Canada's cities

L'Anse from Meadows, Newfoundland

L'Anse from Meadows - Viking settlement and fishing village Even if the small town of L'Anse aux Meadows on the northwest coast of Newfoundland is mainly known for the world-famous archaeological excavation site, where Helge Ingstad and his wife Anne Stine proved that the Vikings around the year 1000 AD actually reached the coasts of North America, the fishing village [...]

In Quebec City, history is not far away

In Quebec City, history is never far away! There are few places in North America older than Quebec City. There is none among them in which history is as present as in the capital of the province of Quebec. Everything bears witness to the past in the capital of the province of Quebec.

Pictou Nova Scotia - Dinner with a view

Eating with a view What actually defines a gourmet hotel? The question is not that easy to answer, especially when I think of the Pictou Lodge Beachfront Resort in Nova Scotia. It lacks the cosiness that I normally look for in a luxury hotel. Nor does it have any charm that could induce me to offer you this hotel [...]

Culinary tour of Toronto

Culinary tour through Toronto On our culinary journey through the world, we don't want to miss an insight into Toronto's cuisine. With its population, Toronto is ideal for a food tour through Toronto, and we are sure that we will discover a lot of interesting and, above all, delicious things. Therefore close[…]

Toronto's suburb of Leslieville

Our tip: Toronto's suburb of Leslieville is worth a trip As you know, we were in Toronto again this year, a city that we already know well from numerous visits. But as is the case with a city with 2,6 million inhabitants: you never really know it. And that's no different in Toronto. [...]

By the sea - Victoria-by-the-Sea

Granted, I hadn't heard of Victoria-by-the-Sea before, even though I'd been to Prince Edward Island many times. So I was all the more surprised when we visited this pretty little seaside village on the south coast of the island province in eastern Canada this summer. There are no large signs, and in our travel guide the [...]