Did you hear about this? From CNN: A cognac from a 1762 vintage sold for £118,580 ($146,000) at an online auction on Thursday.The exceedingly rare Gautier cognac is one of the oldest surviving cognacs in the world, and only three bottles of it are left, according to Sothebys auction house. This bottle is the largest of the three, known as grand frre or big brother, and had remained in the same fa Read on...
Greetings from the Scottish Highlands! Im really quite excited to be here. While there is much to see in the country, it seems that the Highlands are what make Scotland quintessentially Scotland. It is the region of high fells, forested hills, mountains, rushing rivers and Highland Games such as tossing the caber. It is also the wildest part of Great Britain, where wild deer and golden eagles can Read on...
So, dinner last night was rather yummy. I had a Zebu dish cooked with cassava leaves and of course some rice. Gee was with us to make sure we didnt get up to any mischief and hed brought Isan with him as a side kick. Isan is one of the drivers, and has been ferrying me, Jessica and Jason around. Hes a lovely young man, and a very patient driver. My goodness hes been working hard this week. I did f Read on...
Ho Chi Minh City has changed enormously since I first arrived in 2001. Skyscrapers – including the iconic Bitexco Financial Tower and Landmark 81, the tallest building in Vietnam and the building in the world - now dominate the citys skyline. So many old buildings and shops have been demolished in the name of progress. One building whose demise I lament is the Saigon Tax Centre on the corner of Read on...
Just the other day, someone asked about my best sandwich ever. I have given it some thought, and here are my answers. I had to categorize my answers, as the sandwich spectrum is just too broad.
Best Banh Mi Without a doubt, it was in Hanoi, about a block from my Old Town hotel. I have been there on two different trips, and the taste and quality are outstanding. Cars drive by, run in and pick up a Read on...
I feel a bit annoyed with myself that I havent kept these up, and that my posts have been rarer and rarer as our trip here has gone on. Part of this was COVID, as sh*t, what do you talk about when youre locked in the house (we dont talk about COVID no no). The other part of this is that generally when I have been inspired to write has been pointing out the little humourous differences in life betw Read on...
Things were not looking good for a photography week, although the weather in London is not necessarily a reflection of the weather in the islands of Scotland. I left the airport hotel and it was pouring with rain. It was about a 10 minute walk from the hotel to London City Airport and I was sweaty and wet when I got there. Great, Im going to have to spend the rest of the day sitting in wet clothes Read on...
The front of the cathedral. Looks very similar to Laons cathedral from which the design is inspired, just bigger. It has a huge number of statues built in. De voorkant van de kathedraal. Deze lijkt erg op die van Laon, waarop het ontwerp is gebaseerd, alleen groter. In deze voorkant is een enorm aantal beelden ingebouwd.
Een korte dag vandaag: 19.0 km. We zijn om 7 uur uit onze B&B vertrokken van Read on...
On July 4th, Renee and I flew out of Baltimore for a 7 Day Arctic Adventure Tour. Iceland is a very unique place which I will tell you about over the next 8 days. You will find the narrative very interesting. We flew on Play Airline which was delayed in leaving for 3 hours. We missed our tour group on July 5th and needed to take taxi at the cost of $400 to catch up with our tour bus. Landing in Ke Read on...
Un drle dt que sera mais surtout de drles de vacances pour Pollux et donc Mais quel plaisir de vous retrouver vous.., vous qui nous avez manqu depuis notre dernier voyage...
Javais aussi avant lhiver pass, un rve : aller jusquen Roumanie pour y voir ses magnifiques monastres... De multiples questions ont donc depuis novembre 2019 t poses... Une rencontre tout fait inattendue au Bazar europen d Read on...