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…
Bahrain, Persian Gulf island of one million palm trees!
Read our previous country posting: “Bahamas, 3000 islands Caribbean playground!” COUNTRY ROLL No 14 : Bahrain, the Persian Gulf island of one million palm trees! Photo Gulf Hotel Bahrain Read our related posting: “Best of Bahrain food: Machboos Dijaj, delicious spiced chicken with rice!” Read our next country posting: “Bangladesh, populous land…
Gambia : Home to Kunta Kinte’s village in Roots !
COUNTRY ROLL No 66 : Gambia, the smallest country in Africa, and land of Juffure, Kunta Kinte’s home village in Alex Haley’s Roots! Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from around the world. Luxury escapes and city breaks to Quebec City, New York, Washington,…
Cyprus, the island of love, home to the wine of kings and the king of wines!
Cyprus COUNTRY ROLL No 47 : Cyprus, the original island of love. Did you not know that Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was born in Cyprus, just off what is now appropriately called Aphrodite’s Beach. Cyprus is also home to the oldest wine in the world, the sweet dessert wine commandaria. In the 12th century,…