Hot air balloon, elephants and peacocks – Jaipur !
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The peacock is the national bird of India, and our hotel, the Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaipur, has several of them running around freely on the property. They are not only beautiful, even though it is early in the year and their annual “plumage” has not grown yet, but, as I found out…
La Regence – Best of Jerusalem Restaurants !
La Regence – Best of Jerusalem Restaurants – Gastronomy with a World-Class View! Israel may be famous for its spectacular breakfasts and fabulous street food, but we’ve been hearing so much buzz over Israel’s relatively new breed of top chefs that we decided we needed to experience the upscale food scene for ourselves. Since we…
The ideal lightweight carry-on luggage – Go hybrid !
THE IDEAL LIGHTWEIGHT CARRY-ON LUGGAGE – GO HYBRID! Recently, we flew Air China from Washington, DC to Singapore to begin our travels in Southeast Asia. While the service on the plane was wonderful, we slept soundly on comfortable beds, and we thoroughly enjoyed their noodle soup, the airline’s size and weight restrictions on carry-on…
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…
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