What is Halifax like for a backpacker?

I've travelled all over Canada as a "backpacker" which is a fancy way of saying "I'm homeless"
I've got the itch to up and go again and I like to be around water so it's either the west coast/Vancouver BC or the east coast/Halifax NS.

The smart person would go west to Vancouver so I don't freeze to death. Mild winters and I've been there and it is a very pretty place.

I haven't been east of Montreal and that's why I want to go east to Halifax but I could die from the cold if they don't have emergency shelters if needed.

Has anyone been to both cities and what are the pros and cons of each?

@dork said
I've travelled all over Canada as a "backpacker" which is a fancy way of saying "I'm homeless"
I've got the itch to up and go again and I like to be around water so it's either the west coast/Vancouver BC or the east coast/Halifax NS.

The smart person would go west to Vancouver so I don't freeze to death. Mild winters and I've been there and it is a very pretty place.

I h ...[text shortened]... rgency shelters if needed.

Has anyone been to both cities and what are the pros and cons of each?

@divegeester said
Very Rusty will give you a room I’m sure.

@dork said
I've travelled all over Canada as a "backpacker" which is a fancy way of saying "I'm homeless"
I've got the itch to up and go again and I like to be around water so it's either the west coast/Vancouver BC or the east coast/Halifax NS.

The smart person would go west to Vancouver so I don't freeze to death. Mild winters and I've been there and it is a very pretty place.

I h ...[text shortened]... rgency shelters if needed.

Has anyone been to both cities and what are the pros and cons of each?

Go up to BC they said.
You'll see bigfoot they said.
It'll be fun they said.

@chaney3 said
Are you going as an adventure, or as a new homeless person?

@gambrel said
Go up to BC they said.
You'll see bigfoot they said.
It'll be fun they said.

@dork said
LoL the first time I went to BC I hitchhiked the whole way across Canada from Toronto.
Constant fear of bears and the unknown.
Once I got to Vancouver it was nice.

This time I'm going by train.

@divegeester said
Very Rusty will give you a room I’m sure.

@Very-Rusty

So what is Halifax like?

@very-rusty said
LOL@ Gooster, what makes you think I would give him a room? If he can afford internet he can afford a B&B!!! 🙂

-VR

@dork said
LoL no.

I know he is in NS but I think in some small town.
I'm hoping he can shed some light on Halifax for me because the internet searches are vague descriptions of both cities.

@divegeester said
Don’t ask for a meet-up as he will probably be a bit scared.

@very-rusty said
LOL@ dork Toronto is in the middle of Canada! 🙂

Do you think Vancouver have no bears? 🙂

How common are bears in Vancouver?

It is estimated that there are more than 120,000 Black Bears in British Columbia and over 7000 Black Bears on Vancouver Island making it one of the more dense places in the world for this bear population.

If you think I live in a small t ...[text shortened]... ow about Halifax. If you paid attention you would see on my Profile, Halifax, Nova Scotia! 🙂

-VR

@dork said
I've travelled all over Canada as a "backpacker" which is a fancy way of saying "I'm homeless"
I've got the itch to up and go again and I like to be around water so it's either the west coast/Vancouver BC or the east coast/Halifax NS.

The smart person would go west to Vancouver so I don't freeze to death. Mild winters and I've been there and it is a very pretty place.

I h ...[text shortened]... rgency shelters if needed.

Has anyone been to both cities and what are the pros and cons of each?