Is Sydney, Nova Scotia worth visiting? (Exploring the heart of Cape Breton Island) | Canada 🇨🇦

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  • @DjZeroK
    @DjZeroK 23 дня назад +1

    Great video! I'm gonna fly over there around the summer time next year to visit a friend. Im very much looking forward to it!

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  23 дня назад +1

      @@DjZeroK I hope you have an awesome time! Definitely add on side trips to the Fortress of Louisbourg & the Cape Breton Highlands. As the weather was pretty foul and it wasn’t the right time of year to enjoy those, I skipped them on this visit - but well worth adding on in addition to Sydney 👍

  • @CanadaWay-do8hd
    @CanadaWay-do8hd 57 минут назад

    Yes, Sydney is truly beautiful! While in Downtown, I recommend visiting two incredible restaurants: Seven by Seven and Ethical India. My family and I visited Ethical India during the summer, and it was an unforgettable experience. We were extremely hungry, and they served us warm, delicious food that exceeded our expectations.
    They are experts in creating a wide range of sweet delicacies, and we were pleasantly surprised by the incredible variety they offer. Their food was simply amazing! The people of Sydney are so welcoming and kind.
    One particular incident left a lasting impression on us. Around 11:00 PM one night, when most restaurants were closed, we found ourselves hungry again. We returned to Ethical India, even though they had almost closed their operations for the day. When we explained our situation, they smiled warmly and graciously cooked food for us. It was an extraordinary gesture that spoke volumes about their dedication and hospitality.
    I noticed a small clip of that restaurant in your video, where some road repair work was visible nearby. It brought back such wonderful memories!

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  20 минут назад

      It's always great when you find a good local restaurant that exceeds expectations - thank you for the tip! I'll have to try them out when I'm next in Sydney.

  • @KennCrawford
    @KennCrawford 5 месяцев назад +3

    I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to our picturesque island. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos as you explore the Maritimes.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      I did enjoy my visit! Keep your eyes peeled for my journey into Newfoundland. And if you're interested, I released some videos of Charlottetown & the Magdalen Islands a few months ago - check them out!

    • @KennCrawford
      @KennCrawford 5 месяцев назад

      @@DrifterDave - I watched your Newfoundland ferry ride, Charlottetown visit, and your trip to Magdalen.
      My uncle lives in Montague PEI so I took that ferry a few times over the years. Never been to Newfoundland but that ferry ride is on my bucket list... ride over, stay the night, ride back. :)
      You should consider revisiting Cape Breton... Sydney is okay but there's so much more here - tour the Fortress Louisbourg, Miner's Museum in Glace Bay and tour down into a coal mine (Glace Bay is also the site of a Marconi's first Trans-Atlantic transmission) and of course, if it's the fall, rent a car and travel around the Cabot Trail and enjoy our celtic colours.
      So much to see here beyond the waterfront area :)

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +2

      @@KennCrawford I bet! This was a spontaneous visit to Sydney - I was originally going to fly to St. John’s, but when I saw an award ticket to Sydney open up, I jumped at the chance to head out a couple days early and take the ferry to Newfoundland instead! Unfortunately the rental car costs were prohibitively expensive ($130+!) so I was limited to where my two legs took me! I still had a great visit - but you’re right, there is plenty more that I missed that I’ll need to return to explore! 😎

  • @420caper
    @420caper 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for visiting Sydney..... it's beautiful in the summer time here. Always welcome back anytime :)

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you! I would definitely like to return to Cape Breton to see more of the island. I'll be back!

  • @JohnLocke-nx6zh
    @JohnLocke-nx6zh 4 месяца назад +1

    2:13 thats the exact room i stayed in, think its 305 or something close to it

  • @YoursUntruly
    @YoursUntruly 5 месяцев назад +1

    Crazy to see you here. I’m in Glace Bay a town over.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      Nice! I've heard good things about Glace Bay 👍

  • @heatherday610
    @heatherday610 5 месяцев назад +4

    My husband and I moved here bout 15 yrs ago from Ontario and LOVE it here! The laid back life style we wanted and the people here are Fantastic!!! It's too bad that you didn't go inside the Pittman Hall Big Fiddle Market, just past the Beard shop at the stairs/ramp. Inside you would have found around 50 local artisans inside the hall with various hand crafted pieces and some of artisans are demonstrating how they craft their pieces and tell their stories. I am one of those artisans that is inside the Big Fiddle Market Hall. Like you, many people bypass this hall inside the building which is a shame because the area is rich with local artisans and crafters and each being uniquely made and each has a story to tell. As do many of the shanty shops outside along the dock where many of those shops are hand crafters. So please, don't give us a thumbs down yet. The next time you are here visiting try to take a little more time to see the area and time to talk to the locals within the market and shops and really get a feel for the culture here. The passengers take bus excursions all around parts of the island from doing the infamous Cabot Trail to the Fortress in Louisburg to Baddeck to the famous Alexandra Bell Museum to the Glace Bay Miners Museum as well as the Iona Village and more, there is lots to see by excursions depending on your time frame. Hope I hope you will "come from away" and visit us again when you have more time. Thanks for the video and take care :)

    • @jaygadhavi2700
      @jaygadhavi2700 4 месяца назад +1

      My wife is coming to Sydney and I hope to visit Big Fiddle Market Hall and meet you soon !!!

