Our 17-hour journey on the Venice Simplon Orient Express was like stepping back in time to the roaring twenties. From the breathtakingly beautiful ...
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So here we are again – another lap around the sun, and Orient Place blog turns seven. As always, it’s time to take a moment to look back at the past twelve ...
Pocket watches emerged in the early 16th century, when portable timekeeping was first made possible by compact spring-driven mechanisms. Initially worn as ...
Orient's fascination with "interesting" (or strange / complicated, as you prefer) dials has previously been discussed on the blog. One way Orient used to ...
As longtime readers of Orient Place know, I’ve been compiling stats about this blog’s activity for years – often sharing some fun insights in the annual ...
Book Summary A Brief Overview In Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a luxurious train journey ...
Review of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” first published in 1934, remains a ...
