Equatorial Guinea : Per capita, the richest country in Africa!
Guinea COUNTRY ROLL No 56 : Equatorial Guinea, the richest country in Africa, per capita, thanks to its oil! Unfortunately, the vast majority of the population of Equatorial Guinea lives in abject poverty. And the country consistently ranks as the “worst of the worst” in the whole world when it comes to human rights. BonVoyageurs…
New Year’s Day falls on January 1st since when?
The answer: January 1st, 1753. If you live in America or in any other country then part of the British Empire, 1753 was the first year where January 1st was celebrated as the first day of a new calendar year. The Calendar Act of 1751 was the British law which set 1752 as the…
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…
Argentina, land of contrasts!
Argentina. Read our previous country posting: “Antigua and Barbuda, land of the 365 beaches!” COUNTRY ROLL No 7 : Argentina, land of contrasts and one of my favorite countries to visit! Read our related posting: “Best of Argentina food : the Asado!” Read our next country posting: “Armenia, homeland to its own alphabet!” Stay…
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