Tag Archives: Travel

Where once was glamour… @execupundit

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Andrew Munro

… there is now a down at heel bus station.  Michael Wade rediscovers the joy of modern air travel.

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Provence blue

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Andrew Munro

Somewhere, deep in the heart of that region lies an ancient workshop that produces paint solely for the shutters and doors of Provence.  The secretive craftsmen – some say they are les gnomes – work almost entirely in shades and shards … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 30, 2014 by Andrew Munro

This on the South of France from Sippican Cottage, via Execupundit … “I’m going to get up every morning and shave over a basin and then put on a suit. Sharp. I’m going to walk down a street made of little … Continue reading →

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Amazing staircase by Oscar Niemeyer

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Andrew Munro

Isn’t this simply, elegantly beautiful? photo: todd eberle The Palace of Itamaraty, Brasilia, Oscar Niemeyer, 1970 From Exercices de Style, via Madame Scherzo

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Shakespeare and Company, Paris

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Andrew Munro

From Book Mania!, this pic of the wonderfully ramshackle, chaotic Shakespeare & Co. in Paris.  I was there a couple of weeks ago and it’s delightful: upstairs, between the bookshelves are beds, typewriters and a piano.  In a tiny, open-windowed … Continue reading →

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We didn’t lock the door

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Andrew Munro

“If we were not at home, we used to leave the broom against the door as a sign.  If our neighbours wanted to drop by for a coffee, they saw that no one was at home.” Different place, different time.  … Continue reading →

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The living stone of Gaudi’s Barcelona

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Andrew Munro

via Pinterest.

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The Gate to Hell

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Andrew Munro

Special thanks to Cultural Offering for flagging this. Archaeologists have rediscovered the lost Gate to Hell in Turkey. (image from Francesco D’Andria, via Discovery News) Sounds ripe for a horror movie. It also reminds me of the more overtly dramatic … Continue reading →

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Mmmm, yeah, days like these…

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Andrew Munro

Reflections from Kurt Harden at Cultural Offering on days when you can drink in the air like spring water.                         Technorati Tags: Cultural Offering,Kurt Harden,Lake Garda

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Hemingway on Writing

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Andrew Munro

Courtesy of the Paris Review, via Nicholas Bate, a fascinating interview from 1958: Ernest Hemingway interviewed by George Plimpton. The scene-setting introduction and responses (though occasionally testy) offer a marvellous insight into Hemingway’s hugely disciplined approach to his craft. Herewith, … Continue reading →

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