Cruising with Windstar Cruises … How Paradise Feels
CRUISING WITH WINDSTAR CRUISES … HOW PARADISE FEELS How does “paradise” feel? For many people, it’s associated with sunshine and warmth, no worries, no stress, far away from life’s daily demands and the madding crowd. Beauty all around you, friendly faces anticipating your every need. The perfect ambiance to rekindle romance and sleep like a…
Marc Chagall in Saint-Paul-de-Vence!
Chagall. Read our previous posting: “Art and Gastronomy … The finale of Renoir’s life and the debut of Escoffier’s!” Highlights of our day in Saint-Paul-de-Vence: *We had lunch at La Colombe d’Or in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. The founder of La Colombe d’Or, Paul Roux, liked to paint and as a result ended up attracting artists, writers, celebrities…
The Best of Viking River Cruises – Part I
In May, we had the distinct pleasure of being guests on board the Viking Tor Longship for a Viking River Cruise down the Danube river from Nuremberg to Budapest. We have cruising experience dating back to the mid-1980’s, but this was our first river cruise in Europe. Since river cruising has become a very…
Climbing Mount Everest the hard way!
Mount Everest. Touring Kathmandu and Patan yesterday was surprisingly interesting and exotic. However, the main purpose of our trip to Nepal was to go up Mount Everest. Since Kathmandu is already at an elevation of 4,600 feet, we only had another 25,000 feet or so to climb to reach the summit. I had been warned…