Burundi

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa. Burundi's capital is Bujumbura. The country is a mixture of soaring mountains, languid lakeside communities and a tragic past blighted by ethnic conflict. It possesses all the elements of a young nation with ancient traditions that constitute its very rich culture: art, dance, music, and handicrafts. Its aim is to ensure the transmission of the cultural inheritance from the forefathers and ancestors evidenced by belongings and objects they revered and favoured, the dances and rhythmic music they composed.

Avalon River Cruise

Just returned from a Rhine River cruise aboard the Avalon Felicity which sailed from Amsterdam to Frankfurt. I once heard that a good trip can be defined as one in which you see more things than you can remember and remember more things than you have seen. Well this trip was not only good, it was fantastic exceeding all expectations . With 8 ports of call and included optional excursions there was so much to see and do, not to...
By Susan Burgess