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      That's really good to know! Sorry that I missed the artisans at the Big Fiddle Market Hall - was it well signed? I'll have to check it out the next time I'm in the area! And that's completely understandable about the cruise ship passengers heading out around the island on excursions. There were a couple of passengers inside the market hall, but not too many. This was a bit of a spur of the moment trip so there was no advance planning, but I'm glad I was able to see a little bit of Sydney before catching the ferry, at the very least!

    • @deborahrudderham
      @deborahrudderham 4 месяца назад

      Lovely, and informative commentary !!! Hope he reads this.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Thank you for the kind words!

    • @criminal2.014
      @criminal2.014 3 месяца назад

      Hlo 🙂

  • @Kahlan2111
    @Kahlan2111 День назад

    10:50 I think they might be some type of gnat or fruit fly? Salt Lake City Utah gets swarms of them sometimes.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  День назад +1

      Nasty! I recall encountering them on the shores of the Great Salt Lake (near the old bathhouse) now that you mention it! 😂

    • @Kahlan2111
      @Kahlan2111 День назад +1

      @DrifterDave Spring & Summer the were a lot worse this year. I live a few miles east of the airport & they were BAD!

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  День назад +1

      It must be the salt water - which makes sense for Sydney as well!

  • @caseymellow
    @caseymellow 5 месяцев назад +15

    i seen two homeless people fighting over crack in sydney the other day

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +10

      Let's hope a new government can help clean up our streets, as this is a problem across the entirety of Canada, not limited to one province or another (though, BC is arguably the worst).

    • @DevinOngo
      @DevinOngo 5 месяцев назад +3

      sorry about that buddy me needs ma fix bi.

    • @Thewordisfunkadelic
      @Thewordisfunkadelic 5 месяцев назад +1

      That happens everyday in the downtown area mostly in the corner by doctor lukes

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      @@Thewordisfunkadelic That’s unfortunate but not surprising to see anywhere in Canada these days, sadly

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      @@DevinOngo Naughty!

  • @thomashood8632
    @thomashood8632 5 месяцев назад

    Great video!! When you are looking out your window across harbour that is actually Westmount you can see you would see North Sydney in the distance if you were looking towards the fiddle

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      Good to know! I wasn't quite sure. Thanks for the kind words about the video!

  • @CapeBretonOutdoors
    @CapeBretonOutdoors 5 месяцев назад +3

    hell yea i am from Sydney Love it sweet video Subbed
    =

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      @@CapeBretonOutdoors Thank you for the kind words!

  • @gordonsmith9369
    @gordonsmith9369 2 дня назад

    Not bad, Drifter Dave!
    Those insects you mentioned near the end are not common but do sound like midges or biting midges…maybe it’s been mentioned in other comments.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  2 дня назад

      You can keep those! 😂 I'm definitely not missing them!

  • @zymbotictoot
    @zymbotictoot 5 месяцев назад +2

    Very well done video bud.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks for the kind words! 😎

  • @CBoutdoors-vh1ez
    @CBoutdoors-vh1ez 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great video, I live here. I love this place. There's no other better place, the best seafood best golf, best scenery amazing food list goes on

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      It's a great part of the Maritimes for sure! I can't wait to go back and explore it more fully 😎

    • @CBoutdoors-vh1ez
      @CBoutdoors-vh1ez 5 месяцев назад

      @DrifterDave cabot trail for sure and lobster fishing season is May 15th to July 15th ill hook you up with splendid freshly cooked lobster

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      That would be amazing! Would love to visit during the lobster fishing season.

    • @badgermacleod5588
      @badgermacleod5588 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@DrifterDave . Just don't get sick when you're here. Fill out your will & toe tag before you go to the hospital. Highest mortality rate in all of Canada for five years in a row. We're best for being the worst.
      Woo hoo !!

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      @@badgermacleod5588 Thats interesting! You couldn’t tell on film, but I actually was suffering from a major sprained neck during this visit (chiro adjustment gone wrong!). I didn’t have to seek any medical care while there, but from what you’re describing I may have been better off

  • @grassyzed643
    @grassyzed643 5 месяцев назад +2

    I love the recognition, though I wish you mentioned the steel plant.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      I hadn't heard of it! I was only in town for one day, so didn't get a chance to explore as much as I had hoped! It was a bit of a spontaneous visit.

    • @daveheighton4052
      @daveheighton4052 4 месяца назад +1

      It was a Crown corporation that closed in 2001 and was liquidated that same year. Employed a big chunk of the city with good paying work (including my grandfather - Electrician). So the closure was a nail in the coffin for the city

    • @grassyzed643
      @grassyzed643 4 месяца назад

      @@daveheighton4052 thank you

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Very sad!

