Our extraordinary land and sea Alaska Cruise !
Following my return from a recent land and sea Alaska cruise with Princess Cruises, I received a thank you letter from my brother Louis-Simon, who had accompanied me on the trip. Dr. Louis-Simon Gagnon is not only a well-known medical doctor in our hometown of Quebec City, but he also happens to be a very…
National Rail Travel from Chengdu to Chongqing !
National Rail Travel from Chengdu to Chongqing. Read our previous posting “Panda Bear keeper for a day!” I was somewhat anxious about our scheduled train ride from Chengdu to Chongqing aboard a China National Rail high speed train. Our guide had warned us that there would be a lot of stairs and there was no…
Venice at Carnival time, Simply Magical !
VENICE at Carnival Time, Simply Magical ! Enchantment I first visited Venice when I was 19 while traveling throughout Italy. I was impressed by the many ancient monuments of Rome still standing and the glorious Renaissance art and architecture of Florence, but I was truly enchanted by Venice with its unique lifestyle of water travel,…
BEST of Aruba food : Keshi Yena !
BEST of Aruba food : Keshi Yena ! Read our previous posting: “Best of Armenia food: Harissa, aka Herisseh!” Keshi Yena, the national dish of Aruba, is a spicy mixture of chicken and peppers, capers, olives and tomatoes baked in a Gouda or Edam cheese “shell”. Can you really visit Aruba and not try this…