7 December 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , Shopping
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Granville Island is a
peninsula and shopping district in the
Fairview neighbourhood of
Vancouver ,
British Columbia ,
Canada , across
False Creek from
Downtown Vancouver , under the south end of the
Granville Street Bridge . Formerly an industrial manufacturing area, it was named after
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville .
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15 November 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Ottawa is the capital city of
Canada . It is located in the
southern portion of the province of
Ontario , at the
confluence of the
Ottawa River and the
Rideau River . Ottawa borders
Gatineau, Quebec , and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau
census metropolitan area (CMA) and the
National Capital Region (NCR). As of 2021, Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the
fourth-largest city and
fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
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19 October 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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L’Anse aux Meadows (lit.
Meadows Cove ) is an
archaeological site , first excavated in the 1960s, of a
Norse settlement dating to approximately 1,000 years ago. The site is located on the northernmost tip of the island of
Newfoundland in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador near
St. Anthony .
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30 August 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a
borough (
arrondissement ) of the city of
Montreal ,
Quebec , Canada. Due to its large concentration of French
immigrants who arrived in the early twenty first century, the neighbourhood has been named the “French District”, “Le Petit Paris”, “La Petite-France”, or ironically “La Nouvelle-France”.
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21 July 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon appétit
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A lobster roll is a dish native to
New England and
Atlantic Canada . It is made of
lobster meat served on a grilled
hot dog–style bun . The filling may also contain butter, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper, with variants made in some parts of New England replacing the butter with mayonnaise. Other versions may contain diced celery or scallion. Potato chips or French fries are the typical
side dishes .
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15 July 2024 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | Rubric: General
Reading Time: 5 minutes 🔊 Listen to this Post N orth A tlantic T reaty O rganization (NATO; French : O rganisation du t raité de l’A tlantique n ord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance , is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states —30 European and 2 North American. Established in the aftermath of World War II , the organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty , signed in Washington, D.C. , on 4 April 1949. NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties. During the Cold War , NATO operated as a check on the threat posed by the Soviet Union . The alliance remained in place after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact , and has been involved in military operations in the Balkans , the Middle East , South Asia and Africa. The organization’s motto is animus in consulendo liber Latin for ‘mind unfettered in deliberation’). The organization’s strategic concepts include deterrence . read more…
24 March 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon appétit
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Poutine is a dish of
french fries and
cheese curds topped with a brown
gravy . It emerged in
Quebec , in the late 1950s in the
Centre-du-Québec region, though its exact origins are uncertain and there are several competing claims regarding its invention. For many years, it was used by some to mock
Quebec society . Poutine later became celebrated as a symbol of
Québécois culture and the province of Quebec. It has long been associated with
Quebec cuisine , and its rise in prominence has led to its growing popularity throughout the rest of
Canada .
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2 March 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon appétit
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Surf and turf, sometimes called reef and beef, is a
main course combining
seafood and
red meat , typically
beefsteak . While
lobster and
filet mignon are a standard combination, variations common to
steakhouse menus include
prawns, shrimp ,
squid , or
scallops , which may be
steamed ,
grilled , or
breaded and fried .
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14 February 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Hollywood North is a
colloquialism used to describe
film production industries and/or film locations north of its namesake,
Hollywood ,
California . The term has been applied principally to the
film industry in Canada , specifically to the cities
Toronto and
Vancouver . The title has been claimed for both
Toronto ,
Ontario and
Vancouver ,
British Columbia .
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; French: Organisation du traité de l’Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American. Established in the aftermath of World War II, the organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties. During the Cold War, NATO operated as a check on the threat posed by the Soviet Union. The alliance remained in place after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, and has been involved in military operations in the Balkans, the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. The organization’s motto is animus in consulendo liber (Latin for ‘mind unfettered in deliberation’). The organization’s strategic concepts include deterrence. read more…
