Collage - Journal 1932...

Collage - Journal 1932...

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Out there are Lifestyles, Traditions, and Cultural identities ...


Clubland...

“We learn simply by the exposure of living, and what we learn most natively is the tradition in which we live.”
- David P. Gardner



Simple things during your Travels you can live without...........but refuse..Your old watch ... Patek Philippe...



Purdey - Money Clip




Your old travelcases and...



bags...


A few bottles of Chateau Lafite....(1898)



Your Camera...to freeze that special moment in time...

to be continued.....

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Cold - Cold - Cold - Minus 18 Celsius....on an island in the Swedish Archipelago...


(All Photos except the Mackmyra Photo in This Post by Tavarua)

The Archipelago has always been of inspiration for many Poets, Artists and Writers...


A Swedish Barn........Red,White and Green....

I made a visit to the cold country...I stocked up on, Crabs, Lobster, Crawfish, Swedish Sea & Game delicacies... and continued my journey.....




I have spent months in the snow zone during my traveling years in the Arctic's as well as the northern archipelagos ...
Delicious dinners enjoyed under the Midnight sun or in the darkness of cold winters in front of the fire ...culinary experiences of exotic and maybe not so exotic foods...
 Seal, Whale, Elk, Boar, Reindeer, Deer, Horse (Sure, smoked is fantastic or horse tartar),Pheasant, Quail, Duck, Flounder, Crawfish, and  Rotten fish "Surstromming" (Think about it -just the name...interesting).


This duck could have been my dinner but he was very polite and asked for a snack......(Funny Language those Swedes have ...)



As you can imagine we stayed in for a while ...a couple of days by the Fireplace of my old Eccentric friend's house swapping stories from near and far around the Globe... enjoying...life under simple conditions...





Swedish Whisky - Mackmyra

I did have a few glasses of the Swedish Whisky - Mackmyra.....after being out in the cold...






Sunday, January 3, 2010

Destination The Nordic Peninsula...


(Photo by Tavarua)

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Moroccan Days and...From "Under Canvas" - a Happy New Year.....


(All Photos in This Post by Tavarua)











La Mamounia



Sir Winston Churchill -  La Mamounia - it was here he stayed and painted the 18th-century gardens.
La Mamounia considered one of the most exotic and famous hotels in the world - Before you depart Marrakesh and Morocco enjoy some days and relax at this legendary hotel - French interior designer Jacques Garcia has restored La Mamounia to the style of authentic Arab-Andalusian palace it once was known for. I recommend a stay in a 700-square-foot Riad with a pool and patio....and do not miss the view of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains .....

La Mamounia


La Mamounia















Olivia Giacobetti has invented the hotels perfume as well as perfumes for Hermès and Guerlain.






La Mamounia






I am now sealing the last letter and so the year of 2009......


The rythm of life - A New Year is soon going to unfold...
and Time Will Tell about new destinations and unique experiences...

“Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true” - Lord Tennyson

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Moroccan Days - A man, a house, and a door.......


(All Photos in This Post by Tavarua)





Friday, December 25, 2009

Moroccan... Days...Earthly Colors.....under the African sun...


(All Photos in This Post by Tavarua)


As your soul has many colors so does Morocco..... colors of inspiration for your heart - terra cotta, deep blues, golden desert sands, rustic orange, vibrant reds, tropical greens - flavored with eggplant purple, olive and ocean greens,  red torn, catus green, prickly pear, saffron and henna.





























Pattern rugs of Beauty and Stimulation... for your mind...



































reflections of the past.....



Darkened wood and iron makes a simple expressions of art...






 adorn your barren walls....with doors, carpets or window shutters....