Samba Saturday!

 Bateria de Samba – rhythms in the city!       Photos by Unni Holtedahl, June 2013

Richter’s Remix

55 year young barefoot DJ, riding an old Harley. Believes in the power of thought and the power of now. In orbit. No, this is not a hippie with midlife crisis. It is more of a midlife reflection from RTL’s Holger Richter. Holger Richter has been breathing radio – Berlin’s 100, 6 in and 98, […]

Tea with Rapunzel

Her name is Fabiana. She is seven years old. She has a life threatening disease. She had a dream, and it just came true.

Let’s hear it for Sweden!

CLEW takes a closer look at national days around the world. How and why are they celebrated? And we throw in a recipe or two from that country for you to try. The first country is Sweden, by Lisa Fuchs. If you ever find yourself visiting Stockholm, the beautiful capital of Sweden, you absolutely must […]

Lëtz Create – Natalia Boffi

Each month, Miranda van den Heuvel talks to creative people in Luxembourg and says “look, Luxembourg is creative! Here’s how and where!” The June talk is with promoter of South American culture Natalia Boffi. 1. What is CREATIVITY? Simple: to transform a dream into reality – that is creativity!

Art Sunday

Photos: Unni Holtedahl, June 2013

More insider tips to Portugal

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

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

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 […]

Street life in Amsterdam’s Chinatown