Argentina, land of contrasts!
Argentina. Read our previous country posting: “Antigua and Barbuda, land of the 365 beaches!” COUNTRY ROLL No 7 : Argentina, land of contrasts and one of my favorite countries to visit! Read our related posting: “Best of Argentina food : the Asado!” Read our next country posting: “Armenia, homeland to its own alphabet!” Stay…
Maryland Blue Crabs on the shores of Chesapeake Bay!
Maryland Blue Crabs. The table we had reserved for lunch had been prepared before our arrival at the Crab & Steak House restaurant. The table was now fully covered by a large sheet of brown paper, and a large bucket, a large roll of paper, mallets, forks and knives were laid out on the…
New Year’s Day falls on January 1st since when?
The answer: January 1st, 1753. If you live in America or in any other country then part of the British Empire, 1753 was the first year where January 1st was celebrated as the first day of a new calendar year. The Calendar Act of 1751 was the British law which set 1752 as the…
Baroque splendor, postcard beauty, that’s Southeast Sicily!
From the metropolitan expanse of Catania in the shadow of magnificent Mount Etna to the layered climbs of hillside Modica, from the coastal charms of ancient Siracusa to the postcard beauty of hilltop Ragusa, from the picturesque fishing villages of Aci Costello and Aci Trezza to the baroque splendor of Noto, southeast Sicily is an…
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