Question about St.James Newfoundland. (live, bars, vacation)
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I year ago while vacationing in Las Vegas, I met 2 guys and we were speaking about vacation destinations. They told me of all the places they've visited, the best place as far as women was St. James. They said that for the month of August (if i'm not mistaking), most of the men in town leave fishing and the women tend to party like mad.
I think your friends meant St Johns Newfoundland and not St James.
And yup all the guys there have gone fishin by, ye best get here befores de get back eh!, the women de be goin nuts by..you'll be the only by at the Ceilidh.
I think your friends meant St Johns Newfoundland and not St James.
And yup all the guys there have gone fishin by, ye best get here befores de get back eh!, the women de be goin nuts by..
Yes. St. Johns.
Ok, I thought they were just talking crap. Guess I will have to take a trip up there in the very near future!
Before you go to much expense to get laid i think your friends were having you on/pulling your leg.
However Newfoundland is a very beautiful place for a vacation and the people are very friendly and who knows you might get lucky
I year ago while vacationing in Las Vegas, I met 2 guys and we were speaking about vacation destinations. They told me of all the places they've visited, the best place as far as women was St. James. They said that for the month of August (if i'm not mistaking), most of the men in town leave fishing and the women tend to party like mad.
Is this true?
Assuming that they meant St. John's as jambo101 has suggested, then, no, most of the men don't leave town to fish during the month of August. Far from it.
Some younger, childless women tend to party like mad in St. John's and can be quite fun if you're into that scene. It's far from guaranteed that you'll meet women who'll take you home/go back to your place with you at the end of the night if that's what you're after, though.
Ignore what jambo101 said about a ceilidh. Despite its deep Irish roots, if you use that word in Newfoundland, most people won't know what you're talking about.
There is an annual folk festival held in St. John's for a few days during August (see the page for the 2011 folk festival here) that is very popular and many folks in the city also check out local acts -- traditional Newfoundland, blues, country, rock and otherwise -- at local bars and pubs year-round. There is also a popular festival called the George Street Festival that attracts good local acts, some up and coming Canadian artists, and the occasional "still popular but largely washed up" band (see the page for this year's George Street Festival here). I haven't gone to either the folk festival or the George Street Festival for many, many years. The former isn't really my scene and the latter is far too crowded and a much more of a pain in the behind that it's worth in my estimation. Young people go crazy for the George Street Festival, though.
Many people also like to take in an annual event called the Regatta around that time as well. Normally held on the first Wednesday in August, between the two festivals, it's a family event more than anything else. If you don't have little children travelling with you, then there isn't much to interest you there.
jambo101 was having a bit of good-natured fun at your expense in his first reply if you didn't pick up on it.
I see that you're a New Yorker. There's a direct, non-stop flight on Continental between Newark and St. John's that runs daily during the summer. Continental used to reduce the frequency of this service to five days a week or something like that in the other seasons, but I'm not sure if it still does so. Be warned that tickets to and from St. John's are likely more expensive that what you're accustomed to, however.
Newfoundland women are very, very open and easy to approach and get to know. The people in general there are, and the women are no exception. One thing you will notice there immediately is that they don't stand on very much formality. There is no such thing as a stranger, and anyone can walk up to anyone, and talk to them as if they've known each other all their lives.
St. James? I admit I like to drink a few but haven't a clue to where James is?
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