Books I love as I travel
Lisbon is a maritime city perched on several hills. You never stop going up or down, like the old yellow tramway which became one of the Portuguese capital’s symbols. It cannot Continue Reading →
This summer I made a short stopover of just under 24 hours in Moscow. I decided to stay at the Metropol hotel, an Art Nouveau building which is the only Continue Reading →
There are several Provences and visitors will soon realize that following the roads in the valleys, it often takes longer than anticipated to link two points that seem close on Continue Reading →
The Red Army. For me, born at the end of the 60s, this is a name evoking the Cold War and the televised images of parades in front of the Continue Reading →
The Père Lachaise is the most visited cemetery in the world. Not surprising, you would think, given the number of celebrities buried there. However, in 1804, under Napoleon, when the Continue Reading →
The Dutch are known for their frankness and their taste for transparency which would trace their origin in Calvinism. Calvinism arrived in the Netherlands in 16th century and established itself Continue Reading →
This summer I spent a few days among friends in a very nice house in the South of Tuscany. A happy life in Chianti’s perfectly mastered but enchanting landscapes: Continue Reading →
You might already have guessed it, but let’s confess it openly: I am a “country collector”. I cannot resist an opportunity to discover, even briefly, a new country. So, when Continue Reading →
One of my first trips to Ghent had a very precise objective: I had asked my mother to take me to the St Bavo’s Cathedral to discover the Ghent Altarpiece Continue Reading →
Are « local » writers better placed to describe their country, their region or their city? This is a question that has bothered me a few times in writing this blog in Continue Reading →