Savoy Othon

... under the Norman Emperor Baldwin I.     Athens now saw a period of Frankish control. In 1205 the Burgundian crusader  Othon (Otto) de la Roche (d.1234) took Athens as Grand Seignoir, then as Lord of Athens in 1208. He took most of the ...

Valentine's day started with a sleep in and breakfast, followed by a stint at Copacabana beach, a siesta and dinner before heading out to the Sambodrome. A pretty good day all round. We got to the Sambodrome at about 7 (with the parade due to kick off at ...

Goddamn you Barry Manilow – we spent most of our time in Rio singing that damn annoying but infectious song (even though it was based on a club in NYC, not the beach in Rio). After our horrendous bus trip from Porto Alegre that went for a day and a ...