Two Portuguese colonies in a row! Que bom! Much like its lusophone cousin Timor Leste (of last week’s outing), Cabo Verde’s UN delegation has requested that the international community drop the anglicised version (which is Cape Verde) and refer to this island nation by its Portuguese name. I remember learning a bit about Cabo Verde…… Continue reading Week 56: Cabo Verde
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Week 36: Kenya
I met the Kenyan president, once. I got to sing at the opening ceremony of a Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting when I was much younger, and part of the official ceremony was to escort one of the Heads of State to their assigned seat. I actually got to meet the Queen and a few…… Continue reading Week 36: Kenya
Week 31: Bulgaria
Well now I just feel silly for making a Shopska salad last week… It is the Bulgarianest dish there possibly is, and just because we happened to be in this neck of the Balkans last week and because it happens to be popular there (and because we love it) we definitely jumped the gun. I’m…… Continue reading Week 31: Bulgaria
Travelling by Tastebuds 