Making traditional washi paper in Japan
While there are only three towns in Japan still traditionally making Washi paper, you can make your own at home. In the videos bellow, I and my Japanese friend filmed […]
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Top chocolate boutiques in Paris*
From luxurious chocolates by Alain Ducasse, through sculptures of Patrick Roger to small boutiques of François Pralus, Paris gourmet chocolate thrives.
My Favourite Books: The Stars of My Library
You reveal a bit of yourself through the books you read, I do too. I wrote on Books: the mirror of your mind and soul with the perspectives on how we […]
Divine Aspirations
I love sunshine. Who does not? Sun gives us joy, plus we have had divine aspirations under its powerful rule. Beyond mere observation, just feel it, modern science proved that […]
How do you feel about bees as nature’s clues about us?
Bees are the symbol of hope, life and vulnerability across many cultures. The symbolism does not end here. The ancient Egyptians, the Greeks, Hindus, Jews, Christians, Muslims, and other mythologically […]
Andros: Greek island hike through unhurried villages to a millennium-old Monastery
Andros, the northernmost and greenest Cycladic island nearest to Athens still disembarks more Greeks than foreign tourists. Most of them are weekend beach loungers or savvy hikers. The Aegean island’s […]
Fortune: tarot & symbolism of reading from tea leaves
There is a deep connection between tarot cards and tea leaves, fortune. Tarot became a popular entertainment, sparking up friends outings and house parties well before the Covid cut off […]
Asparagus: the most luxurious vegetable celebrated in Europe each spring
Asparagus is like cherries, it comes to the market in a precious, short window in spring, you eat as much as you can and then best forget it until the […]
Curiosity: What does your inner monkey do for you?
Curiosity is your inner monkey. Naturally active, energetic, but also self-indulgent and rebellious. We need it for performance, progress and to awaken our inventive spirit. Still, ceaseless wandering of your […]
Cooking French food: rustic, gastronomic and slimming cuisine of Michel Guérard
Cooking French food like Julia Child still sounds romantic to any home cook’s ear. Yet, we are in the twenty-first-century so let’s get the wisdom of the lifelong experience from […]
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