Strangers in Paradise … Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan Imagine a paradise for salmon fishing … thousands of pink salmon running upstream through miles of fresh creek water which flows into their spawning grounds in Margaret Lake. The creek runs through Tongass National Forest, the largest forest in the U.S. which happens to cover most of southeast Alaska, and is just…
Dominican Republic : Tropical Beaches, Alpine Mountains, Colonial Cities!
Dominican Republic COUNTRY ROLL No 52 : Dominican Republic, a Caribbean country which has it all, tropical beaches, alpine mountains, colonial cities! Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, is not only the oldest city in the New World, dating back to the arrival of Christopher Colombus and the Spaniards in 1492, but also…
Benin, cradle of the voodoo religion!
Benin. Read our previous country posting: “Belize, which has it all : Mayas, beaches, jungles, barrier reef!” COUNTRY ROLL No 20 : Benin, cradle of the voodoo religion in French West Africa! Photo Dan Kitwood/GettyImages Read our related posting: “Best of Benin food: Ago Glain with Pili Pili, a mouthful just to pronounce…
BEST of Cook Islands food : delectable and delicious Ika Mata !
Ika Mata. Here’s a fantastic summer dish from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands: ika mata, a raw fish salad with coconut milk marinated in lemon juice! In the Cook Islands, some claim that the authentic ika mata uses fresh yellow fin tuna but many variations using different types of fish can be found and enjoyed….