At the end of May over Memorial Day weekend I set off to Scotland for the fist time. My 7 day 6 night journey included 1.5 days in Edinburgh, 1 day playing golf at St. Andrews Links in St. Andrews, and the main event: the 4 night 5 day Belmond Royal Scotsman “Scotland’s Classic Splendours”…
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Weekend at Iguazu Falls (both sides) and some tips
In early June I ventured down to South America once again. This time I was chasing waterfalls (yes a few ladies in the 90s will tell you otherwise, but in this case its worth it). I headed for Iguazu Falls (Foz do Iguacu/ Cataratas del Iguazu). It is the largest waterfall system in the world…
Review: Belmond’s Eastern Oriental Express, Restaurant Andre, and Gaggan
Hi All, The following is a guest feature from a recent journey with Belmond’s Eastern Oriental Express from Singapore to Bangkok including meals at Asia’s top restaurants Restaurant Andre (Singapore) and Gaggan (Bangkok). This is one family’s member second Belmond train journey and first overnight one, previously we went on Belmond’s Hiram Bingham train in…
Myanmar (Burma): Discovering SE Asia’s Last Frontier with with Belmond (formerly Orient Express)
Note: I will refer to the country as Burma, but its original name is Myanmar and locals are prefer to call it Myanmar and since the political changes it is said to be going back to Myanmar. Furthermore, when we took this trip the company and operator of the cruise and hotel was still named…
Map Cafe: Bringing a Whole New Definition to “Cafe”
Hola! Peruvian food: is quite delicious, and has a bit of oriental flare to it. They use a lot of natural herbs and spices to flavor the food and a lot of it is corn and potato based, after all Peru did domesticate these two staple foods. Peruvian drinks: two unique drinks I tried were:…
The Lost City of the Incas: Machu Picchu
Hola! Machu Picchu celebrated its 100 year anniversary since its discovery by Hiram Bingham, a Yale professor who took all of the credit for discovering the lost city when in fact he did receive help from a few families living next to the ruins. I was lucky enough to visit the citadel just a little…
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