Chengdu China capital of Sichuan !
Chengdu China capital of Sichuan ! Read our previous posting “Terracotta Warriors of Xi’An!” The Xi’An airport we used, which is actually located in the neighboring town of Xianyang ( another previous capital of China), only just opened two months ago, or so the staff at the first class lounge informed us. And when we later…
BEST of Bangladesh food : Kacchi Biryani !
Kacchi Biryani. Read our previous posting: “Best of Bahrain food: Machboos Dijaj, delicious spiced chicken with rice!” BEST of Bangladesh food : Kacchi Biryani ! When it comes to biryani (which means fried or roasted) rice, several experts seem to rate the biryani from Bangladesh as the best in the world! Kacchi (which means raw)…
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…
Art & Gastronomy … The finale of Renoir’s life and the debut of Escoffier’s
Renoir. Both Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Auguste Escoffier practiced their art from an early age through to the sunset of their years. Both worked passionately at their craft with an intense joie de vivre, were innovators in their professions, gained recognition at a relatively young age and fame before their death, and both had intimate…
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