  • @l.a.8753
    @l.a.8753 5 месяцев назад +9

    The flies we call “no see ums” I usually don’t notice them 😅

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      We definitely don't have them here in Calgary! They were new to me 😂

    • @l.a.8753
      @l.a.8753 5 месяцев назад

      @@DrifterDave I think they are or are similar to midges

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +2

      I'm glad we don't have them out this way! 😂

  • @brianoneill2913
    @brianoneill2913 4 месяца назад +1

    The bugs are called No See ems, they are similar to black flies that are in Ontario and Quebec. They are bad for a few weeks

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Terrible little creatures! My first encounter with them 👍

    • @JohnRiley-q3w
      @JohnRiley-q3w Месяц назад

      We Call The Insects LIBERALs

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  27 дней назад

      😂😂😂

  • @BenevolentChum
    @BenevolentChum 12 дней назад

    "No see e'ms" (nats) common in late summer. Thanks for showing United Heritage Church (we're not all gone;).

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  11 дней назад

      @@BenevolentChum Thanks for the local insights! Definitely enjoyed my day in Sydney 👍

  • @Faz_FN
    @Faz_FN 4 месяца назад +2

    I'm pretty sure they're black flies. They like to Come out when it's not windy, and when it's wet.

  • @GodlyXJohn
    @GodlyXJohn 4 месяца назад +1

    just realized in the clip you say its very foggy in september? was this not recently but a few months ago?

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад +1

      I visited in September 2023, so quite a while ago! I’ve had a few sponsored trips ahead of this series in the queue, but better a bit late than never!

    • @GodlyXJohn
      @GodlyXJohn 4 месяца назад

      @@DrifterDave aweee , glad you came around Love my area, sucks the weather wasnt great for yea, but Glad you enjoyed and great videos your doing good work keep up the grind. ppl watch

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Thank you, friend!

  • @Bubblerlol
    @Bubblerlol 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for visiting!

  • @kylenepoulette4803
    @kylenepoulette4803 4 месяца назад +2

    Im Mi'kmaq we call Cape Breton Unama'ki. Which translates to Land of The Fog.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      @@kylenepoulette4803 I can see why that would be the traditional name! 😃 Very foggy place!

  • @Thewordisfunkadelic
    @Thewordisfunkadelic 5 месяцев назад

    September. You must have just missed the annual pow wow on the reserve that’s just on top of the hill in Sydney.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      @@Thewordisfunkadelic Possibly! I was only in Sydney for one short afternoon - I flew in, poked around, and headed on the ferry to Newfoundland the next day. Literally only had 24 hours notice that I was even going there so it was purely spontaneous and not at all planned out! Sounds like it would have been worth checking out 👍

  • @dalton111111111
    @dalton111111111 5 месяцев назад +1

    Welcome to my hometown hope u enjoy your stay and its prob little black flys there allot tmof them around here

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      I survived! 😂 I've since moved on from Sydney but it was a great visit - thanks for having me!

  • @2centschange
    @2centschange 5 месяцев назад +3

    So, just some info with the cruise ships: They don't stay long and there are no real excursions unfortunately. Sydney harbor is more just a way point for the cruise ships to unload garbage/sewage and take on supplies and fuel more or less. We only had one birth for the longest time so the cruises couldn't wait long as there's usually another one trying to get in to do the same, usually before they head to Europe. Though now we have a second and there are attempts to get the cruise ships to stay longer and set up excursions but yeah, when you were there it was still basically a pit stop for the ships so the people only get to really go to downtown Sydney before they head back. Since its such a short stop, most cruisers will just stay on board.

    • @hellbus80
      @hellbus80 5 месяцев назад

      Most cruise ships I look up that stop here are part of an east coast route that starts in Boston. It's definitely a part of the package....I think alot of people hit up the Cabot trail for excursions

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      Definitely - I didn't see one tourist poking around, except in the touristy cruise ship center right at the dock. It would have been pretty bad day for the Cabot Trail, though - visibility was so poor, especially towards the afternoon.

    • @heatherday610
      @heatherday610 5 месяцев назад +1

      I am a vendor set up at the Port and the passengers take bus excursions all around parts of the island from doing the infamous Cabot Trail to the Fortress in Louisburg to Baddeck to the famous Alexandra Bell Museum to the Glace Bay Miners Museum as well as the Iona Village and more. We have ships that arrive weekly and dock for the day with passenger from around the world that do excursions daily. The Volendam cruise runs every week from Bar Harbour Maine to Montreal as well as the Emerald Princess. Many of these ships arriving are continuing to PEI, Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland then back

    • @2centschange
      @2centschange 5 месяцев назад

      @@heatherday610 That's changed recently then. I interviewed the ones in charge of the port authority and one of the biggest problems was they never docked long enough to do more than hit down town Sydney.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Nice! It seemed so slow that day, so I'm sure passengers were out on excursions. I sure wish I had a rental car during my visit, as it sounds like there's a lot to discover in the surrounding areas!

