A temporary closing of the Sri Lankan chapter 

Visiting Colombo at the same time as the Prime Minister of Pakistan was not an easy journey....but if I wasn't able to visit the old Dutch Hospital, I still managed to see enough to realize there is more to Colombo than the eye and palate can meet.... I shall be back.... The racial tensions are … Continue reading A temporary closing of the Sri Lankan chapter 

A “brief” art and culture encounter in Sri Lankan paradise : the Bawas 

At the end of my journey across the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, I was meant to stay and relax in my lovely hotel, the Surf…. But had to visit Bevis Bawa’s legendary family house      …. Although  finding it proved more difficult than expected … But worth it as the people and landscapes are … Continue reading A “brief” art and culture encounter in Sri Lankan paradise : the Bawas 

Sri Lanka is my cup of tea!

    And this is how you prepare it...   White tea is simply sundried, green is steamed and black is processed:                        In fact of course, there is much more than tea to be appreciated in this amazing earthly paradise.... Landscape and diversity are infinitely varied.... Some facts, right out of Lonely Planet … Continue reading Sri Lanka is my cup of tea!

Cosmo SL people 

 Let's start with some tales....Grinding chili towards the outside  in Singama Dewale island Temple : the way to obtain revenge if you've been wronged.Sunia God at 10:00 pm rides his white horse with his wife Nagina cobra queen, so you'd better lit an oil lamp to fulfill your wishes.These beliefs are still anchored in the … Continue reading Cosmo SL people 

Breakfast under the mango trees and royal sunset in the heavy rain

      I discovered the delights of Sri Lanka breakfast with a tasty colakanda and white curry with roties... Pledge 3 cuisine is to be praised! Then we hit the road to HABARANA with a rather heavy post-Christmas traffic and rather bumpy roads, but also colorful trucks and occasional flying peacocks (peafowls actually).....between my beloved … Continue reading Breakfast under the mango trees and royal sunset in the heavy rain

Burma: My…and more! Part 1

I've just come back from a trip into mysticism, culture, beauty and humor...let me quickly share this with you before my busy life takes away the wonderful flavours of an amazing civilisation. Myanmar or Burma? Only the UN and Switzerland where I live use Myanmar for what Aung San Suu Kyi and her partisans call … Continue reading Burma: My…and more! Part 1

Adieu King Father and Welcome to the New Lunar Year

In Asia, the impossible can always happen, you just have to dream it. Such was my visit to Phnom Penh where I intended to take part to the Farewell to King Father Norodom Sihanouk, but no plan or idea of how this would occur. Eventually, the impossible happened and I will never forget this intense moment, in black and white of the farewell to one of the most vibrant figures of our recent history.