Before being a list of «wellness rituals», Ayurveda in Kerala is a very practical way of organising daily life. In many families, it simply guides the way they get up, eat, work and take care of themselves.
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If you think you know Ayurveda from a few massages and herbal teas, the story of the Ashtavaidyas of Kerala is sure to change the way you look at this age-old Ayurvedic medicine. The origins of Ayurveda: texts from the north of India Ayurveda is...
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Just a two-hour flight from Paris, Portugal's second city is more than just a discreet alternative to Lisbon. It's an ideal destination for a city break. Regularly crowned «Best European Destination» (a title it has been collecting since...
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Every year in Monaco, Printemps des Arts transforms the Principality into one big musical stage. For this year's edition, entitled Utopies-opus1, which runs from 11 March to 19 April, the festival has chosen a simple, yet...
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It's called the Volcano here. With all the deference that a vassal owes to his master. Shaken by regular eruptions, Piton de la Fournaise is the highlight of any hike on the island. An intense experience for those who love...
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To the west of Porto, away from the hustle and bustle of the Ribeira and the crashing waves of Foz, the city is home to a haven of silence and pure lines: the Serralves Foundation. It reveals the boldest face...
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A volcanic island rising out of the Indian Ocean, Réunion is a sanctuary of biodiversity. Primary forests, humid ravines, Creole gardens and mountain paths are home to an extraordinary flora, ranging from endemic species to plants from elsewhere that have found a home here...
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In the heart of the Marquesas archipelago, tattooing - tā moko, or Te patutiki - is more than just a body adornment: it is a language, a living memory and an indestructible link between the individual, his or her community and the world...
Continue readingKathmandu 69 is a story that straddles the line between autobiography and fiction, based on Éric Chazot's own experience in the late 1960s, when Kathmandu became one of the magnetic poles for young Westerners on the edge of their lives. More...
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