Part I - Welcome to Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature...Paris, France - Clubland

(All Photos by Tavarua)

"The Hunting Horn"....

"The Stag and Wolf Room"

I invite you to walk with me and experience an amazing home -  Once the home of Francois and Jacqueline Sommer...situated in the historic Marais district.

Francois had a pure passion for Hunting and Nature as well as being a collector of weapons, books and art (featuring animals)... as you well understand by now the subject in all of his collections were Hunting and Nature...

"The Horse room"

"The Dog Room"

In the gallery of animal portraits you will find works by Jan Brughel, Francois Desportes and Peter Paul Rubens.

The bond between animal and man...our extension...the dog

A homage to hunting - to be continued...

Clubland Part V

The Travellers

At late afternoon you could find me here at The Travellers.

  

May I offer you something to drink...

before we walk for an evening at Cercle de l’Union Interalliée.

Fire and Ice - Arrivals and Departures - Iceland

(All Photos by Tavarua)

Arrival at 22:30 hours...

Fire and Ice...

Warmed by the gulf stream - Iceland is a volcanic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean beautiful and definitely different...

Here located at Grindavik is the famous Blue Lagoon...

The Lagoon holds an average temperature of 98 to 102 °F

Steamy waters which are rich on minerals and sulphur...

Arrivals and Departures...

On my way to the airport -

My favorite - Travel Chocolate - In my bags you will find...

Anthon Berg (since 1884)  - Plum in Maderia,  chocolate, marzipan and fresh plum filling - which, was launched in 1956

Departure again...on my way to Paris (Why not? Always a pleasure) for a few days before ...South Africa...

Hunting and Gatherings for your next Safari

I was recently asked - Why do I travel with Roorkhee Chair(s) ? - Light Travel - Light Chairs...

Leather wrapped vintage binoculars with leather case

Beretta Safari Jacket

We keep on moving as travellers - Keep it to a minimum of books, safari chairs, steamertrunks, leather and canvas bags...

F.M. Allen - Long Sleeve Safari Shirt - repels water on the  outside and wicks moisture away from the body on the inside which, keeps you cool and dry.

Holland & Holland - Leather Shooting Gloves

Purdey

Double-prong belt from J L Powell

of course we add on a few leather bound journals each year and...hmmm minimum will try to keep that in mind when I move to the next continent...

 Hermès- leather bound event planner for those tropical evenings...

Toiletry Kit - Col. Littleton from Orvis

Leather Passport holders by Valextra- Valextra and Orphan Aid collaborated and a portion of the money goes to support orphans and vulnerable children in Ghana.

Valextra passport holder is available at Barneys New York.

More books for your collection...

 or bring a book as a present to your friend...

A good cigar ...

A simple and elegant bench - You will leave this bench behind at your "Travelers Nest"

For your travels - Here is one of my favorites -

a Mulholland Brothers Safari Bag

Always have an oyster knife and a glove packed - you never know when you need it.

An old issue of The Beretta Magazine

- Bon Voyage -