  • @MiniWheatHoore
    @MiniWheatHoore 5 месяцев назад

    Glad you came to visit our foggy little island! Fun fact: the First Nations name for Cape Breton is "Unama'ki," meaning "Land of the Fog." I think i heard you say it was in September, which is a shame, since all the beauty, good weather and fun stuff happens between June and late August.
    But I do agree with others that Sydney is, for the most part, pretty boring. The real fun and adventure lies to the north on the Cabot Trail, or south at the Fortress of Louisburg, and all through-out on the many hiking trails, parks, and lakes that criss-cross and dot the island.
    I hope you get a chance to come back during the summer.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      I would definitely love to come back! I'm sure the weather is much nicer in the summer months - will definitely try to make it out there again next year 👍

  • @Spadessir
    @Spadessir 2 месяца назад

    there are many folks from India here in cape breton for studying! Many folks find this place very nice to settle down and raise their kids :)

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  2 месяца назад

      I bet! Cape Breton Island is a beautiful place!

    • @JohnRiley-q3w
      @JohnRiley-q3w Месяц назад

      @@DrifterDave No it's a SHIT HOLE

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  Месяц назад

      What makes you say that? There's not ONE place in Cape Breton that's beautiful in your eyes?! Would love to hear your thoughts!

  • @AgentFishy5546
    @AgentFishy5546 5 месяцев назад +1

    I live there I'm not in Sydney but New water ford I Always travel to go back because Town Doesn't have much

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      You live in a beautiful part of Canada! I definitely enjoyed my time out there 👍

  • @capeRCouple
    @capeRCouple 5 месяцев назад +1

    You were lucky St Patricks was opened and you didn't mention about it being haunted by a ghost and that he will play with you if you ring the bell downstairs as he will then open a door upstairs and this happens almost every time someone rings this bell.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      @@capeRCouple Crazy! That sounds pretty creepy

  • @leighmacdonald6423
    @leighmacdonald6423 3 месяца назад

    across the water from your hotel is Westmount not north sydney. North sydney is across the water from point Edward. which is on the other side of Westmount.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  3 месяца назад

      Yes, another commenter on the video already corrected this error. I should have consulted a map before speaking so confidently! Thanks for the clarification 👍

  • @basilcarroll9729
    @basilcarroll9729 4 месяца назад

    Welcome to Sydney, lived here all my life,hope u like it.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад +1

      Thank you! I enjoyed my time in Sydney 👍

  • @mammat2612
    @mammat2612 5 месяцев назад +1

    You didn't spend very long in Sydney. Sydney is not just the boardwalk and Charlotte St. There is so much on Cape Breton Island to explore. Lots of buildings going up so lots of construction going on. Charlotte St is going through 3 year overhaul. There are usually 3 cruise ships a day during the peak season. You happen to be here on a slower day.
    Perhaps you will come again to visit us and take in the Cabot Trail which is one of the most breathtaking places in Canada, world renown. Lots of museums, such as the Miners Museum in Glace Bay, Alexander Graham Bell museum in Baddeck, and the Fortress Of Louisburg, as well as tons of hiking trails galore, and our beaches are second to none.
    Hope you enjoyed your stay...do come back. I suggest you do sone research before you make your next trip so that you will have a more eventful full time.
    😊

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +3

      @@mammat2612 I don’t doubt that Cape Breton has much more to offer than the little sliver of Sydney that I saw. This was a completely spontaneous visit. I was on my way to St. Pierre & Miquelon (France) to work with a tourism partner out there, and had the choice to either fly to St. John’s, or leave a day earlier and take the ferry. I decided to fly to Sydney, spend a day there, and then take the ferry to Newfoundland the next day! So - I didn’t have a rental car, or any extra time beyond that one afternoon, so I decided to just check out what I could on foot. I’ll do a larger trip out your way maybe next summer or the following summer - I’d love to properly explore the island with the depth that it deserves. But one day in Sydney was better than none!

  • @juliousmabunay8844
    @juliousmabunay8844 5 месяцев назад +1

    also visit the neighboring Louisbourg and Baddeck i'm sure you get inlove with CapeBreton like me.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      I'm sure I'd love them! I've always wanted to visit Louisbourg - really wish that I had got a rental car for my time there, but they were running well over $150 a day. Not exactly in the budget.

    • @alexandermackinnon7596
      @alexandermackinnon7596 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@DrifterDaveduring cruise ship season rental costs are high and the availability is extremely low. Also the insects were most likely Gnats

    • @Sydneyadventuretours
      @Sydneyadventuretours 5 месяцев назад

      I do tours there weekly! I uploaded a few videos of Louisbourg, I would also recommend trying a Donair if you’re not into seafood… cheers

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      That makes sense! I figured I only had a day, so given the cost, I'd just make a video about what to see and do in Sydney, but would have loved to include Louisbourg & other nearby sights. Next time!

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      Nice! I should have got in contact with you to ask about a tour. Too bad! Next time 😎

  • @noah2320
    @noah2320 5 месяцев назад

    been to sydney countless times and i law alot of new things watching

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      I'm glad! Pretty nice little city 👍

    • @noah2320
      @noah2320 5 месяцев назад

      @@DrifterDave glad you had a good time, definitely will continue to check out your videos

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Thank you! I appreciate your interest in my travel content 👍

  • @wyatt-f6z
    @wyatt-f6z 9 дней назад

    I literally live two miles away from sydney and see it like once a year.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  8 дней назад

      Do you choose to not visit much, or just don't have the need to?

