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…
Fiola Mare: Best waterfront restaurant in Washington DC
Fiola Mare: Best waterfront restaurant in Washington DC Where do you go in Washington DC for a special celebration to make memories with family and friends over food and wine? My choice for my birthday this year was Fiola Mare restaurant, the newest brainchild of award-winning chef and owner, Fabio Trabocchi, whose passion for cooking and…
Technion – The Art & Heart of Technical Innovation
TECHNION – THE ART & HEART OF TECHNICAL INNOVATION Just like a visit to England for me includes a visit to the country’s famous seats of higher learning, Oxford and Cambridge, and a visit to Paris includes a visit to the Quartier Latin and the Sorbonne, so a visit to Israel includes a visit to…
Cannes, France ~ Nice is nice, but Cannes … ?
Today, we took the train to Cannes, barely a thirty minute ride. For a change, I booked online for the high speed TGV train with first class pre-reserved seats. It only gets to Cannes about three minutes faster than the regional train, but it does so with a little more comfort (and with an electric…
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