Life In Pleasantville

If you saw a piece of broken glass on the street, you'd step over it.
Tumble that same piece in the ocean for fifty years, though, and suddenly people are crouching in the cold wet sand for it.

I'm sharing where to actually hunt for sea glass in Cape Breton, the beach that's basically guaranteed to deliver (hint: it used to be the town dump, which is exactly why it's so good), the one my cousin takes me to every time I visit, and the one where I came home with nothing but a great story about the wind.

Plus the legal grey area nobody talks about, the colours worth getting excited over, and the three beaches still on my list for next time.

Sea Glass Cape Breton: Where to Hunt and What You'll Find Hunting sea glass Cape Breton style means real beaches, real tides, and a few hard-won truths. Here's where to go and what to expect.

Ever wonder why everything on Life in Pleasantville is so… pleasant? No takedowns, no dragging anyone, no ten-point breakdowns of what went wrong at a resort.
There's a reason for that. Actually a few reasons. And I finally wrote them down after doing this for 15 years.
If you've ever wondered whether you can trust a travel blogger who never seems to have a bad time, this answers everything. 👇

Why Travel Blogs Are So Positive (And Why This One Really Is) Ever wonder why travel blogs are so positive? Here's my honest answer, and where to find the one star reviews about too many trees.