New Year’s Day falls on January 1st since when?
The answer: January 1st, 1753. If you live in America or in any other country then part of the British Empire, 1753 was the first year where January 1st was celebrated as the first day of a new calendar year. The Calendar Act of 1751 was the British law which set 1752 as the…
Germany, the richest and most populous country in Western Europe!
COUNTRY ROLL No 68: Germany, land of a very hard working people, and by far the richest and most populous country in Western Europe! 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 York,…
Cape Verde, idyllic islands with best year-round weather in Africa!
Cape Verde. COUNTRY ROLL No 33 : Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde as it is officially known, is an archipelago country off the western coast of Africa with 350 days of sunshine per year and the best year round weather in Africa! Photo pahte.com Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World…
BEST of Belarus food: Machanka with Draniki !
BEST of Belarus food: Machanka with Draniki ! Read our previous posting: “Best of Barbados food: Coocoo and Flying Fish!” Machanka and draniki, pork stew and potato pancakes, a staple of Belarus cooking. Apparently, pork became very popular back in the days of the Ottoman Empire as the farmers and peasants discovered that the Muslim…