Author: Liz
St Martin/ Sint Maarten
St Martin and Sint Maarten, although they share one island, are two different countries. Sint Maarten, on the eastern side of the island, is one of the four autonomous constituent countries that form the...
Websites for Cruisers
Now that I’ve been bitten by the cruise bug I tend to hang around travel sites like vacationstogo.com which has sections for river and ocean cruising. I find this site is really on the...
Wonderful Websites and Amazing Apps
Whenever I begin researching for a new holiday, whether it is simply a weekend away or a big month-long overseas vacation, I tend to start with looking at hotels on the search engine Hotels...
Thai Funeral Traditions
The majority of Thai people are Buddhist and have traditionally preferred burial. However land is getting scarce in some places, particularly on island communities. As in China, it is customary for monks to be...
Chinese Funeral Traditions
We are all familiar with the Ancient Egyptian practice of entombing servants with their Pharaoh to serve him in the afterlife. A similar practice was done by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of...
European Funeral Traditions
Some of the earliest tombstones I have seen are the ones of some Roman soldiers on the island of Inishmore in the Aran Island group, Ireland. In early Christian times, some remains were placed in...
Wine Travels
“Life is too short to drink bad wine”. That is our family maxim, so much so that our adult children, too, have learned to appreciate fine wine and have each their own collection inspired by...
Long Haul Flights
Many people I have spoken to on our travels in Europe and North America are horrified at the prospect of having to fly for 20-30 hours to get to their holiday destination. Australians have no...
Funeral Traditions Around the World
I have always found it fascinating to discover the different attitudes and practices regarding death and funerals. Cemeteries do not hold any fears for me, rather, they are places of awe and reverence as...
