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,…
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…
Oberoi Hotel chain in India deserves a six-star rating!
During our recent three-week trip to India, we toured a vast area of northern and central India and the large distances meant having to change hotels every two days. This allowed us to experience and compare different hotel experiences in a short amount of time. We stayed at hotels of each of several major luxury…
Benin, cradle of the voodoo religion!
Benin. Read our previous country posting: “Belize, which has it all : Mayas, beaches, jungles, barrier reef!” COUNTRY ROLL No 20 : Benin, cradle of the voodoo religion in French West Africa! Photo Dan Kitwood/GettyImages Read our related posting: “Best of Benin food: Ago Glain with Pili Pili, a mouthful just to pronounce…
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