Equatorial Guinea : Per capita, the richest country in Africa!
Guinea COUNTRY ROLL No 56 : Equatorial Guinea, the richest country in Africa, per capita, thanks to its oil! Unfortunately, the vast majority of the population of Equatorial Guinea lives in abject poverty. And the country consistently ranks as the “worst of the worst” in the whole world when it comes to human rights. BonVoyageurs…
Oyster Box Hotel in South Africa … Memorable in Most Every Way
THE OYSTER BOX HOTEL IN SOUTH AFRICA … MEMORABLE IN MOST EVERY WAY Our three-day trip with Rovos Rail which began in Pretoria ended in South Africa’s popular coastal city of Durban. Just a short ride from the rail station and we arrived at our hotel situated on the glorious Umhlanga Rocks Beach in the…
Antigua and Barbuda, land of the 365 beaches!
Antigua and Barbuda. Read our previous country posting: “Angola, wealth, poverty and a King!” COUNTRY ROLL No 6 : Antigua and Barbuda, land of the 365 beaches and of Mount Obama! Read our related posting: “Best of Antigua and Barbuda food: Fungee and Pepperpot!” Read our next country posting: “Argentina, land of contrasts!”…
Peacocks, Fenugreek and Blue Pottery
Peacocks, Fenugreek and Blue Pottery. In exotic Jaipur, I am having breakfast after a short but wondrous visit and am feeling adventurous. After all, we have surveyed the city from 2000+ feet above it in a sunrise hot air balloon ride, entered the courtyard of the magnificent Amber Palace dating from 1592 on top of…