Want to go to Paradise? Well, we just found it!
Uncovered while visiting Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, the origin of the word “Paradise”. The Iranian Farsi word for “Walled Garden”, a treasured feature of the palaces of the time, is “Pairi Daeza”! Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from around…
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…
The Master Weavers of Mughal Town
The Master Weavers of Mughal Town in Varanasi India. Read our previous posting: “The colorful Ghats of Varanasi India” Every Indian girl, I am told, dreams of getting married in a Varanasi-woven silk saree. The art of weaving silk is a centuries-old tradition in Varanasi, passed on from generation to generation among the Moslem…
St. Michaels on Chesapeake Bay, the town that fooled the British!
St. Michaels on Chesapeake Bay. Now a tourist destination on the shores of the Cheasapeake Bay, the historic town of St. Michaels traces its roots all the way back to the mid-1600s when it was a trading post for tobacco farmers and trappers. In 1677, the parish of St Michael was established and the town…
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