Each month, Miranda van den Heuvel talks to creative people in Luxembourg and says “look, Luxembourg is creative! Here’s how and where!” The February talk is with handicraftswoman and blogger Frédérique Theisen 1. What is CREATIVITY? I do like the definition found on Wikipedia for creativity: a phenomenon whereby something new and in some way valuable is created […]
Luxembourg 12 points
03/02/2015 by Leave a Comment
CLEW takes a look at Luxembourg in numbers and digs up a few more or less useful numeric facts: 1 – number of reigning Grand Dukes in the world. Reason good enough to keep the monarchy? We are of course talking about His Royal Highness Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume de Luxembourg. 2- hours […]
Just Arrived
03/02/2015 by Leave a Comment
The new edition of the Just Arrived guide to Luxembourg is now out – and it has an online version too with lots and lots of easy-to-find information to help newcomers settle down or not-quite-newcomers settle in or simply find information they’re looking for: The hassle of administrative procedures made easier… Finding a home, a job… […]
Lëtz Create – Natasha Liati-Jones
27/01/2015 by Leave a Comment
Each month, Miranda van den Heuvel talks to creative people in Luxembourg and says “look, Luxembourg is creative! Here’s how and where!” The first talk in 2015 is with events organizer Natasha Liati-Jones. 1. What is CREATIVITY? Creativity has a variety of meanings to me. As an events consultant, I often channel my creativity into brainstorming ideas […]
Lëtz have coffee
13/01/2015 by 2 Comments
There’s nothing like a nice cup of something warm this time of year! It also matters where you have it, not only for the coffee beans or the tea selection, but for the importance of having a café life. Here are some suggestions in Lux. Black Notes Coffeeshop, 42, Avenue de la Liberté, Luxembourg-Gare. Café des Capucins, 14a, […]
Be a cartoon heart
13/01/2015 by Leave a Comment
Charlie: From Germanic “Karlaz” meaning free man. It somehow seems impossible to write about Charlie – and not to. There are no words, yet you have to speak. That is why artistic director and music journalist Joachim Roncin came up with the “Je suis Charlie” image that in no time became a world wide symbol of […]
Silver Cinderella
22/12/2014 by Leave a Comment
The Desperate Expat Wife isn’t superfond of Christmas markets. Simply because they can make her – well – slightly desperate. Sure, they’re cute enough – tacky cute at times but still cute – and this part of Europe wouldn’t be the same without them. Oh, and she loves the chocolate covered raspberries. Now she’s actually not particularly desperate at Christmas […]
Lëtz Create – Edith van den Heuvel
09/12/2014 by Leave a Comment
Each month, Miranda van den Heuvel talks to creative people in Luxembourg and says “look, Luxembourg is creative! Here’s how and where!” The December talk is with jazz singer Edith van den Heuvel. 1. What is CREATIVITY? To me creativity is when new and original ideas come up in your head and you implement these new ideas […]
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