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…
Oberoi Hotel chain in India deserves a six-star rating!
During our recent three-week trip to India, we toured a vast area of northern and central India and the large distances meant having to change hotels every two days. This allowed us to experience and compare different hotel experiences in a short amount of time. We stayed at hotels of each of several major luxury…
BEST of Cuba food : Ropa vieja!
Ropa vieja. Cuba seems poised to become a greater tourism destination, but the infrastructure is still severely lacking and we continue to be concerned about the severe controls over internet access in Cuba. Ropa vieja a la cubana could easily be considered Cuba’s national dish. Ropa vieja, which is spanish for “old clothes”, is a…
Dominica, the nature island of the Caribbean! A real gem!
Dominica COUNTRY ROLL No 51 : Dominica, the nature island of the Caribbean! A real gem! Sometimes forgotten between Guadeloupe and Martinique lies the beautiful island of Dominica, the true nature island of the Caribbean! Forests, mountains, waterfalls, pristine and undeveloped beaches coupled with a friendly english-speaking population should attract all nature lovers and amateurs…
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