SAVVY TIPS: For a superb view of Firenze, go shopping!
It only takes a bit of sunshine to inundate Firenze with tourists. Florence is one of the most visited cities in the wold, and rightly so given the wealth of its historical offerings and the charm of the city itself. Few tourist destinations have so much to offer in a relatively small area, and the…
The autonomous polity of Mount Athos!
Mount Athos. In 1960, Greek shipping magnate Yannis Carras, aboard his three-mast 58-meter schooner yacht Carita (later renamed Argonaftis), decided to cruise north to the Mount Athos peninsula of the Halkidiki region of Greece to celebrate the 1,000 year anniversary of the establishment of monasteries around Mount Athos, I am instinctively intrigued by any…
CULINARY SPOTLIGHT: Six Course Nepalese Dinner in Kathmandu
Nepalese Dinner. Imagine a palatial hotel recently restored to its 13th century glory, full of priceless antiques from bygone civilizations, with service and elegance to match in the heart of exotic Kathmandu. Now imagine the hotel’s signature restaurant where you leave your shoes as you enter, and walk into another century and another world. The…
BEST of Cuba food : Ropa vieja!
Ropa vieja. Cuba seems poised to become a greater tourism destination, but the infrastructure is still severely lacking and we continue to be concerned about the severe controls over internet access in Cuba. Ropa vieja a la cubana could easily be considered Cuba’s national dish. Ropa vieja, which is spanish for “old clothes”, is a…
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