A few years ago, myself and Melanie tried to escape the big city of Toronto for the quiet BC wilderness of Kelowna (which is a city in itself, but you know what I mean.) Kelowna was nice (kinda) and the friends we met and family we crashed with were all great (definitely!) , but our time in K-town was limited.

The call of decent public transit, cultural diversity and expanded business opportunities (ug, very corp speak) brought us back to the big smoke. Moving back to Toronto was a good choice, but I’ll always have a soft spot for Kelowna.

And it seems that blogging pal and YA author, Andrew Riddles is ending his time in Bear River, NS and is selling his house. He’s even built a great web page for his Bear River house. So, if you’re looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the big city and settle down in an ideal writer’s retreat – Bear River could be the place. If you act fast, Andrew will even throw in a full cord of wood, chopped and stacked. How many places in Toronto can make that kind offer? Think about it.