Suzhou: paradise on earth?
Suzhou China, paradise on earth? Read our previous posting at “French Concession Shanghai” Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant who visited China around 1275 AD, wrote that if there is paradise on earth, it is in Suzhou and Hangzhou. I know Hangzhou well from my previous trips to China, and today we will be going to…
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,…
CULINARY SPOTLIGHT: Six Course Nepalese Dinner in Kathmandu
Nepalese Dinner. Imagine a palatial hotel recently restored to its 13th century glory, full of priceless antiques from bygone civilizations, with service and elegance to match in the heart of exotic Kathmandu. Now imagine the hotel’s signature restaurant where you leave your shoes as you enter, and walk into another century and another world. The…
Sarkozy at La Petite Maison
Sarkozy at La Petite Maison in Nice France. Read our previous posting “Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or” Le roi de Jordanie et son épouse, Rania, avaient invité, ce mardi le couple Sarkozy à un dîner entre amis à Nice. En se rendant à “La Petite Maison“, Carla et Nicolas Sarkozy,…