Hi, I am Coreen Hildebrand - the Maritimes Maven Travel Blogger, freelance writer & photographer. I am a proud Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) member. Find my articles featured in [EDIT] magazine, and with New Brunswick Tourism & the Fredericton Capital Region. Featured photographs have also appeared in The Vancouver Sun, and across Maritimes tourism destinations. I was a featured guest on CBC Radio One on Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy, and have been a featured guest twice for the New Brunswick Retired Teachers Association. I now have 80+ blog articles on my Maritimes Maven website and I am also a nano-influencer. See Published Work
I live in Fredericton, New Brunswick. I graduated from the University of New Brunswick (UNB), where I met my husband Eric. I was born in Moncton, and grew up in the village of Salisbury. Eric and I have lived in Fredericton most of our lives, but we also enjoyed living very close to NYC when we were first married. It was a wonderful time, and our car was never idle on the weekends with so many wonderful states & cities to discover in all directions. It was an adventure, but after a couple of years, we were drawn back to the Maritimes.
We started a family, and focussed on our careers - myself, as a teacher, and my husband - as a professor. We enjoyed this lifestyle for nearly 30 years. As a family, with the addition of our daughter Lauren, we also enjoyed sabbaticals living in: Melbourne, Australia, Christchurch, New Zealand, College Station, Texas, and Brisbane, Australia and we vacationed extensively whenever we could.
One thing I know for sure, is that I have wanderlust deep in my soul, but the other thing I know, is there’s no place like home. That got me thinking, after I retired in 2018. And, it led me down this road of starting a travel blog to celebrate the Maritimes with the world.
So what is it, I wondered, that makes coming home to the Maritimes so sweet? Is it: family and friends, the quality of life, our breathtaking river valleys, mountains, and sandstone cliffs, or our coastlines and beaches? Could it be the changing of the seasons, the culinary delights we are known for, the culture, the arts, or is it something else? It is all those reasons, and so much more. The Maritimes are special. It is ‘Down East’, ‘Back East’ or ‘Down Home’. It is kitchen parties, home cooking, family fun, good friends, and good times. It is quality time, and quantity time in our big backyards on the lake, on the river, at the cottage, or at the beach.
There is a laid back attitude, real comfort, and sincere caring, and deep in your soul - it’s a feeling that ‘all is right’ and you are where you are meant to be. For visitors, it is ‘soul food’ - the friendly people, the breathtaking scenery, the quaint villages, small towns and warm cities, the delightful experiences, and the special memories made. It is the stories collected along the way, filling you up, and making you wonder - maybe, just maybe - you should live here, too.
So, come along with me as I explore New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, as I highlight all the things that make us so unique. Learn about the ‘hidden gems’ that make the Maritimes that place that we all love to come home to, or perhaps if you are from away - that place, you might find yourself wanting to move to.
Stay tuned for my next chapter, too, as I have big plans to also share the world with the Maritimes. My husband is retiring soon, and we are planning to explore snowbird destinations to find our spot in the sun for winter escapes, and start checking off the long bucket list of world travel destinations just waiting for us to discover. Come along with me to explore home & away.
Kayak the Rocks and Walk on the Ocean Floor at Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick
Aboard the Bluenose II, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
2022 Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) National Conference
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There’s No Place Like Home!
