From Lisbon, we’ll be heading south to Algarve. If you are planning to go straight there, it is good to know that it is about 260 km on the A2 motorway. However, there is plenty to see in between. Alentejo This region is mostly countryside, and a good area to relax. But being on Portugal’s […]
Better Life Index
28/05/2013 by 2 Comments
Today, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) launched its Better Life Index for 2013, ranking 36 countries based on focus areas considered essential for well-being. Luxembourg is number 14. “Our Better Life Index goes beyond the cold, hard numbers of GDP to really get an understanding about what matters for people and about […]
The dressing gown
27/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s hard to be far away from people you love, especially when something happens to them. Also when what happens is just life, like parents getting old while you’re away. The autumn of life. This is an autumn story while we wait for summer. We would chance upon them every now and then, leaning unsteadily […]
Advice to the young – and their parents
23/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
A planned advice line and website in English for young people and their parents in need of advice or a talk needs your help. Kanner Jugend Telefon (KJT) was established in 1992 and is Luxembourg’s free, confidential advice-line / website dedicated to children and young people. KJT is not there to solve young people’s problems or tell […]
Refund for bitchy wives?
23/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
A chronically bitchy wife is no reason to get income tax deduction, even though many a frustrated man may think of no better reason. In a tiny village in Northern Norway, a man demanded a thousand euros deduction for “a chronically bitchy wife” in his income tax return, and made a reference to the tax […]
Quick, it’s asparagus time!
22/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
The prices have just gone down compared to a couple of weeks ago, so it is time to make the most of the short asparagus season. So, green or white? To be honest it wasn’t something we ate a great deal of as a child, but I do love roasted green asparagus shoots. And only […]
Trouble in Paradise!
20/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
Who hasn’t been dreaming about moving abroad for a period of time, living the good life in a new and exciting culture. However, reality might hit you like a boomerang in the forehead before you even land! Going to exotic places for vacations is great, while moving to these places is completely different. Suddenly you […]
The lift-my-spirits playlist
17/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
Most of us have experienced how music can turn our mood around in a matter of seconds. Usually we’re talking bad mood and happy music, but equally, most of us will also remember how we as heartbroken teenagers – or thirty-somethings – would dive into sentimental ballads so we could feel even sorrier for ourselves […]
A taste of home
16/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
Homesick? A touch of the (in)famous (expat) blues? Here’s a Kinderegg quickfix – 3 in 1: Somewhere you can 1) shout out a cheerful “hello!” in your own language when you open the door, 2) get comfort food from back home and thus 3) pretend is home. And by the way, who says an authentic taste… or drop… or glimpse… of […]
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