Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers
The Edison Ford Museum in Fort Myers Florida is a garden paradise. The two inventors didn't just spend the winter here. They also experimented with exotic plants on their park grounds.
Pictou - The first Scots in Nova Scotia
Pictou played an important role in changing the history of the Atlantic provinces in Canada. This is where the first immigrants from Scotland came ashore at the end of the 18th century.
The Hector in Pictou brought the first Scots to Nova Scotia
She towers proudly in the port of Pictou: the "Hector". When there is no wind, it is reflected in the water of the port of Pictou and gives us a picture from another time - more precisely the year 1773, when Scottish immigrants reached the coast of Nova Scotia.
Indians and Jesuits in Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons In Midland there is a museum village, in which the life of the Iroquois Indians and Jesuits at the beginning of the colonization of Ontario is clearly shown. It has long been on the wish list of our travel destinations. Firstly because we are very interested in Indian culture and Canada's colonial history. On the other hand, because the [...]
Ontario's beginnings in the Upper Canada Village
In the Upper Canada Village you will immerse yourself in the history of Ontario. But that was not always so. In the middle of the 19th century, Ontario was still a rural province, where most of the people lived from farming and processing agricultural products.
Fish for the aquarium from Ucluelet Canada
An aquarium stands on the waterfront in the fishing village of Ucluelet Canada. Ucluelet British Columbia Canada is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Every spring, the aquarium receives fish and other marine animals for its display cases and water tanks. In winter they are released back into the sea.
Offbeat Places to Visit in Austria - Tips for Trips to Savor
Enjoy the Waldviertel Austria For three days we were out and about in the Waldviertel Austria. For the first time. So far I had only heard of the Waldviertel in Lower Austria and, apart from a lot of forest, couldn't imagine much about it. We start our journey in the Gartenhotel & Weingut Pfeffel in Dürnstein in the Wachau, a gourmet hotel directly on the Danube. This represents [...]
The first settlers in Prince Edward Island
Roma at Three Rivers isn't very big and never has been. It is a place on the east coast of Prince Edward Island on a peninsula in the Montague River. The first settlers in Prince Edward Island settled there in the 18th century under the direction of the French trader Jean Pierre Roma.
Anne of Green Gables lived here, or something ...
Anne of Green Gables is a fictional character for whom Prince Edward Island is famous. The girl with the pigtails and freckles ubiquitous on Prince Edward Island is an invention of Lucy Maud Montgomery. A visit to Green Gables brings them to life.
Acadia on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia
The Acadians on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia Their story is tragic: the Acadians of Nova Scotia got caught between the fronts in the 18th century when the conflict between the English and the French over control of this part of the New World came to a head. The Acadians themselves were successful farmers who, through an ingenious method, brought the sea [...]
