Introducing: A Tour of the Mediterranean

Shepherd Hotel Cairo circa 1940

Image: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

“the world is but a canvas to the imagination.”

— henry david thoreau

At Elephantine, we are eternally in pursuit of inspiration, magic and wonder—simple ingredients that heighten the taste of life’s experiences. One way we freely experience these sensations is through travel. Wonder feels more readily accessible when you turn the corner on a street in the 7th arrondissement in Paris, to behold a sparkling Eiffel Tower illuminating your imagination. Magic is almost real among Rome’s eternal ruins, where the rigidities of time soften, expanding the feeling of what is possible in the moment. The great thing about travel just may be how readily inspiration flows with a simple shift in our geography.

The last few months, with their challenges and constraints, with their confinements, have demanded of us a different way of interacting with the world as we know it. Our conversations kept circling around the notion that if we can’t shift our place, perhaps we can experiment with shifting our perspective. This sparked an idea—if its inspiration we’re after, if its magic we seek, why not travel right where we are? So, in the months to come, we are traveling in place at Elephantine—on a tour of the Mediterranean. Working in month-long segments, we’ll wind around the countries and cultures of the Mediterranean, exploring ways of eating and being, exercising our inspiration and imagination as we roam.

Skiathos, Greece Circa 1960

Image: Wolf Suschitzky

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Elephantine will be your tour guide for the experience. Through our newsletter, on our blog, and on social media, we’ll share travel inspiration and itineraries, history and music, as well as our thoughts on why we travel and what we seek from our wanderings. Our menu will reflect our journey with special offerings local to the countries we visit on our tour. Our new e-shop will offer a curated selection of unique objects for the home that embody the timeless spirit of the stops we make around the Mediterranean.

Our intention is simple: to spark wonder, to ignite the imagination. To connect to what is essential and timeless in our world, and in us.

Our tour begins with France on September 8th. To join, follow us on instagram and subscribe to our newsletter. We are eager to be on this journey with you.