Grenada Grenada is an island in the Southern Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Known as the “Spice Island” as it grows so many spices, when you sit on the beach at Grande Anse, the charming ladies wal...
Vietnam Vietnam is a long narrow country in the shape of an “S” with the South China Sea all along the east coast. The Red River in the north and the Mekong River in the south make up extensive areas for rice farms with other ...
Mozambique Mozambique is a coastal country in south east Africa on the Indian Ocean across from the Island of Madagascar. It has a turbulent recent past of war, drought and famine. This was a favorite vacation spot from Sout...
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is a mixture of cultures with the Caucasus Mountains splitting the country into the European north where it borders Russia and the Asian south bordering Iran. The east lies on the Caspian Sea providing be...
St. Lucia St. Lucia is a volcanic island in the southern Caribbean Sea that became independent in 1979. It has high peaks formed from volcanic ash and beautiful beaches all around the island. Its climate is delightful and it ...
Thailand Thailand is an incredibly beautiful country that is a joy to visit with fantastic sights to see each way you turn. Located in southeast Asia, it has a long strip of land that is bordered by the Gulf of Thailand on one...
Tibet Tibet is a high and remote country adjacent to south west China with most of it in or leading up to the Himalayan Mountains. It has Buddhist traditions and a way of life that goes back thousands of years. China has take...
Nauru Nauru is the world’s smallest country. It is a tiny island in the southwest Pacific that used to have a small local population that caught fish and grew their own food. Then phosphate was discovered 100 years ago and th...
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is a large island in the Caribbean Sea. It is a Commonwealth and as such is dependent on the United States for its well being. Its people are all citizens of the US as well. The country is technical...
Australia Australia was settled by Aborigines and exiled criminals from Great Britain and it has developed into one of the most diverse, scenic and economically successful countries in the western world. It is the sixth largest...