We flew up to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and crossed the Zambesi River into Zambia to reach the Waterberry Zambesi River Lodge, where we booked in to stay. It took almost two hours to reach the camp, where we slept in semi-permanent tents, because we needed to cross the border between the nations. The only bridge here, within sight of the falls, was built in England and brought in pieces to be assembled…
Our son and his girlfriend chartered a catamaran in Tortola and invited us along. The bedroom was a bit cozy and the toilets, which cannot accept toilet paper, reminded us we were ‘roughing it’. But a boat in the Caribbean? How rough a week is that? We started our visit in White Bay on Jost Van Dyke Island at the Soggy Dollar bar, which sells colorful t-shirts and serves a famous rum…
We decided on an uncommon trip. Eastern France, Luxembourg and Belgium by train. Who goes there? Not many I have ever talked to. But the wines from the French part are legendary. Rhone varietals such as St. Joseph (Syrah) and Beaujolais; Alsatian whites such as Reisling and Sylvaner (the driest Alsatian). For most, these are not everyday wines, but excellent with certain meals. The first insight I want to discuss is don’t…
Growing up near Niagara Falls, New York, I have always taken for granted that water sometimes creates a waterfall. It might even be massive, as the one on the Niagara river. But Karen and I heard tales of a waterfall that is over a mile across and higher than the one I know so well. It just happens to be near the confluence of the Iguazu and Parana rivers, where Brazil, Argentina…