African Lion Safari … A journal !
AFRICAN LION SAFARI TANZANIAN JOURNAL January 24 – February 8, 2012 Jan 24: 23 Hours of Travel … Taking Denis’ all-time favorite airline, British Airways, from Dulles to London, and then connecting for a flight to Nairobi, helped make this exhausting African Lion Safari trip into a more pleasurable experience … from the lounge where…
Antibes, Cap d’Antibes, Juan Les Pins, France
Having substantially recovered from my somewhat stressful first experience with the electric car sharing service, Auto Bleue, we elected to try it again today for our trip to the Cap d’Antibes peninsula, about 15 miles southwest of Nice. That is the area made famous by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which explains why we have lunch reserved…
China Eastern Airlines to Xi’An !
China Eastern Airlines to Xi’An, the eternal capital of China! Read our previous posting “Beijing China … A hutong and the Olympic Park!” This morning’s breakfast at the Horizon Club lounge of the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing was somewhat of a challenge. None of the staff on duty at the lounge spoke English! An order for…
GRAND CAFÉ DR. ZHIVAGO … A Favorite of Moscow’s new elite
MOSCOW … Birthday Luncheon at the Ultra-Modern Grand Café Dr. Zhivago The home turf of the new Russian elite, Moscow, is seeing more and more elite establishments opening up to cater to their discriminating needs. Plus there is an explosive interest in sourcing locally and focusing on the best of Russia. One of these “new…