Category: General

April 21, 2026

Joyful Entrees and Boot Rooms

General, People architect James Carter, Benjamin Moore, blanc de blanc pottery, boot rooms, Cécile Siméone, Cockapoo, Cooperstown, Danish wood, Dinesen, Dominique Casagrande, East Hampton, entree, Glimmerglass Festival, house entrance, Ilse Crawford, Kaare Klint, Kentucky, Labradoodle, Marc Hom, Marie-Louise Hom, Matthew Carter, Mountain Brook, Parsons table, Paul Kellogg, Raymond Han, safari chairs, Simone Sisters, Steven Gambrel, William Kent consoles, wishbone chairs No comments

The moment I decided to write about this subject, I started looking for the image I came across in a decoration magazine years ago, looking at which had evoked happiness […]

January 3, 2026

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

General, Europe, People Berg Castle, Bormes-les-Mimosas, Cabasson, Fischbach Castle, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess Stephanie, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Guillaume, Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duke Jean and Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium, Henri of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Maria Teresa Mestre, Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Stand Speak Rise Up, Waringo report No comments

It was my intention for quite long to write about the royal couple Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg whom I used to come across occasionally […]

November 19, 2025

Colombia – Inspired by a Rich Coffee

General, Latin America, Travel Alquímico bar, Andes mountains, Antioquia, Aracataca, bandeja paisa, Barranquilla, Berracas de la 13, Bocagrande, Bogota, Botero Museum, Boulevard del Río, Cali, Carlos Sánchez, Carnival of Barranquilla, Cartagena, Casa Mamá Luz, Casa Riviera del Cacao, Celele restaurant, Centro Histórico, Chapinero Alto, Ciudad Perdida, Cocora Valley, Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, coffee farms, Coffee Triangle, colador, Colombia, Communa 13, Eduardo Martínez, El Prado, El Silo, Epoca, Fedecafé, Filandia, finca, Gabriel García Marquéz, Getsemani, Gold Museum, Gran Malecón, Hacienda Venezia, Humo restaurant, Jaime Garzón, Jardin, Jerico, Juan Valdez, La Candelaria, La Collina, La Sala de Laura, Laura Hernández Espinosa, Leo restaurant, Leonor Espinosa, Lost City, lulada, Luz Dary Cogollo, Mamba Negra, Manuel Mendoza, Manuel restaurant, Medellin, Miller Prada, Mini-Mal restaurant, Monserrate Hill, Narcos, National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, Pablo Escobar, Parque del Cafe, Parque San Antonio, patacones, Plaza de Bolivar, Providencia Island, Quindío, Restaurante Ringlete, Rosario Islands, Salento, salsa, Salvo Patria, San Andrés Island, San Antonio, Santa Marta, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Santander, Shakira, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, Simon Bolivar, Sunday ciclovia, Tayrona National Natural Park, the Caribbean, The Click Clack Hotel, Thierry Mulhaupt, tinto, Valle del Cauca, wax palm, willy jeep, World Salsa Festival, yipao festival, Zona Cafetera 2 Comments

This post is my second post inspired by a coffee following the older one titled “Sicily – Inspired by a Marvelous Coffee” (click for the link). A few months ago, […]

June 25, 2025

The Film ‘ A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme)’ – Official Poster of 2025 Cannes Festival after 60 Years

Films, General 1966 Cannes Festival, 2025 Cannes Film Festival, 78th Cannes Film Festival, A Man and a Woman, And God Created Woman, Anouk Aimée, Bar de La Mer, Bar de La Mer Deauville, Brad Pitt and Penelope Cruz, Bunker film, Cannes, Carlton Cannes, Chabadabada, Chanel campaign 2024, Ciro's Deauville, Claude Lelouch, Coco Chanel's first boutique, Deauville, Deauville American Film Festival, Florian Zeller, Francis Lai, Hôtel Barrière Le Normandy, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Juliette Binoche, La Dolce Vita, Le Deauville restaurant, Mission: Impossible, Normandy, Palme d’Or, Penelope Cruz, Robert de Niro, Royal Barriere hotel Deauville, The Best Years of a Life, The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise, Un Homme et Une Femme No comments

