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Paradise search : Archipelago Tinos, Greece
It was only a month ago that we were in Greece. A simple but great trip that started in Athens and ended on Tinos island, a few hours away by ferry from Rafina harbor. I got the Tinos tip from the...
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The mood : Sighisoara area, Transylvania, Romania
So, finally, a rather substantial series about Romania. Looking at my photo folder it was hard to know where to start, so it ended up making sense to start at the beginning of our trip, in the...
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Art Trip : Musée Yves Saint Laurent, Marrakech, Morocco
I‘ve been collecting pictures of Studio KO‘s buildings for a few years now. Their minimalist villas in Marrakech caught my eye again and again, and they inevitably ended up in the final inspiration...
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The mood : Le Grand-Bornand in March, France
You know how delighted we were with our trip to the Alps a couple of winters ago, snow is rare occurrence in our travels and we welcomed it with a genuine enthusiasm. We enjoyed a great amount of sun...
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Graphic Tour : Rome, Italy
This is my second graphic tour in Rome, but don’t worry, there’s material for a thousands of them in this city, and this time around it’s definitely about paintings and frescoes. On our first trip...
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Highlights : Sao Miguel island, Azores, Portugal
I’m inaugurating a new format of article, it’s called Highlights and it’s pretty much a sample of what made our trip worth it. It’s a way for me to try to make a short list of my favorite adresses,...
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The mood : Cluj-Napoca in August, Romania
Last summer we flew to Cluj-Napoca, Romania’s second city and the “capital” of Transylvania. When you hear of Bucarest, it’s mostly horror tales (so much that I’m actually getting curious about it),...
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The place : Monte Palace Hotel, Azores, Portugal
The miradouro da Vista do Rei is said to be the most beautiful of the Azores, in fact, the name promises no less than a view fit for kings. It offers a panoramic view on the Sete Cidades lakes below,...
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Graphic tour : Okinawa, Japan
Since I first heard of Okinawa, I’ve been fantasizing about the very idea of Japanese culture transported thousands of kilometers south of Tokyo, about how it would look, about how it would be...
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Feels special : Walden 7, Barcelona, Spain
I remember when I first saw pictures of Walden 7, it was in Monocle and it was the summer we stayed at Villa Extramuros. I couldn’t believe my eyes. This had more to do with an epic movie set for a...
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Green delight : Romania
In the height summer, nature in Romania really has some kind of special, epicurean feel to it. Everything is drenched in water and sunshine, colors have a rich depth, flavors are strong, plants are...
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The mood : Nile Valley in June, Egypt
A couple of years ago we sailed along the Nile under the most biblical heat I had experienced. To my surprise, I managed to survive reasonably well this 47 degrees sun, which has now become to me a...
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Notes : two days around Wakayama city, Japan
With this new Notes format, I’d like to explore the possibility of longer series arranged around fleeting thoughts and accompanied by a rather exhaustive list of things to see and do. It’s a way for...
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In situ : Sao Miguel island, Azores, Portugal
My husband finally got around to scan his Rolleiflex pictures of the Azores ! Apparently none of us is very good at “sorting your pictures as soon as you’re back”, which would probably make us bad...
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Paradise search : Ramathra Fort, India
I know, it’s been a while since my last article here. If you follow me on instagram you might have noticed that we finally moved into our new house in April, so let’s say we’ve been quite busy since...
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The mood : Turin in June, Italy
I‘ve known about Turin for a while. Its position rather close to the French border was a blessing and a curse. I kept thinking about how nice and easy it would be for us to get there once we’d move to...
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Graphic tour : Barcelona, Spain
A place where a simple straight line likely won’t do and boldness is the law of the land. More Barcelona articles here. Un endroit où les lignes ne se déroulent jamais sagement et l’audace donne le...
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The mood : Naha in march, Okinawa, Japan
Okinawa prefecture is an archipelago and Naha is its biggest city, located on its eponymous biggest island. Contrary to what you might picture when you think about Okinawa (aka beaches and desert...
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