The mysterious lunch
I wouldn`t say I have a great appetite, when it comes to food, but I don`t believe in voyages without tasting experiences. Like Mr.Proust`s famous madelaine, every place has a sensory recollection r...
Hotel of Ice - It`s better and… colder than in the Tropics
Are you going to tell I gave up enjoying tropical islands, sun, sea and fun&cocktails? Not at all! By no means! But after visiting the Ice Hotel, under the Aurora Borealis, in northern Sweden, I ...
Eastern & Oriental Hotel - Fantastic 4
Martin Sarkies, Tigran Sarkies, Aviet Sarkies and Arsahak Sarkies play the leading roles, in a 19th century story, in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, in a period of time when the merchants, the ...
Traditional eclecticism
I`ve always been attracted by “mixtures”. Eclectic mixtures of styles, ideas, concepts, flavours and tastes. And I strongly believe that all journeys I`ve made so far opened up so many new vistas ...
The indigo house
Our first “rendez-vous” was several years ago, at Cinemateca(a film library), where I had been told to see “Indochine”. Oh, what a cinematic experience! What a refinement, such lovely fashion details, what a sweet-bitter feeling, what a music, what a majestic acting, what an impressive beauty!…And some house! Can you remember the tango of Eliane (the wonderful Deneuve) and Camille in the saloon with rattan sofas, with blinds and walls having the colour of honey? Yes, a mythical scene, an incredible spot!
Cheers! The exotic variant
The arm of Europe is quite long… And when it meets Oriental hearts, exotic souls, the mix is fa-bu-lous! And Penang is a testimony of this absolutely charming ”marriage”, showing it off at each corner.