I was near Cannes just a week before the 78th Cannes Film Festival, which was held from May 13 to 24, 2025, staying in Nice, my favorite destination in Côte […]

May 24, 2025

Two Parisian Books – Joyful Guides for a Style ‘A La Parisienne’

Books, General, People, Uncategorized 2 Days in Paris, A la Cloche d'or, A la Parisienne, An American in Paris, Anna Wintour, Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, beauty faux pas, Bread&Roses, Cafe Marly, Caroline de Maigret, chocolate fondant, Coco, Giraffe restaurant Paris, Hotel Amour, Hotel du Nord, How To Be Parisian, How To Be Parisian: Wherever You Are, Ile Flottante, Inès de la Fressange, Jardin Catherine Laboure, La Chope des Puces, Laperouse, Le bistrot parisien, Le Voltaire, Loulou, Louvre Museum, Mathilde Favier, Musee de la Vie Romantique, Musee Delacroix, Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris, Parisian, Parisian addresses, Parisian bistro, Parisian Chic, Parisian Chic Encore, Parisian elegance, Parisian tips, Parisian women, Parisienne, Pâtisserie Viennoise Paris, Ralph's, Sophie Gachet, Sophie Mas, Thalie flower shop No comments

Years ago, I had read a book titled “How To Be Parisian: Wherever You Are“, written by four French women who were friends for years, with careers in music, film, […]

April 20, 2025

The White Lioness – A Nordic Noir by Henning Mankell

General, Books, People Eva Bergman, F.W. de Klerk, Henning Mankell, Kenneth Branagh, Krister Henriksson, Kruger National Park, Kurt Wallander, Mandela, napoleon dessert, NIS, Nordic noir, Rolf Lassgård, sangoma, Skane, South Africa, Sweden, The Dogs of Riga, The Troubled Man, The White Lioness, Thriller, Wallander, Walpurgis Eve, Walpurgis night, Ystad No comments

Since I have mentioned some of the crime drama series like ‘The Killing‘ and ‘The Bridge’ in my previous post titled “Hygge” in Copenhagen, let me mention a gripping thriller […]

February 27, 2025

“Hygge” in Copenhagen

General, Books, Europe, Travel Amelienborg Palace, Borgen, cardamom rolls, Cecconi's, CERVO, Christiansborg Palace, Christianshavn, cinnamon rolls, communal dinner, Conditori La Glace, Copenhagen, Countess Danner, Denmark, Emmerys, Eva Copenhagen, Flying Tiger, Folkehuset Absalon, Frederiksborg Castle, Hans christian Andersen, Happiness Research Institute, Hygge, hyggekrog, hyggelige, ILLUM, Jaegerspris Castle, Kanalhuset hotel, Kanelbrud, Karen Blixen, King Frederik, Kongens Nytorv, Lennart Lajboschitz, Louise Rasmussen, Malmö, Maple Casual Dining, Matador, Meik Wiking, Norreport, Nyhavn, Oresund Bridge, Out of Africa, Queen Margrethe, Queen Mary, Restaurant Orangeriet, Rosenborg Castle, Royal Danish Playhouse, Royal Theater's Old Stage, Sankt Peters Bageri, Sarah Lund, Smorrebrod, Soho House Copenhagen, Soren Kierkegaard, Stroget, The Bridge series, The Killing, The Little Book of Hygge, Tivoli Gardens, TorvehallerneKBH, Uniqlo, Vesterbro, Zermatt 4 Comments

Are you familiar with ‘hygge’? The Danish concept of cosiness, comfort, warmth, heartiness and/or togetherness… If not, I suggest that you read the book “The Little Book of Hygge: The […]