Have you heard the story of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura? If not it will make your day. Maybe even your week. Back in 2006, Favio Chávez, an environmental engineer, started working on a waste recycling project at the landfill of Cateura in Paraguay, in one of the poorest slum areas in South America. Around 500 people […]
These places still exist
19/05/2015 by 2 Comments
There are still places like this. Where life is slow, people are friendly and locals trust strangers. It is reassuring and faith-restoring. The thing is, sometimes you’ve just got to get off the motorway. Get behind a tractor and follow it. Trust your GPS when she insists you take the weird tiny roads seemingly leading […]
Sunday afternoon polo
28/04/2015 by Leave a Comment
A polo match in Luxembourg might not draw the biggest crowd, and you might count almost as many overly happy dogs as people, but those who do show up certainly make the most of it; picnicking in the sun, enjoying bubbles from the obligatory crémant stand and popping by the generous Argentinian wine tasting stand for […]
The Orangeman & the Knights of the Giant Easter Omelette
31/03/2015 by Leave a Comment
Clew takes a tour of Europe to check out Easter traditions somewhat out of the ordinary: Around here: Luxembourg Did you get yourself a Péckvillercher yet? If not, start your collection of them on Easter Monday, from the Eemaischen market in Nospelt or in Luxembourg City. They are tiny bird-shaped clay flutes. France In Bessières in the […]
From diapers to dating
24/03/2015 by Leave a Comment
We parents need support – from family, friends, other parents or professionals – as our children pass from diapers to I-will-only-wear-pink to I-have-nothing-to-wear (so-I-slam-the-door) to the time they will actually wear nothing with a partner. Underneath there might be other, more serious layers. For expat parents, away from their own country, culture and family, it […]
Typical Luxembourgish
17/03/2015 by 2 Comments
Typical Luxembourgish – at least for an expat… Vakanz Luxembourgers value their holidays highly. As luck has it, Luxembourg is blessed with quite a few weeks of annual holiday, so once one holiday is over, it’s time to plan for the next! The planning often centres on a certain level of comfort – key word Fënnef […]
Women who inspire women
10/03/2015 by 1 Comment
Clew asks women worth noticing in Luxembourg to choose a woman in public life who is an inspiration to them – in their work and in their life. Tara Donnell chooses Stephenie Meyer
The Battle of Flowers
17/02/2015 by Leave a Comment
Villefranche-sur-Mer, French Riviera, February 16th 2015. It’s time for a special spring ball in Villefranche harbour, with wooden beauties dressed in yellow, red and orange parading one after the other in front of the crowds . At the end of the parade, they cheerfully take their dresses off and throw them to the audience. The belles are […]
Interact with art
17/02/2015 by Leave a Comment
Put a museum of modern art on your agenda for the Carnival holiday. Museums of modern art are inspiring, interesting, challenging and fun, in large part because they leave all the room you want or need to interpret freely and interact with art. It feels quite instinctive.They might leave you with a sense of peace […]
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