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…
Battielal and the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve!
Battielal was our naturalist guide for our game drives through the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur, a town located about 100 miles southeast of Jaipur, reached by way of a four-hour hair-raising, constantly bumpy but most interesting drive. Until 1971, the year Indira Gandhi brought about a constitutional amendment which took away most of…
Belize, which has it all: Mayas, Jungles, Beaches, Barrier Reef!
Belize. Read our previous country posting: “Belgium, the crossroads of French, Dutch, German cultures!” COUNTRY ROLL No 19 : Belize, which has it all: Mayas, Jungles, Beaches, and a great Barrier Reef! Photo Belizehub.com Read our related posting: “Best of Belize food: Rice and Beans!” Read our next country posting:”Benin, cradle of the voodoo…
African Queen, Beaulieu-sur-Mer: Best pizza ever!
The name “African Queen” probably conjures up memories of the dynamic duo, Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in the 1951 film by the same name — but forget that movie for now. Close your eyes and imagine a restaurant with exotic decor … rosewood paneling, African motifs, lush tropical plants. Large parts of the restaurant…