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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A botanical island: Sri Lankan catleyas to remember Swann
Flowers Spices Fruit
Temples in Sri Lanka
Religion is omnipresent in Sri Lanka, and so is ethnicity… Drambulla mixed temple (hindu architecture Buddhist faith) : this charming temple is located on an artificial island… As […]
Wild Sri Lanka
A tumpatrana….that’s how you call the luck of finding a whole family of 3 elephants in Sri Lanka….come back as I’ll post here my photos of animals encountered along my […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
