Battielal and the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve!
Battielal was our naturalist guide for our game drives through the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur, a town located about 100 miles southeast of Jaipur, reached by way of a four-hour hair-raising, constantly bumpy but most interesting drive. Until 1971, the year Indira Gandhi brought about a constitutional amendment which took away most of…
Winterthur Museum ~ An easy day trip!
Winterthur Museum is the premier museum of American decorative arts and is an easy and worthwhile day trip year-round for people living in the Mid-Atlantic region. Originally a 60-acre mansion and estate of the Dupont family located within a 1,000 acre preserve of rolling meadows and woodlands, Winterthur (named after the Swiss town of the…
BEST of Botswana food : Seswaa !
Seswaa. Read our previous posting: “Best of Bosnia Herzegovina food: Bosanski Lonac!” BEST of Botswana food : Seswaa ! Excerpt from Wildmoz.com about the Seswaa dish of Botswana: This is a very popular traditional dish from Botswana – although the concept of finely pounded meat is common to several African cultures. Walking into a supermarket…
21 Club : For a special occasion in New York City
Read our previous posting: “My best moments with Woody Allen in New York City!” For ambiance and unique décor, a big slice of NY 20th century history, elegant traditional cuisine, top-notch service and panache — head to the 21 CLUB, located almost opposite the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in Midtown Manhattan. …