    • @wyatt-f6z
      @wyatt-f6z 7 дней назад

      @@DrifterDave Well i dont really need to.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  7 дней назад

      Fair enough - where are you located?

  • @David-uf1lm
    @David-uf1lm 4 месяца назад +1

    Great view at the Holiday inn, but, the Membertou hotel is far far nicer

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Perhaps, but I paid exactly $0 for the Holiday Inn, so Holiday Inn it is 😂😂

  • @deebee1795
    @deebee1795 5 месяцев назад

    As a local I have to say you have an amazing review of our city!! I actually learned a lot from your video and I’m born and raised here in Sydney,, I had to stop watching your video just now to tell you about the little flies 😂,, we call them no see em’s ,, because they are are so small . They only last for a few weeks ,, great video brother 👍.. awesome editing 👍.. awesome research👍.. just a little suggestion for you because your video is so good,, get yourself a DJI mini drone .

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I actually have a DJI Mini drone, but I didn't take it on this trip due to the weather forecasting rain most days. But it would have been good to get some drone shots - maybe next summer!

  • @stonegroundkief6355
    @stonegroundkief6355 5 месяцев назад +1

    honestly downtown sydney is probably one of the most underwhelming places in cape breton/nova scotia, there is a ton of beautiful places and this is definitely not one of them, advice from a local venture out and travel around the island, there is lots of amazing spots, just not around sydney lol

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      I don't doubt that! Sadly I only had the morning and afternoon, and rental cars were a bit too pricey to be worthwhile during that visit. So, I made the best of it and explored Sydney. My channel is all about 'lesser known destinations' and Sydney definitely fit the bill! I'm glad I visited for the day - great little town to explore by foot.

  • @Jay-mk2eg
    @Jay-mk2eg 5 месяцев назад +1

    It's actually the 3rd largest

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      Metro? I read somewhere the entire Cape Breton Regional Municipality is technically the second-largest 'city' - let me know if I was mislead!

    • @w.a.l5202
      @w.a.l5202 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@DrifterDave You're not mislead. There are no more "cities" in Nova Scotia, at least not administratively. Halifax (Regional Municipality) has a population of around 550,000, and Cape Breton Regional Municipality (Sydney and the towns that surround it) has a population of about 110,000 people, so your statement is correct.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      That was my understanding as well! Thanks, @w.a.l5202

  • @eb.3764
    @eb.3764 4 месяца назад +1

    we're are you from? your accent is interesting

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад +1

      @@eb.3764 I’m from southern Alberta, Canada 👍

  • @mikewise1256
    @mikewise1256 4 месяца назад

    My family is from Sydney (the Pier, actually). I'd say that the music on Cape Breton is the #1 attraction. A close #2 would be the Glace Bay Miners Museum. Cruisers could do both easily if there's a pub in the area that has live music over lunch. Louisbourg is also interesting but kind-of far from the port. We live in Alberta, and the Cabot Trail is vastly over-rated - give it a pass.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Interesting! I did the Cabot Trail on a rainy day in 2011, and I agree, as an Albertan it doesn't hit quite like the Rockies or the foothills out here do. So, it was a bit underwhelming - I'd like to visit in the summer, though, as I think the weather soured my mood that day. Thanks for the tips about what to see & do around the area - I wish I had a car during my visit!

  • @Anthony_Spilotro
    @Anthony_Spilotro 5 месяцев назад +3

    I live in Sydney. Used to be a much better place years ago. Theres beautiful sights yes , but it's been turning into a place where you see dirty needles on the sidewalks , people begging on the corners , homeless people everywhere. It's sad.
    PS.. 3 years ago that room would've been $140 per night. Average 2 bedroom apartment was $800/month , now its $1500.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад +1

      Definitely sad to see Canada on the decline (for the first time in my lifetime). I attribute it to horrible Federal leadership - this is the worst government we've ever had. And it's not just the lame "but Covid!" excuse - other countries have picked up the pieces just fine, but ours just gets worse and worse and worse. Trudeau is inept like no one else in our nation's history.

    • @criminal2.014
      @criminal2.014 3 месяца назад

      Hlo brother

    • @belindadeveaux841
      @belindadeveaux841 3 месяца назад

      I totally agree. Downtown Sydney not as safe as it was in the 80’s &90’s

    • @Anthony_Spilotro
      @Anthony_Spilotro 3 месяца назад +3

      @belindadeveaux841 Yeah... I hate to say it , but it's a real shit hole now.

    • @donnajupe7196
      @donnajupe7196 3 месяца назад +1

      I don't know how much you travel but every place we Travel in Canada, USA , UK , even in Australia , have drug problems and homelessness. So don't blame it on just Canada.

