The McCarthy’s Party Blog

A few years ago I had the great fortune to find myself guiding a private tour for a really interesting character and his family of three – him, a son of about 17, and his wife. This gentleman had recently sold a huge, advertising agency he’d created in Chicago. Now retired he had taken up…

My brother Mark has suggested that our guides provide a personal reading list of Newfoundland books we can add to their profile page on the McCarthy’s Party Tours website. This is part of our plan to familiarize our guests with their potential hosts and perhaps afford them with an opportunity to better prepare for their…

Guests often ask about the oddly shaped boxes located at the head of nearly every driveway that intersect the highways and byways here in Newfoundland. As is often the case with guest’s queries, I could provide an answer with just two simple words, but as everyone knows, we Newfoundlanders rarely forego an opportunity to “spin…

My brother Mark and I were looking for a new venue for the ‘Taste of Newfoundland’ experience we offer to convention planners here in the capitol city of St. John’s. We currently visit the ‘Quidi Vidi Brewery’ to sample their many varieties of craft beer – most especially the ‘Iceberg Beer’ that is actually brewed…

A post from Linda: Hi to everyone, Hope all is well. Wish I could be home for the guides’ trip. Intercession started this week, so I’m in the home stretch now and will be flying home in late June.     I went to Cyprus for Easter break and boy there’s something about islanders. What…