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…
The Best of Juneau, Alaska!
Juneau . Juneau, the Capital of Alaska, has a lot to offer tourists. Do we go see the famous Mendenhall Glacier, or take a boat safari out to see the sea mammals, including humpback whales, or do we take a nature walk in the National Forest where bears roam free and sockeye salmon swim…
Cocteau : L’Oisivete me fatigue! (Idleness tires me!)
Cocteau : L’Oisivete me fatigue (Idleness tires me) ! Read our previous posting at “Salade Nicoise et cuisine nissarde : The best of Provence and Italy!” Whenever we rent an apartment in a large city somewhere in the world or stay for an extended period , as we have done a number of times so …
Faroe Islands, best island destination in the world!
COUNTRY ROLL No 61 : Faroe Islands, voted the best islands destination in the world by National Geographic Magazine. Mind you, not for its beaches and warm sunshine. The Faroe Islands are located north of the United Kingdom in the middle of the Gulf Stream, about halfway between Iceland and Norway. With a population of…
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