Tuesday, May 23, 2023: In the footsteps of my father. Info: With about 8,900 inhabitants Kapuskasing is a growing town with 65 % of the population speaking French as their mother-tongue. Originally it was founded as a camp during the construction of the Transcontinental Railway. In 1917 it was named Kapuskasing, a word of Cree…
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Hello from Burlington in Ontario
Saturday, May 20, 2023: Thirty-five years – two continents – one friendship. Info: Burlington is located on Lake Ontario between Toronto and Niagara Falls. With its approximately 190,000 people, it is part of the Toronto metropolitan region with a total population of over 9 million. My opinion: Lake Ontario is a beautiful place. We sought…
Hello from Kingston Ontario
Tuesday, May 16, 2023: You can never have enough islands! And what is an island anyway? Info: Kingston: This time I am not talking about Jamaica when I talk about Kingston, but about Lake Ontario. From 1841 to 1844, this Kingston was the first capital of Canada, then was succeeded by Montreal, Quebec City and…
Hello from Montreal
Saturday, May 13, 2023: A brief glance at a small part of a big city. Info: With its 1.8 million inhabitants Montreal is the largest city of the province of Quebec, but not the capital. There are more than 4 million people in the metropolitan region. If you approach the city from the opposite side…
Hello from Quebec
Thursday, May 11, 2023: A waterfall, the most cheerful traffic jam of my life and the end of time. Info: The city of Quebec is the capital of the province Quebec and is situated – where else? – on the St. Lawrence River. About 550,000 people live in an area of almost 500 km2. (In…
Hello from Reviere-du-Loup in Quebec
Tuesday, May 9, 2023: A river which is a sea, and the riddle of the three socks. Info: The province of Quebec is the largest in Canada. There are 8.5 million inhabitants in an area of 1.5 million km2. In comparison: In my home-country Austria there are 9 million people in an area of 84,000…
Hello from Saint John in New Brunswick
Saturday, May 6, 2023: A detour that became a stroke of luck! Info: The website of St. John states that the town is a special place where the St. John River meets the Bay of Fundy. Canada’s first incorporated city is about to invent itself new. In this industrial town there is the third largest…
Hello from Nova Scotia
Thursday, May 4, 2023: On the Lighthouse Route with Annie Way and the gang! Info: Nova Scotia is one of Canada’s ten provinces and three territories. With its size of approximately 55,000 km2 it adds up to a little bit more than half a percent of Canada’s total area. It is the second smallest province…
Hello from Flight Wien – Montreal – Halifax
Monday, May 1, 2023: The adventure begins! Video: Info: As in April the waves on the Atlantic are eight metres high on average, I decided not to go by container ship with Annie Way but to go by plane. On May 1 I flew from Vienna to Montreal with Austrian Airlines. The flight started at…
How it all started
Tuesday, April 25, 2023: Memories and answers. This photo shows Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Kapuskasing in Canada in 1952. In order to explain how it came into my possession, why I love travelling and how everything began, I’ll take you with me on a trip into the past. I’d like to introduce…