Monaco … or is it Monte Carlo? Posh either way!
In addition to the extensive ferry schedule to Corsica and Sardinia, the port of Nice offers regularly scheduled day trips by boat from Nice to St. Tropez, Cannes and Monaco. The boat takes you there early in the morning and returns late in the afternoon, leaving you a full day of leisurely touring at your…
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES ~ Perfect Ports of Call & Excursions
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES ~ Perfect Ports of Call & Excursions In 2015, Viking Ocean Cruises launched its first ocean-going ship, the Viking Star, with an innovative approach to cruising built upon its success on the rivers of this world. Viking has met with formidable applause from the critics and public alike ever since. If you…
BEST of Benin food : Ago glain with pili pili !
Ago Glain with Pili Pili. Read our previous posting: “Best of Belize food : Rice and Beans!” BEST of Benin food : Ago glain with pili pili ! A mouthful just to pronounce it! Ago glain, a shellfish, tomato and onion stew, and the local red pepper hot sauce, pili pili, make for a savoury…
Climbing Mount Everest the hard way!
Mount Everest. Touring Kathmandu and Patan yesterday was surprisingly interesting and exotic. However, the main purpose of our trip to Nepal was to go up Mount Everest. Since Kathmandu is already at an elevation of 4,600 feet, we only had another 25,000 feet or so to climb to reach the summit. I had been warned…
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