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…
Cyprus, the island of love, home to the wine of kings and the king of wines!
Cyprus COUNTRY ROLL No 47 : Cyprus, the original island of love. Did you not know that Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was born in Cyprus, just off what is now appropriately called Aphrodite’s Beach. Cyprus is also home to the oldest wine in the world, the sweet dessert wine commandaria. In the 12th century,…
Romantic Getaway to Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac
Rumor has it that Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac is the most photographed hotel in the world … and for good reason! Like the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Leaning Tower of Pisa or even the Great Wall of China, this legendary structure in the charming capital of the province of Quebec is a…
Viking Ocean Cruises Room Service Menu
Viking Ocean Cruises Room Service Menu Whenever I am considering eating out at a new restaurant, I go online and try to check out the menu. Similarly, whenever I am considering going on a cruise, I go online and try to check out the restaurant and room service menus. All too often, I have found…
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