The Tea Book
Like calligraphy or ikebana, sadō (the Way of Tea) is a traditional art, influenced by Taoism and Zen Buddhism, in which powdered green tea, or matcha, is prepared in a very traditional way.
Continue readingLike calligraphy or ikebana, sadō (the Way of Tea) is a traditional art, influenced by Taoism and Zen Buddhism, in which powdered green tea, or matcha, is prepared in a very traditional way.
Continue readingJean-Pierre Nadir, founder of FairMoove, an online travel agency that reconciles travel, ecology and sustainable tourism, spoke at the Centre d'études des indépendants du voyage (Cediv) convention in Sicily at the end of November. Meet this entrepreneur...
Continue readingSituated in the south of Spain, crossed by the Guadalquivir, the ancient oued el Kebir of the Moors that the navigator and discoverer of the New World once sailed along with his fleet, Seville is a unique combination of Mudejar elegance, Iberian joie de vivre and a fiery...
Continue readingLithium is an essential metal in the manufacture of computers, smartphones and, above all, electric car batteries. Demand is exploding as sales of electric vehicles continue to rise (on average, a battery contains 10 kg of lithium)....
Continue readingFrom Naples to Taormina, from Capri to the villages of the Amalfi Coast, this maritime cruise offered by CroisiMer takes us on a voyage of discovery through southern Italy and north-eastern Sicily. An incursion into the spirals of time...
Continue readingThe annual convention of the Centre d'études des indépendants du voyage (CEDIV) (Centre for the Study of the Travel Industry) has just taken place in Sicily, with the theme of "working better, earning better". Two performance-enhancing levers were developed: the "better...
Continue readingThis seemingly extravagant affair began with a revelation made in October 2016 to a French explorer, Thierry Jamin, founder of the Peruvian Institute Inkarri-Cusco, an NGO dedicated to archaeological research. This specialist in pre-Columbian civilisations...
Continue readingFrench explorer Thierry Jamin is the founder of the Peruvian Institute Inkarri-Cusco, an NGO dedicated to archaeological research. For over fifteen years, he and his team have been scouring the Amazon rainforest in search of the famous lost city of the Incas,...
Continue readingOne hundred years after the death of Pierre Loti (1850-1923), Charente maritime, Rochefort and Oléron are paying tribute to the many facets of this exceptional naval lieutenant with a series of events and exhibitions. The Charente Maritime department, with its rich...
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