Climbing Mount Everest the hard way!
Mount Everest. Touring Kathmandu and Patan yesterday was surprisingly interesting and exotic. However, the main purpose of our trip to Nepal was to go up Mount Everest. Since Kathmandu is already at an elevation of 4,600 feet, we only had another 25,000 feet or so to climb to reach the summit. I had been warned…
The joys of walking Jerusalem !
On our most recent visit to Israel, we discovered the joys of walking the city of Jerusalem, both the old as well as the newer parts of the city. We had not previously realized how walkable Jerusalem really is until we decided to spend a full week in Jerusalem and walk its central residential neighborhoods….
Barberousse and the woman who saved Nice!
Barberousse and the woman who saved Nice! Read our previous posting “La Baie des Anges : Two legends and a fish story!” We will be taking off for London in a few hours, on our way to Nice on the Cote d’Azur in France. The hero of Nice is a woman named Caterina Segurana, or…
Congo Kinshasa, larger of 2 Congo countries, diamonds and chaos!
Congo Kinshasa. COUNTRY ROLL No 41 : Congo Kinshasa, also called DR Congo, the larger of the two Congo countries, the one with the diamonds and the chaos! Photo Whc.unesco.org 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…
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