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 […]
20 to life
14/05/2013 by 2 Comments
5 to 10. 10 to 20. 20 to life. If those numbers make you shiver a bit, they should. That’s prison talk for the amount of time someone will spend behind bars. It’s also somewhat reminiscent of the way Luxembourg’s expats sometimes speak when describing how long they have been here. „We came for three […]
Once a wish, twice a kiss…
13/05/2013 by 1 Comment
Itchy eyes, blocked nose, sneezing, itchy throat – doesn’t take a doctor to diagnose a case of hay fever or “seasonal allergic rhinitis”. It is common and it can really make people’s lives a misery, just when you should be outside enjoying the good weather (what good weather I hear you ask?) So what is […]
Kids and the city
06/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
Don’t you just love how the city is so small that in Ville Haute your children can run around without being hit by a car or getting lost – and how every so often kids can have a fun-filled day in the city. instagram @clewmag
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