  • @UltimateGamerPlays888
    @UltimateGamerPlays888 5 месяцев назад +1

    My home city

  • @IMAGINATIONSTAY
    @IMAGINATIONSTAY 5 месяцев назад +1

    Glad you enjoyed downtown sydney !

  • @michellemacewan5440
    @michellemacewan5440 5 месяцев назад +1

    Home of our hearts Cape Breton... the flies "no see ems" lol lil black flies

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      Would love to return to see more of Cape Breton - maybe next summer!

  • @glomerol8300
    @glomerol8300 3 месяца назад

    Hi Dave and guests. I live in Halifax but have never been to Sydney, so thanks for the show...
    About the increasing immigration, drugs/homelessness and cost of living (inflation/stagflation):
    Probably it's related to crossing global *peak* *oil* in 2018 and, as a result, to how our entire global-industrial 'economy' (so-called because it's in reality, uneconomic/wasteful) is slowly *contracting* .
    Immigration is probably a bit of a questionable way to kick the can down the road a little longer, so with the gov't turning people into pawns for that.
    USA has similar over-immigration and increasing homeless/social problems as well, as do many other countries.
    Alas, changing gov't leaders or parties, isn't likely going to change the world's relentless oil energy decline. And, so-called renewable energies won't likely do it either, nor will all these electric transportation vehicles.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  3 месяца назад

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the origins of these social issues. It'll be interesting to see how Canada changes (for better or for worse) in the years and decades to come.

    • @glomerol8300
      @glomerol8300 Месяц назад

      @@DrifterDave Yes, as you infer, time will tell.
      I ran into your video-set again by accident. Perhaps YT's spy algo are trying to latch on.
      Anyway, enjoy your travels while you can I guess. And geez, you ate a lot at once in that 'open-kitchen' resto in Charlottetown. Looked good though, if too expensive for me, at least for what you had. I'd have been ok with just the last, main dish. But I guess if you're walking everywhere, the calories fast subtract. I'm getting hungry now. LOL
      Never been to Charlottetown and it's smaller than I might have thought. And likewise with not quite getting the Anne of Green Gables thing, but I suppose it helps tourism.
      I might check out your Anchorage trip some time later...

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  Месяц назад

      Thanks for checking out my channel! And yes, I did eat a LOT! That's one of the blessings and curses of sponsored meals - they want you to taste a lot of different options, and you feel bad if you don't finish the food (I was always taught not to waste!). Generally, on those days I don't really eat breakfast or lunch, just to prepare myself for the calorie overload. That said, the Brickhouse was definitely amazing! Highly recommended if you're ever in Ch'town!

  • @diannessecretgarden5049
    @diannessecretgarden5049 5 месяцев назад

    Glad you like our hometown.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      I did! I wish I could have seen a bit more of it!

  • @LarissaHillier-u1v
    @LarissaHillier-u1v 5 месяцев назад

    I’m confused as to why you said the Lord Fin and Feather was there since 1976….

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      It was noted on one of their signs out front!

    • @l.a.8753
      @l.a.8753 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@DrifterDavethe original is in Glace bay since 1976 on commercial street I believe

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      That's good to know!

  • @TERRA-FORMA
    @TERRA-FORMA 5 месяцев назад +1

    The Hampton is a much nicer hotel

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      Might be! I used my IHG Rewards points for a free stay, so my decision of where to stay was entirely economical! Definitely saved me some cash, even if it wasn't an impressive hotel.

  • @donnajupe7196
    @donnajupe7196 3 месяца назад

    Drifter Dave , it seems you are attracting a lot of negative people on this page . Cape Bretoners have a wonderful sense of humour. I think most of them are pulling your leg . If you really want to see Cape Breton fully , take lots of time to drive around and visit all the quaint places and beautiful beaches and the historical places. I think you would change your mind and of course like any Canadian holiday spots , visit in July or August. Maybe you could do another video.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  3 месяца назад

      I didn't hate Sydney, Donna. The only problem I encountered was the weather, but what can you do? I was only in town for a single day en route to Newfoundland, so there was no opportunity to get out beyond Sydney's waterfront and downtown. I'll definitely be back to Cape Breton to film a more fulsome video - but as you mentioned, I'd sooner do that sort of video during the beautiful summer months. As a vlogger, I capture almost every travel day, and some days are more comprehensive than others (I'm often limited by schedule changes, weather, and off-camera commitments). Regardless, it was a great introduction to Sydney!

  • @tickahey
    @tickahey 5 месяцев назад +4

    The mussels are awesome at the flavor on the water. Cape Breton Island is great but i think Sydney is boring.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      Good to know about the mussels! I was only in Sydney for a day, but would have liked to have a car so that I could have explored a bit more around the area. Been to the highlands back in 2011 and loved it. Need to get back out there again!

    • @CBoutdoors-vh1ez
      @CBoutdoors-vh1ez 5 месяцев назад +1

      It's boring but it's simple living

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Sometimes that slow pace is definitely the best kind of life that anyone can ask for! I HATE city life!

