March 13th, 2012
We’ve survived the winter and have been rewarded an extra hour of sunlight in the afternoon. To celebrate this warming trend, we wanted to share a spicy recipe courtesy of Yannis Marineau, Head Chef aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express, to heat up the kitchen for spring.
Tom Yam Cappuccino with Fennel and Celery (served 10)
Ingredients:
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil
Just under 1 lb fennel bulbs, sliced and chopped
7 oz celery root (celeriac), sliced
3½ oz leek, large
3½ oz white onion, peeled
3½ oz potatoes
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
12/3 cup chicken stock
2 cups milk
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May 17th, 2011
Orient-Express Trains and Cruises has announced that the following are now members of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association: the Road to Mandalay, the Eastern & Oriental Express, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, and Afloat in France. All of these haut modes of transport provide stunning journeys on rails and water.
- The Road to Mandalay travels up and down the Ayeyarwady River for three, four, or seven nights between the pagoda city of Bagan and royal Mandalay with a variety of itineraries.
- The classic Eastern & Oriental Express itineraries are the two-night journeys between Singapore and Bangkok and the three-night journeys between Bangkok and Singapore through the Malay Peninsula. They’ve recently introduced the new Chronicles of Southeast Asia, which are a series of three- and six-night rail voyages through Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, and Singapore.
- The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is the classic art deco train that travels the iconic trip between Paris and Istanbul.
- Afloat in France is a fleet of several barges that travel through the canals of Burgundy, Provence, and Languedoc.
To book, contact Orient-Express Centre, The Americas, Trains & Cruises at 800 524 2420 or email greatjourneys@oeh.com.
About Orient-Express Trains and Cruises
Orient-Express (NYSE: OEH, www.orient-express.com), the name behind an elite collection of travel experiences, first came into being in 1883 as one of the world’s most exciting and indulgent train journeys. Today that evocative name embraces hotels, cruises, and other luxury rail adventures in 24 countries across five continents. The Company has offered exceptional luxury travel experiences since 1976, when it first purchased Hotel Cipriani in Venice and then, shortly afterwards, recreated the celebrated Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, linking London, Paris, and Venice, along with other European cities. Today, the company owns or part-owns and manages 50 businesses, 41 of which are highly acclaimed hotels, each unique in style, from the Mount Nelson in Cape Town and Rio’s Copacabana Palace to the Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg and Maroma Resort & Spa on Mexico’s Riviera Maya. There are six luxury tourist trains, two river cruise operations, and ‘21’, one of New York’s most iconic restaurants.