Hot air balloon, elephants and peacocks – Jaipur !
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The peacock is the national bird of India, and our hotel, the Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaipur, has several of them running around freely on the property. They are not only beautiful, even though it is early in the year and their annual “plumage” has not grown yet, but, as I found out…
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…
Cambodia, Land of the Khmers & The Largest City in the World
Cambodia. Country Roll #30: Cambodia, land of the Khmers, home of the largest city in the world once, Angkor Wat! Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from around the world. Luxury escapes and city breaks to Quebec City, New…
China – Reflections on our last trip to China !
China – Reflections on our last trip to China ! Read our previous posting at “Yangshuo and the Li River cruise” ASTOUNDING PROGRESS & MANY CHANGES since our last visit to China in the mid’90’s … Where are the bikes in China …? During our visit to the Chinese mainland in the ‘90’s, we saw few cars…