Pont des Arts, Paris. Love tout simplement. Photos by Unni Holtedahl, June 2013
Please Mister Postman
25/06/2013 by Leave a Comment
Nice Matin reports that in one of the heights of Nice, the inhabitants of a particular street have a somewhat peculiar problem. They haven’t seen the postman – or their mail – for almost three months. The reason for this disappearance is two dogs, blocking the road in a rather threatening manner every time the […]
Les brocanteurs – it’s in the blood
13/06/2013 by Leave a Comment
Brocanteur /bʁɔ.kɑ̃.tœʁ/: A person buying and selling antiques and gewgaws, history and nostalgia. A travelling brocanteur sells his or her stuff at local outdoor markets called brocantes. Very popular in France. Villefranche-sur-Mer, the French Riviera, a Sunday morning: Jacqueline Morbelli has finished unloading her car next to her regular three square metres at the brocante […]
Let’s hear it for Sweden!
06/06/2013 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
More insider tips to Portugal
31/05/2013 by 2 Comments
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 […]
Insider tips to Portugal
05/05/2013 by 5 Comments
Amazing sightseeing, great beaches, friendly people and the best comfort food… Where to go to get the perfect combination of these ingredients? To Portugal of course – only a two and a half hours flight away from Luxembourg. Flying to Portugal You can easily find almost daily flights to Lisbon, Oporto or Faro. Low cost […]
The Great Race of Mercy
18/04/2013 by Leave a Comment
In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic threatened the Arctic village of Nome, Alaska, a crisis too terrible to imagine. An outbreak could kill most of the region’s population of 10.000. They needed antitoxin and the dog sled race from Nenana to Nome that brought medicine became the founding of Iditarod. In January 1925, […]
Day of Happiness
20/03/2013 by 2 Comments
Today is the first United Nations International Happiness Day. The 193 member countries have adopted a resolution to prioritize happiness, and they want your contribution. Today is a good day to start. The UN sees a global attitude change: “People are now recognising that ‘progress’ should be about increasing human happiness and wellbeing, not just […]
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