How to get really close to the Giant Panda bears!
Giant Panda Bears. The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on the outskirts of Chengdu in the Sichuan province of China is one of the best locations in the world to get exposed to the giant pandas (called giant only to distinguish them from the smaller red pandas). More than one million visitors per…
BEST of Djibouti food : Skoudehkaris !
Skoudehkaris is a classic Djibouti dish, a flavorful lamb and rice stew. . The following recipe comes from 196flavors.com : Ingredients – 1 lb. of lamb shoulder (shank) cut into pieces – 2.5 cups of rice – 5 fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced – 1 tablespoon of tomato paste – 1 red onion, sliced…
Shanghai: the future of China
Shanghai : The future of China! Read our previous posting at “Yichang to Shanghai via Shanghai Airlines!” Shanghai, what a city! What progress Shanghai has made since I was last here. Shanghai is without doubt a world class city. I am sitting here at my desk in our room at the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel with…
Bahamas, 3000 island Caribbean playground!
Bahamas. Read our previous country posting: “Azerbaijan, land of fire!” COUNTRY ROLL No 13 : Bahamas, 3000 island Caribbean playground close to the US coast! Photo: ShedExpedition Read our related posting: “Best of Bahamas food: CrackConch with pigeon peas and rice!” Read our next posting: “Bahrain, the Persian Gulf island of one million…