Albania, land of the golden eagles and of the double headed black eagles!
Albania. COUNTRY ROLL No 2 : Albania, land of the golden eagles and of the double headed black eagles! Read our previous posting: “Afghanistan: the graveyard of empires!” Photo: Ivo Gievski Read our related posting: “Best of Albania food : Tave Kosi!” Read our next posting: “Algeria: the largest country in Africa!” Stay tuned to…
The autonomous polity of Mount Athos!
Mount Athos. In 1960, Greek shipping magnate Yannis Carras, aboard his three-mast 58-meter schooner yacht Carita (later renamed Argonaftis), decided to cruise north to the Mount Athos peninsula of the Halkidiki region of Greece to celebrate the 1,000 year anniversary of the establishment of monasteries around Mount Athos, I am instinctively intrigued by any…
Mumbai, the Vibrant Heart of Today’s India
The heavily visited cities of the Golden Triangle – Delhi, Jaipur, Agra – highlight the glories of India’s past with their forts, mausoleums and other centuries-old monuments. However, for a real sense of today’s India, head to Mumbai. Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment capital of India. This metropolitan area of about 21 million…
The lighthouses of Chesapeake Bay
The lighthouses of Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is about 200 miles long and currently houses more than 30 lighthouses, down from the original 74. The beautiful Thomas Point Shoals lighthouse greeted our boat a few miles off the Annapolis Maryland shore as we made our way towards the historic town of St. Michaels for…