El Salvador… but of course!
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America at 21,040 km sq. (about the size of New Jersey), and the most densely populated one. It borders the Pacific Ocean between Honduras and Guatemala. It’s situated on the Gulf of Fonseca and has a population of approximately 5.7 million people. Read more
Welcome to Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea.
Fun Facts:
- Denmark was ranked as the least corrupt country in the world in the 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index.
- During the 8th–11th centuries, the Danes were known as Vikings, together with Norwegians, Swedes, Geats and Gotlanders.
Recipe: Bergen Easter Chicken (from http://www.mindspring.com/~cborgnaes/)
Cameroon… round 2!
Ok… I am not one to give up so easily. And because of the dissappointment of the Fish Stew from Cameroon I decided to try something else… A Pineapple and Banana salad. If you’ve ever seen the Friends episode where Rachel makes a trifle for Thanksgiving dinner you will understand why I decided to make this… Pineapple? Good!, Tomato? Good!, Banana? Good!, Avocado? Good!, Coconut Milk? GOOD!…
C is for Cameroon
The Republic of Cameroon (French: République du Cameroun) is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. It’s bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon’s coastline lies on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Fun Facts:
- The country is called “Africa in miniature” for its geological and cultural diversity.
-Portuguese sailors reached the Cameroon coast in 1472. They noted an abundance of prawns and crayfish in the Wouri River and named it Rio dos Camarões, Portuguese for “River of Prawns”, and the phrase from which Cameroon is derived. Read more
Brunei
One of my favourite foods ever is seafood. No matter how it is prepared (ok, scratch that, I really don’t think popcorn shrimp can be even considered a food)! I wanted to find a new recipe that I had never tried before. And found this recipe from Brunei. I couldn’t find all of Read more
First up…Austria!
Austria is a Central European country, which stands to the north of Italy and Slovenia, south of Germany and the Czech Republic, east of Switzerland and Lichtenstein and west of Slovakia and Hungary.
Fun Fact about Austria:
-Marie-Antoinette, the wife of France’s King Louis XVI, was the Read more
To start…
This blog is a work in progress… please stay tuned for the new and improved look coming soon!
Ever since I was little I had an innate desire to travel. Before I knew how many countries there actually were in the world I kept saying that I was going to live 1 year in each country… Until my parents told me that there were over 100 countries to live in! So, unless I miraculously stumble upon the fountain of youth (or find the philosopher’s stone) that will never happen. Alas, another childhood dream down the toilet.
I’ve gone through life living in the complacency of routine and tediousness of adulthood, when my father died I felt like a piece of me died with him and all of my life plans and desires left with him. I just didn’t care about anything. Always feeling that there was an emptiness inside me that will never be filled. Shying away from possible friendships and not really looking to the future. I am a strong believer in Karma, Universal Energy, the Law of Attraction, etc. And, after going through my second leave of absence due to stress at work in 3 years I decided to do something about it. I went through Read more
