Cambodia, Land of the Khmers & The Largest City in the World
Cambodia. Country Roll #30: Cambodia, land of the Khmers, home of the largest city in the world once, Angkor Wat! Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia 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 city breaks to Quebec City, New…
Estonia : small country with 2,300 miles of coastline!
Estonia COUNTRY ROLL No 58 : Estonia, the small country with 150 islands, 1,500 lakes, 2,300 miles of coastline! We had the pleasure of spending some time in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, and one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe. Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as…
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…
COUNTRY ROLL No 32 : Canada, grande terre de mes aieux!
Canada. COUNTRY ROLL No 32 : Canada, grande terre de mes aieux, vast land of my forebears! The Gagnon family arrived in Quebec City in 1637, having been convinced by Robert Giffard, who was apothecary on Samuel de Champlain’s ship, to sign up for a new life in what was then called Nouvelle France, later…
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