New Orleans at 300
New Orleans is celebrating 300 this year, and what a past New Orleans has had during all those years. It was founded by a Frenchman, Robert Cavelier, in 1682. The Spanish ruled the city from…
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The word praline is a generic term for any sort of candy made with nuts. In the early renditions of the praline they were made with almonds. As the early Frenchmen arrive in…
View PostExotic Souteast Asia
Reading materials Our next adventure ditches the cold and lack of snow to the hot and humid region Southeast Asia.We are packed and ready to go! All packed and ready to go We will be visiting Singapore,…
View PostHectic and chaotic streets of Marrakech
Street egg seller Hot, dry, third worldly? Do those images come to mind when you think of Morocco? They did for me. It was even more chaotic than I could imagine. 2½ hour bus ride…
View PostHallowed Ground
Early morning in the Normandy countryside After traversing hot and arid landscapes through Spain, Canary Islands and Morocco the lush landscapes of Normandy were a welcome change. The light was golden as it the filtered…
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