  • @deebee1795
    @deebee1795 5 месяцев назад

    As for the Indian people,, that’s government. But I will say most of them are very nice

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      I don't doubt that! It's important to dignify the person even if one has concerns about the system. Our immigration levels are unsustainable given the housing crisis (and from what I see on the news, many immigrants agree - Canada isn't the utopia they had expected before they arrived here, given the high cost of living)

    • @deebee1795
      @deebee1795 5 месяцев назад

      @@DrifterDave I thought you were American lol .. but I see you obviously know how JT and how he is destroying our country. I didn’t want to say anything mean about the Indian immigrants because they have for the most part have always been nice and respectful to me ,, but your right ,, Cape Breton is becoming like little New Delhi

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, I don't have any issues with immigration, but I obviously have my concerns when immigration is increased to record levels during a housing crisis during which they'd have nowhere to live & struggle to make ends meet. It raised a lot of eyebrows when I saw that Global News story about how many Indian and other immigrants are moving back overseas because Canada has failed them. We are inviting them to arguably live in poverty & struggle to ends meet, so obviously the system needs some changes. I think JT is banking on these new immigrants supporting him in the next election, as there's no other explanation for the sheer recklessness and dubious morality about encouraging immigration during a housing crisis.

    • @deebee1795
      @deebee1795 5 месяцев назад

      @@DrifterDave god bless you brother

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад +1

      You as well!

  • @jlewis7455
    @jlewis7455 5 месяцев назад +1

    The most common activity in the downtown Sydney Area is not church OR hockey. It’s unfortunately doing CRACK and PILLS! Dave your video on the Sydney Area was only more than kind.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your honesty - unfortunately, that's the case for most urban centers in Canada these days (even here in Calgary and in smaller cities across Alberta). It's a systemic issue that's a reflection of our government's policies and the rampant inflation and housing crisis that we're facing. Hopefully things will improve after the next election & we can get our country back on track.

    • @donnajupe7196
      @donnajupe7196 3 месяца назад

      You should see where I live in BC. The drugs and homelessness is depressing. Sydney can't be worse here because we have a higher population.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  2 месяца назад

      I'm sure it's absolutely nuts. But, blame David Eby for experimenting with radical social policy. Did he think all of the junkies would accept their free dr*gs responsibly? No - it just enabled new junkies to come out of the woodwork. Irresponsible and immoral social policy reaps what it sows.

  • @jasonmackay9133
    @jasonmackay9133 2 месяца назад

    its new new deli

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  2 месяца назад

      I wouldn't go that far, but there's definitely a substantial East Indian population in the Sydney area

  • @DJBrian2010
    @DJBrian2010 5 месяцев назад

    Might be sand flies

  • @kunalgupta528
    @kunalgupta528 6 месяцев назад

    He dave thats 50 bucks was mine can your return them ?

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  6 месяцев назад +1

      Please send a stamped self-addressed return envelope with $5 CAD handling fee and I will happily mail the 50 rupees back! 😂 I'll even take your word for it!

    • @ginettechiasson4095
      @ginettechiasson4095 5 месяцев назад

      Can't be sure, not having seen any this year yet, but those pesky Itty, bitty little pests are likely what we know as "No see 'ems". Not fun, but not as bad as black flies or mosquitoes! Glad you liked our hospitality. Most of us take great pride in it. My brother once drove a couple, who'd had an accident on the Cabot Trail and totalled their vehicle, to the US border. 😊

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      Probably "no see 'ems"! And your story about your brother proves my point exactly - that level of hospitality is unheard of here in Alberta, but comes second nature to Maritimers.

  • @martinclerked
    @martinclerked 5 месяцев назад

    ayo im from there!

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      Nice! Thanks for watching!

    • @martinclerked
      @martinclerked 5 месяцев назад

      @@DrifterDave my pleasure dude! Thanks for coming to our town!!!

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      @@martinclerked You’re welcome - I’ll be back!!

  • @Nelson_Nicholson
    @Nelson_Nicholson 5 месяцев назад +1

    10:40 noseeums

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      @@Nelson_Nicholson Good to know!!

  • @perrydayton9138
    @perrydayton9138 4 месяца назад

    No see ums. akin to mosquitos

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Much worse, I'd say!

    • @lochinvar5589
      @lochinvar5589 2 месяца назад

      black flies actually. Check out Northern Ontario they are much worse.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  27 дней назад

      I'll consider myself WARNED! 😂

  • @donmcvicar4614
    @donmcvicar4614 5 месяцев назад +1

    Little black flies

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      And are they ever little!

  • @brittneyweatherbee2364
    @brittneyweatherbee2364 Месяц назад

    The little black things you see are probably black flies

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  Месяц назад +1

      Good to know - they're annoying!! 😂

  • @imhere9745Elaine
    @imhere9745Elaine 10 дней назад +1

    Sydney is a city not a town

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  10 дней назад

      The city is currently the Cape Breton Regional Municipality - the city of Sydney no longer exists. I used 'town' in the colloquial, casual sense (ie. not picky about precise semantics)

  • @maryrafuse2297
    @maryrafuse2297 5 месяцев назад +1

    Most locals consider Ice Hockey their religion, so you might want to change your comment to fit the new religion. Canadians have not been challenged by a major war that might cause them to look deeper within themselves. If this happens then churches and chaplaincy might once again gain some importance within them.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      That's very true. I heard that church attendance is declining in the Maritimes, but I'm not sure what motivated that decline and why it's more of a rapid decline in the Maritimes compared to the rest of Canada. Reginald Bibby has some good research about the phenomenon - it's pretty interesting!

