’s Island Paradise. Call Hamish any time 902.659.2778.

Prince Edward Island offers some exceptional sights after a storm, especially if you cross country ski or show shoe on a backwoods trail like this one in eastern PEI. If you have ever wondered how many hares are hopping around, just count the footprints in the snow as you make your way through the woods. You might not see them, but you know you’re surrounded. Prince Edward Island is paradise, whatever the season.

Prince Edward Island is one of Canada’s most spectacular Islands. Vancouver Island is also a beautiful place, but  has become increasingly expensive and populated in recent years. The west coast also boasts the Gulf Islands that sit between Vancouver Island and the mainland. These islands command enormous real estate prices in exchange for a peaceful enough existence. A small hobby farm on Mayne Island was recently advertised in Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine for well over 2 Million. Big Bucks! Another unfortunate aspect of the west coast Island lifestyle is that surrounding waters are incredibly cold for swimming- even in mid-July. That said, the sailing culture of the west coast islands is a great lure, but even the elite can find these prices a bit O.T.T!

It is hard to compare Prince Edward Island to Vancouver Island and the other Gulf Islands. They are very different, but the once peaceful, affordable, and underpopulated west coast seems to have lost much of its lustre for those seeking an idyllic seaside lifestyle. A trend is afoot, as BC residents of  Vancouver Island, and elsewhere, pack up the car and head east to places like PEI, where one can still find peace, a healthy lifestyle, and affordable real estate, without a burgeoning population. And let’s not forget PEI’s vibrant arts, theatre and cultural scene.

PEI deserves the Title of Canada’s Island Paradise for obvious reasons. Although Canada boasts magnificent Islands from coast to coast t coast, Prince Edward Island allows us to revisit a more simple time, when people smiled more and helped their neighbours, and  young families or retirees could afford a house near the sea to call home.

Canada’s Island Paradise is a registered Federal Trademark belonging to Hamish Redpath, the owner of this website.

Go East Young (Older) Man/Woman

Moving to Prince Edward Island from Canada’s west coast seems to be the trend these days. It might have something to do with the out-of-sight real estate prices, especially BC waterfront and water view land. And the cost of living in Alberta, especially in the North where the good ‘oil’ jobs are, is getting out of hand. It’s no wonder people are packing up their cars and trucks and heading for Canada’s Island Paradise…PEI! For the longest time people have headed west to carve out a new beginning, discover new opportunity, and enjoy the laid back western lifestyle. How times have changed!

The BC population just grows and grows and grows, leading to high housing costs, more stress, and making it hard to get away from it all. Try to find a private spot on a river just outside of Vancouver during the salmon run. It’s impossible to find enough room to cast a line, let alone find some solitude. There are simply too many people competing for the ‘healthy BC lifestyle’.

PEI offers the affordable dream to anyone who truly seeks a healthy laid back lifestyle in one of the few North American seaside paradises that isn’t overcrowded. It’s actually like traveling back 30 or 40 years to a simpler time, although the new Starbucks in Charlottetown still reminds you that a Latte is close at hand, if you so choose to indulge after your few hours of fly fishing on a quiet, undisturbed stretch of river.