Category: People

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 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 […]

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 […]

December 24, 2024

Alain Delon & His Letter to Romy Schneider

General, People Adieu Ma Puppelé, Alain Delon, Alain Delon's letter, Alain-Fabien Delon, Anne Parillaud, Anouchka Delon Anthony Delon, Caludia Cardinale, Cannes Film Festival, Il Gattopardpo, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Le Guepard, Luchino Visconti, Magda Schneider, Mireille Darc, Nathalie Barthélémy, Romy Schneider, Rosalie van Breemen, Sissi, The Leopard, Wolf Albach-Retty 4 Comments

When the legendary French actor died this year in August aged 88, French President Emmanuel Macron had remarked that “he was more than a star: he was a French monument“… […]

August 21, 2024

The Edinburgh Fringe – World’s Largest Arts Festival – On Right Now

Uncategorized, General, People, Travel, UK / Scotland / Ireland Adelaide, Assembly Hall, Australia, Billy Connolly, buskers, busking, Dion Owen, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, Edinburgh Old Town, Emma Thompson, Festival City, Fringe Society, Fringe street events, Gilded Balloon, Global Association of Fringe Festivals, Graham Norton, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Mound Precint, Palace of Holyrood House, Rowan Atkinson, Royal Mile, Royal Yacht Britannia, Scottish Parliament, stand-up comedy, Stephen Fry, The Adelaide Fringe, The Fringe, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, The Stand Comedy Club, Waterstones, Waterstones Westend, world's largest arts festival 4 Comments

I had mentioned about Edinburgh, in several of my older posts before – namely “Scotland – A Dream Land“, “Queen Elizabeth II and Her Platinum Jubilee” and “Gleneagles, Scotland” (Click […]

June 12, 2023

Story of A Quiche & Tart – Simple Recipes By A Michelin Star Chef

General, People Alice Waters, Angela Hartnett, Apple Tart, Asparagus Quiche, Bardi, Best Food Books of 2022, Burns Night, Cafe Murano, Chez Panisse, Cucina Angelina, farm-to-table, Gordon Ramsay, Gordon Ramsay's Restaurant, haggis, Marcus Wareing, Mayfair, Michelin-starred chef, Murano London, Neil Borthwick, Pat Llewellyn, spaghetti vongole, Spitalfields, The Connaught, The Weekend Cook No comments

I had seen this artistic looking tempting quiche above in last year’s July issue of ‘Food and Travel’ and it had appealed to me so much that I had kept […]

June 29, 2022

Chef José Andrés and His ‘World Central Kitchen (WCK)’

General, People Albert Adrià, Anthony Bourdain, Asturias, Bethesda, clean cooking, Costa Brava, El Bulli, Ferran Adrià, Guatemala, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Maria, Jaleo, James Beard Foundation, José Andrés, La Palma volcano eruption, Mercado Little Spain, minibar by Jose Andres, natural disasters, No Reservations, Paella, Patricia Andres, Patricia Fernandez de la Cruz, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Richard Wolffe, Ron Howard, The Bahamas, ThinkFoodGroup, Time's 100 Most Influential People, Typhoon Rai, Ukraine, US Virgin Islands, WCK, We Fed an Island, We Feed People, World Central Kitchen 2 Comments

When I read in a local newspaper about two months ago, that the relief kitchen of a renowned chef had been damaged due to a a missile that hit in […]

April 21, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II and Her Platinum Jubilee

General, People Balmoral Castle, Big Jubilee Lunch, Broadlands, Buckingham Palace, Camilla Parker Bowles, Carnarvon family, Commonwealth, coronation, Diamond Jubilee, Downton Abbey, Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Duke of Edinburgh, Epsom Derby, Frogmore Cottage, George VI, Ghilles Ball, Golden Jubilee, Green Canopy, Hampshire, Highclere Castle, Hollyrood week, Kate Middleton, Kensington Palace, Lilibet, Meghan Markle, Norfolk, Philip Mountbatten, Platinum Jubilee, Platinum Jubilee Pageant, Platinum Pudding, Prince Andrew, Prince Harry, Prince of Wales, Prince Philip, Prince William, Princess Diana, Princess Margaret, Princess of Wales, Princess Royal, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother, Royal Family, Sadringham House, Thames River Pageant, The Crown, Treetops, Trooping the Colour, VE Day, Windsor Castle, Winston Churchill 1 Comment

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee this year. There will be year-long events and festivities throughout the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and […]