Proud new member of the IFWTWA : International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association!
I am pleased to share with you what the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association posted on their website ifwtwa.org earlier today: Welcome new member Denis Gagnon Denis combines his passion for travel writing, languages and a long career of senior executive positions in international corporations – V.P. International Group for Sta-Rite Industries, Board…
Thessaloniki, formerly the Jerusalem of the Balkans
Thessaloniki, Greece is a city with a long history, which many nationalities have helped build over the centuries. The Greeks, the Turks, the Bulgarians, the Romans have all played major roles, but one group whose major contribution is at risk of being overlooked, because relatively few traces remain of its presence, is the Jews…
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…
Maryland Blue Crabs on the shores of Chesapeake Bay!
Maryland Blue Crabs. The table we had reserved for lunch had been prepared before our arrival at the Crab & Steak House restaurant. The table was now fully covered by a large sheet of brown paper, and a large bucket, a large roll of paper, mallets, forks and knives were laid out on the…
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