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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 [...]
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.
Your Sweden vacation in Smaland southern Sweden This Sweden vacation in Smaland southern Sweden is an experience for connoisseurs. Our trip to Oslo made us curious. So we wanted to see more of Scandinavia. To start with, we chose the region between Jönköping and Växjö, southeast of Stockholm. A vacation in Sweden in Smaland, southern Sweden. I knew that[…]
The Bouctouche Dune is a nearly ten kilometer long sandbar off Bouctouche Bay in New Brunswick. Wind and waves have created them over centuries. Exactly the conditions that we encounter during our visit. Maybe that's why we can appreciate the beauty of this landscape so much?
Tall Ships 2017 celebrates Canada's 150th birthday We have already been to the Tall Ships Festival in Halifax twice. A great experience that inspires us again and again. The Tall Ships 2017 Festival is again docking in Halifax. For Canada's 150th birthday, other ports are also taking part this year. More information about the ships, the ports [...]
The Best Photos from Indian Summer Autumn has arrived in New England and Eastern Canada. For us this is definitely the best time to travel to these regions. Then nature rears up again. For the last time in the year it shows a color spectacle. The extensive deciduous forests are colorful. First[…]
Village Historique Acadien Caraquet At the Village Historique Acadien Caraquet in New Brunswick, we saw how difficult it is to capture the history of a people or an ethnic group in words, books and in spirit. Until our visit to this museum village, we had made it easy for ourselves: in most history books and travel guides it is said that the [...]
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 [...]
"Island of Eternal Spring": Tenerife's climate at a glance Tenerife is probably rightly called the "Island of Eternal Spring" because it lies in the transition area between the subtropics and the temperate zone. The average annual temperatures in Tenerife are a pleasant 23 degrees Celsius and vary only slightly over the year. Tenerife owes this to[…]
A castle in the clouds - the Castle in the Clouds in New Hampshire I wouldn't call the magnificent house on the summit of the Ossipee Mountain Range in New Hampshire a castle in the clouds, but the house is impressive in any case. Especially the view from his terrace and many of his [...]
