Slow Travel & Gourmet Tours: Magazine & Experience Guide Worldwide
Slow Food in Canada: You can get crabs, lobster, caviar and salmon from the neighbors A slow food menu in New Brunswick reads like a who's who of the most delicious seafood specialties that the Atlantic coast in Canada has to offer: there are crabs, lobsters , Caviar and salmon - fresh or smoked - on the table. [...]
We're on one of Nova Scotia's travel routes – the Sunrise Trail in Nova Scotia! "The Sunrise Trail" sounds appealing, doesn't it? The route runs along Nova Scotia's north coast, following the Northumberland Strait.
Suddenly the beach road is no longer called Shore Road, but Belle Cote Beach Road. I find the Scottish-Acadian street names Chemin Old Grand Etang Road or Chemin McCarry Road in Saint Joseph du Moine even more beautiful. We have arrived in the Acadians region on the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton.
A typical American breakfast is plentiful. We found that on our pleasure trips through America. This includes a breakfast omelet, eggs with bacon, ham or pork sausages and fried potatoes, pancakes and toast with butter and jam. Eggs Benedict or waffles are also very tasty.
On this Montreal Food Tour we discover Montreal attractions for foodies. From regional specialties to bakers whose competition ends up in the daily newspapers to the city's markets and restaurants, there is a lot to explore.
The arrival of the gray whales off the coasts of Vancouver Island gives the coastal towns an occasion to celebrate. This is not just about the 20.000 whales that migrate north at the end of March. People on the west coast of Canada celebrate the beginning of spring at the Pacific Rim Whale Festival.
The old town of Quebec Canada is spread over two levels: the urban areas that lie directly on the banks of the Saint Lawrence River, and whose streets nestle between the river and the cliffs of Cap Diamant, and the upper town, which is dominated by the Château Frontenac and the citadel.
This is how I imagine winter to be. Frosty temperatures, lots of snow, frozen rivers and a bright blue sky where the sun's rays make the snow sparkle. We are lucky enough to experience the Ottawa Winterlude under optimal conditions.
Vegetables and herbs grow on the roof garden of the Royal York Hotel Toronto. Bees are buzzing among the herbs and vegetables. These too have found a home on the hotel roof and diligently produce fresh honey, which is served in the hotel's fine restaurants.
Good pizza and pasta are available at Zambri's on Yates Street in Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. However, you have to know this beforehand, because from the outside the restaurant on the ground floor of a high-rise office building with its large window front looks rather inconspicuous.
