The Royal Kumari or Living Goddess of Kathmandu
Kumari. The Royal Kumari or Living Goddess of Kathmandu. Read our previous posting: “Climbing Mount Everest the hard way!” Across from the Narayanhiti Royal Palace of Durbar Square in downtown Kathmandu stands a smaller but well decorated house called Kumari Ghar, the House of the Kumari. It would be easy to simply walk by and…
BEST of Chad food : Jarret de Boeuf !
Jarret de boeuf Photo GrubPassport.com Traditional Chad jarret de boeuf recipe from cellnet.org.uk: Ingredients: lkg beef, preferably from the middle of the leg, diced 2 onions, 2 garlic cloves salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper to taste 6 whole cloves 2 carrots, sliced 1 aubergine, cubed 1 leek, chopped 1 sweet potato, cubed and…
Amazing Israel !
Amazing Israel, indeed. . As our Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt started its final descent towards the Tel Aviv Airport, I looked out the plane window at the cloudless sky and sparkling blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea, searching for signs of the approaching shore. When the flat land of Israel finally appeared on the horizon…
Moscow: Now a World-Class Destination
Moscow may not yet be considered one of the top 10 destination cities in Europe for tourist travelers but it is well on its way to becoming one of its most fascinating destinations. We recently visited Moscow at the end of a marvelous and eye-opening cruise, Waterways of the Tsars with Viking River Cruises. We toured St….