When in Nice, we live to eat !
WHEN IN NICE, WE LIVE TO EAT ! The culinary scene in Nice and the glamorous Côte d’Azur features some of the best dishes of both France and its neighbor to the east, Italy. Fresh pasta, authentic pasta dishes and pizza as well as gelato are all plentiful as are warm artisanal croissants in the…
Ghana : land of the Gates of No Return!
Ghana COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD No 69: Ghana, land of the well preserved and restored Cape Coast Castle, one of the “gates of no return” of the infamous Atlantic slave trade. The Republic of Ghana is a presidential constitutional democracy, located in West Africa along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The…
Beijing China … A hutong and the Olympic Park !
Beijing China … a hutong and the Olympic Park! Read our previous posting “Shangri-La Hotels welcome in Beijing China!” Before I start on our day in Beijing China, I need to mention that I did receive my Chinese cell phone and my Chinese mobile hotspot yesterday; they were waiting for me when we arrived at…
ZSP : Is Nice still really nice?
ZSP : Is Nice still really Nice? Making the headlines these past few days was the $136 million jewelry heist made in broad daylight by a single man from the Carlton Hotel in Cannes on the French Riviera. Since we are scheduled to leave for the French Riviera in a few weeks, the news caught…