Comments on: Greek Island Ruins And Asian Cuisine https://www.neonbubble.com/blog/greek-island-ruins-and-asian-cuisine/ Cruise Blogs, Travelogues, Photos Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:33:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Mark https://www.neonbubble.com/blog/greek-island-ruins-and-asian-cuisine/#comment-86677 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:33:44 +0000 https://www.neonbubble.com/?p=39162#comment-86677 In reply to Penelope Rice.

We’re very familiar with Chile and its wines; very fond of Malbec from that area of the world already, as a search on Twitter will demonstrate: https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Aneonbubble%20AND%20malbec&src=typed_query&f=live

]]> By: Penelope Rice https://www.neonbubble.com/blog/greek-island-ruins-and-asian-cuisine/#comment-86676 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:29:14 +0000 https://www.neonbubble.com/?p=39162#comment-86676 Don’t know about architecture in S. Africa. Cape Town is very pretty, and the wine region was nice too. We went to Jo-berg also and toured Soweto. You’ll see a lot of stark contrasts in S. Africa: wealth and luxury cheek-by-jowl with grinding poverty. Soweto has a lot of interesting history, but it is brutally impoverished even now. and looks kind f like the town dump in most places, to be honest. The native Africans (i.e.: the Blacks, as they are called) are poor, VERY poor. Our guide told us that the Black unemployment rate is ~50%. It’s clear that, as in the US, there’s still a lot of racism and injustice in S. Africa, even though the legal framework of apartheid has been dismantled and Blacks have political representation. In these respects, S. Africa is very much like the US; I saw quite a bit of similarity between the two countries when we visited in 2017. To their credit, S. Africans acknowledge their history and have mechanisms in place that are intended to set things right, and I don’t think Blacks are being systematically disenfranchised in S. Africa like they are in the US. Hard to say. AA and I spent roughly a week in the country, and much of it was spent seeing critters. AA and I are mainly into wildlife and natural landscapes, so S. Africa was heaven. Santiago has a very nice museum with lots of Incan artifacts and such. Vina del Mar is close to Val and is much nicer and also safer. If you go to Val, I recommend getting a hotel in Vina del Mar instead of Valparaiso itself. Chile’s wine country is to die for. Highly recommend the Malbec.

]]> By: Chalk and cheese travels https://www.neonbubble.com/blog/greek-island-ruins-and-asian-cuisine/#comment-86675 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:40:55 +0000 https://www.neonbubble.com/?p=39162#comment-86675 Great post full of interesting content for readers to delve into.
Sorry to hear the very sad news

]]> By: Mark https://www.neonbubble.com/blog/greek-island-ruins-and-asian-cuisine/#comment-86674 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:06:56 +0000 https://www.neonbubble.com/?p=39162#comment-86674 In reply to Penelope Rice.

Safaris just don’t appeal anywhere near as much as ancient history and architecture, and while I’m sure South Africa has loads to offer in those respects too it’s another area where other parts of the world rank higher in their attraction. Have a lot of love for Chile, though, so wouldn’t have any qualms about an extended Valparaiso look around and we’d like to see Santiago too since we’ve only flown into and out of there.

]]> By: Penelope Rice https://www.neonbubble.com/blog/greek-island-ruins-and-asian-cuisine/#comment-86673 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 20:50:44 +0000 https://www.neonbubble.com/?p=39162#comment-86673 Highly recommend S. Africa, particularly Kruger Park. Do NOT recommend a stop or stay over in Valparaiso. That’s where I got my iPod stolen while I was running on a Sunday AM at 7, and it is rough as hell there.

Perserverence did a little drive-around today. Still waiting on Ingenuity to make her first flight.

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