I spent 96 hours in Canada’s ‘forgotten province’ one of its last untouched gems [Video]

I’ve lived in London on and off for over a decade, and I’ve never said more than a passing ‘hello’ to my neighbours.

But in Shediac, a small town in New Brunswick, Canada, I experience a sense of community for the first time in years.

I’m at the Shediac Lobster Festival, enjoying fresh seafood for a fraction of UK prices and alien levels of friendliness compared to the interactions I have on the Tube at home. Pulling a chair up to a table for 700 people leads to all sorts of life-affirming conversations. And, if you’re a lobster amateur like me, detailed instructions on how to eat them.

The Lobster Festival has just celebrated its 75th year, which means it’s been around 20 years longer than Glastonbury. Aside from my group, I didn’t notice a single international tourist, and most out-of-towners came from other parts of Canada.

It was a similar story across the region, and I soon …