    • @failedattempt2
      @failedattempt2 5 месяцев назад

      @@DrifterDaveas a M26 Cape Breton resident, I think it has a lot to do with the dissatisfaction with the establishment of the church, and people are turning to other community building events like square dances or simply spending time hanging out. It’s not easy though, I will be honest.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      Interesting phenomenon, to say the least!

  • @propeller___
    @propeller___ 4 месяца назад

    not only nova scotias second largest city, but nova scotias second ONLY "city" lol. hope you enjoyed your time here bro. it's not the greatest place but it was fun growing up here

    • @propeller___
      @propeller___ 4 месяца назад

      10:55 those were knats or fruit flys i reckon. and i took a walk behind that church you were pointing out there and holyyyy. there were disposed needles and crack pipes everywhere lol. i was sketching

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Crazy - very sad!

  • @outlawheart2
    @outlawheart2 5 месяцев назад

    The small black bugs are likely gnats. They're little buggers that bite and are super annoying certain times of the year.

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      @@outlawheart2 Annoying is the perfect word! 😅

  • @carlmacvicar2607
    @carlmacvicar2607 5 месяцев назад

    That is actually Westmount on the opposite side of the Sydney Harbour not North Sydney.
    The indigenous Mi’kMaq peoples proper pronunciation sounds like (Mig Maw) not meegmaw.
    LMAO they’re small black flies which we refer to them as “no see ums”. The lady obviously just moved here the day you landed here!😂
    East Indian immigrants are here because of the University recruitment process.
    And yes it’s hard to find nicer people in Canada 🇨🇦 then here… well maybe except for Newfoundland! 😉

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks for the clarifications! I figured North Sydney was somewhere out there, lol. Thanks for having me in Sydney! 😎

  • @palmtrees177
    @palmtrees177 5 месяцев назад

    These bugs are new they started yesterday!!!!

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      They're so annoying! I hope you can adjust to them without too much bother! 😂

  • @bored_fritz
    @bored_fritz 5 месяцев назад +1

    No it sucks here don't come here

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      Why do you say that?

    • @mariaq8087
      @mariaq8087 5 месяцев назад +2

      Don't be so negative, it's a beautiful place to live and a gorgeous island.

    • @bored_fritz
      @bored_fritz 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@mariaq8087 I love it here Just don't want people to come here lmaooooo

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад +2

      I'm sorry for spilling your secrets!! 😎

  • @MikeFitzgerald-nj7uu
    @MikeFitzgerald-nj7uu 5 месяцев назад +1

    Next time don't come back to Sydney

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      How come?

    • @michaelconnors2468
      @michaelconnors2468 5 месяцев назад

      Come to Sydney yes but stay in Sydney no ... Travel around the Cabot trail and other small towns like baddeck and Inverness .... Sydney is crack head central not a very nice place to live ... I've been here all my life and the true beauty is far away from Sydney bro

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад +1

      @@michaelconnors2468 Good to
      know! I didn’t mind one day in Sydney & didn’t experience any problems, but I do wish I had a rental car to explore the surrounding area more fully. This was a spontaneous trip - I was originally flying into St. John’s, but when I found a cheap Air Canada reward flight to Sydney a couple days prior, I decided to plan to get to Newfoundland via ferry, as I’d never been! Unfortunately I only had the one day free in my schedule to do Sydney as an add-on, but I’ll certainly be back to Cape Breton in the future 👍

  • @caseyraymond1263
    @caseyraymond1263 5 месяцев назад

    Next time you are in Sydney you go to the town of Glace Bay. When you told the story about the lion the Royal Bank it was in front of was the brick building when you came up Dorchester st. and turned on to Charlotte st. I loved how kind to us in Sydney. I wish you a very good day 🎉

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  5 месяцев назад

      I would have loved to explore Sydney a bit further! Unfortunately, I didn't have a rental car on this trip, so I was limited to only what I could see and do on foot. Glace Bay would have been interesting to explore!

    • @Lotrprofessor1500
      @Lotrprofessor1500 5 месяцев назад

      No one wants to go to glacé bay. It’s a fucking shit hole .

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      Lol, now I want to go to Glace Bay and check it out for myself....seems like quite the mixed reviews! 😳

  • @Countess_Dawn
    @Countess_Dawn 4 месяца назад

    As a sydney nova scotian. No the place is right shit

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      What makes you say that? What would you change about the city, in an ideal world?

  • @apocalisk
    @apocalisk 4 месяца назад

    I live here, no, no it isn't worth visiting. lol

    • @DrifterDave
      @DrifterDave  4 месяца назад

      @@apocalisk What makes you say that?!