Tave Kosi. BEST of Albania food: Tave Kosi! Read our previous posting: “Best of Afghanistan food : Qabili Palau” Tave Kosi is Albania‘s national dish. Baked lamb and rice with yoghurt. Here is the recipe I borrowed from Epicurus.com: Tave Kosi : Baked Lamb with Yogurt Recipe type: Lamb or Mutton Serves: 6…
Azerbaijan, land of fire!
Azerbaijan. Read our previous country posting: “Austria, land of drop-dead gorgeous Alpine settings!” COUNTRY ROLL No 12 : Azerbaijan, land of fire, hosting 49 countries in 2015 for the first European Games! Read our related posting: “Best of Azerbaijan food: Lamb Pilaf (Plov)!” Read our next country posting: “Bahamas, 3000 islands Caribbean playground…
Austria, land of drop-dead gorgeous Alpine settings!
Austria. Read our previous country posting: “Australia, a continent full of wonders!” COUNTRY ROLL No 11 : Austria, land of Imperial Vienna and drop-dead gorgeous Alpine settings! Photo @DiscoveryImages Read our related posting: “Best of Austria food: the Wiener Schnitzel!” Read our next country posting: “Azerbaijan, land of fire!” Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com…
Armenia, homeland to its own alphabet!
Armenia. Read our previous country posting: “Argentina, land of contrasts!” COUNTRY ROLL No 8 : Armenia, homeland to its own alphabet and to my favorite singer Charles Aznavour! Read our related posting: “Best of Armenia food: Harissa, aka Herisseh!” Read our next country posting: “Aruba, one happy island!” Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more…
Andorra, a monarchy with two kings!
Andorra. Read our previous country posting: “Algeria, the largest country in Africa!” COUNTRY ROLL No 4 : Andorra, in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain, is a monarchy with two kings, one a bishop, the other the President of France! Photo @Nick_Schultz5 Read our related posting: “Best of Andorra food : Escudella…
Albania, land of the golden eagles and of the double headed black eagles!
Albania. COUNTRY ROLL No 2 : Albania, land of the golden eagles and of the double headed black eagles! Read our previous posting: “Afghanistan: the graveyard of empires!” Photo: Ivo Gievski Read our related posting: “Best of Albania food : Tave Kosi!” Read our next posting: “Algeria: the largest country in Africa!” Stay tuned to…
Villa Galini : Live the life of a Greek shipping magnate!
Villa Galini. Read our previous posting : “The autonomous polity of Mount Athos” A stay at the Villa Galini Hotel in the Halkidiki region of northern Greece probably represents one of the very few opportunities you will ever have to live the life of a Greek shipping magnate. And that is because, before being…
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…
Thessaloniki, formerly the Jerusalem of the Balkans
Thessaloniki, Greece is a city with a long history, which many nationalities have helped build over the centuries. The Greeks, the Turks, the Bulgarians, the Romans have all played major roles, but one group whose major contribution is at risk of being overlooked, because relatively few traces remain of its presence, is the Jews…
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…
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