by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Nov 8, 2013 | Canada, Cuisine, Friends, Wine
The weather in Nova Scotia is like an avocado. You can only enjoy it when it is ready —not when you are. And, it is usually only perfect for one day. So after numerous days of changing plans or cancelling reservations, we finally learned to live in the moment and to...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Oct 25, 2013 | Canada, Cuisine, Entertainment, History
Manny is one lucky guy. (And not just because he is married to me!) For the last several years, we have ensured that his birthdays have been particularly memorable. We celebrated his 60th enjoying the house blends in a coffee shop in Amsterdam… 😉 For his 63rd,...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Oct 4, 2013 | Canada, Cuisine
We had planned on visiting Prince Edward Island at the end of the trip if time allowed, but as my good friend Liz says, “Life happens while making other plans”. Serena’s suspension went haywire and her control gauge was flashing red continually: a very...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Aug 23, 2013 | America, Cuisine, Friends
We had been planning to leave Flourtown, PA right after Memorial Day for a four-month sojourn in Serena to Eastern Canada, but when I fired up the refrigerator, I discovered it wasn’t working properly. Week after week passed, wrong parts came and went, and what...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Nov 16, 2012 | Canada, Cuisine, Wine
Since eating and drinking are two of our favorite activities, Manny and I knew that the Quebec road trip called La Route des Saveurs de Charlevoix was a must. At the Charlevoix tourist office, we got a beautiful brochure that highlighted 23 of the region’s proud...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Nov 2, 2012 | Canada, Cuisine
In our loosely planned itinerary, the next stop was going to be the region of Charlevoix. However, Gille and Pierrette, the Quebeçois couple we met at the church with a view, encouraged us to first stop at L’Isle d’Orleans, a small historic island on our...
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