Greetings, fellow sojourners!
We are 9 editions in for Portmanteau!
Our friends from the Oetker Collection have graced us with some lovely contributions for two sections this time. Their contemporary taste in music reflects their fine living spaces all across the world, and you can sample their culinary craft by making some English scones for breakfast or high tea with a recipe from Kevin Miller, Head Chef of one of the Oetker's London establishments.
With a nod to Human Rights Day, we also take a shift on to some slightly more serious topics this edition. Our feature story talks about the benefits of hotels going sustainable and features an impeccable lodge in the vast reaches of the Thar Desert that stands out in the segment. We talk about visiting one of the toughest countries in the world to visit. And you may have missed out on the arribada of the Olive Ridleys this year!
We hope that this edition of Portmanteau is well received, and we always look forward to your comments and suggestions for the next one.
Sharing the mutual love for travel!
Ashish
A deep dive into a story that's arcane, thoughtful, and sometimes humorous!
The year 2020 has marked the rise of the sustainable business model across the world in multiple industries. Hoteliers have recognized the need to be champions of responsible tourism. Some time ago, the World Tourism Organization had predicted that ecotourism trips would number in the billion range by the end of 2020.
In the beaches of Costa Rica, Mexico and India, every November, something special happens.
In the beaches of Costa Rica, Mexico and India, every November, something special happens. Large swaths of Olive Ridleys, the world’s second-smallest sea turtles, turn up at the sands, as if they knew the locations by heart, and lay their eggs in the thousands.
A moral dilemma can ruin the best of intentions.
Documentaries that show us just how vivid this world truly is, and what we must do to conserve our future.
Have you ever wondered what goes into a bottle of water or a soft drink? The resources required to make a packet of chips? The Story Of Stuff gives us an insight into the darker part of the story.
Their latest expose is on a certain consumer goods giant and how the company has wreaked havoc on the planet and reaping profits from it. The lives of billions of people have been endangered through their acts through something as simple as selling bottled water.
A must watch in times like these when crises of water shortages and pollution are already ravaging our planet!
From the immortal Sir David Attenborough comes another masterpiece that’s wrought with emotion and delivers a tale of humanity’s actions impacting the planet.
A Life On Our Planet goes beyond the wonders of Earth and delves into the changes Sir David has seen throughout his decades of exploring every continent possible. From deforestation to poaching to urbanization. Attenborough narrates it all, in the gentle voice that we have all come to associate with documentaries.
A rather apt title for a documentary about climate change that begs the question “Why didn’t we stop it when we had the chance?”
Set in a futuristic world where London is flooded, the bushfires of Australia have finally caught up to it and the Amazon is barren, Age Of Stupid tries to discern the pivotal moment when it all went wrong for humanity. But we all know the answer: It was always possible to change, we just never did it.
A hilariously dark documentary that also highlights just how crucial climate protection is to the survival of the future.
One of the most difficult countries in the world to visit. But you technically can still visit it.
Not many people would ever have North Korea on their bucket lists. This country that’s also a political phenomenon of the modern world generally sticks to itself and seldom allows visitors to enter the Hermit Kingdom.
What screws us up in life the most is the picture in our head of how things are supposed to be.
Our friends from the Oetker Collection of hotels have shared a great recipe for the quintessential English snack.
When it comes to enjoying your scone, pick a time in the afternoon and enjoy it with your favorite cup of tea. Be sure to have strawberry jam and clotted cream on hand. Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford (the originator of afternoon tea) enjoyed tea in between the long wait between lunch and dinner. The choice is yours when it comes to placing the jam and clotted cream, of course.
To read more about Kevin Miller's endeavors at The Oetker's Lanesborough, click here! If you'd like to follow the Lanesborough on Instagram, do visit them here.
Work the flour, the baking powder, the salt and the sugar with the butter until the butter is completely blended in and smooth to the touch.
Work the flour, the baking powder, the salt and the sugar with the butter until the butter is completely blended in and smooth to the touch.
- Mix the buttermilk and egg together and add it to the flour mix, work the dough as little as possible.
- Divide the dough and add the dry fruits to one half.
- Smoothen the dough and flatten it a bit with a rolling pin letting rest in the chiller for around one hour.
- After resting it roll down to 3 inches thickness, and after few minutes cut to individual pieces.
- Rest for an hour before giving a double egg wash and bake in the deck oven at 170ºC.
- Bake for 14 minutes at 170ºC, then turn the tray and bake four more minutes or until only slightly soft to the touch.
Strong Flour – 670g
Baking Powder – 40g
Sugar – 170g
Salt – 3g
Butter – 110g
Whole Eggs – 140g
Buttermilk – 200g
Dried Fruits – 83g
For this Travel Record, we've partnered with Le Bristol, the Oetker Collection's prime Paris destination. Their bar record will surely get you into the mood of a Parisian adventure at night!
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