Bourse de Commerce: beauty in the building
"Beauty is the promise of happiness,” wrote French writer Stendhal in 1822. I went along to the Bourse de Commerce, in Paris' 1st...
26 November, 2021 / 0 Comments
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Fleur de Pavé in Paris: Sylvain Sendra
Familiarity is comforting. It creates a warm feeling. That’s why I returned to Fleur de Pavé this autumn (2021). The...
25 November, 2021 / 0 Comments
Finding peace in Belleville, Paris
At times, we need to find space to strip off our outer layers of emotional turmoil. Some people go to the beach....
21 November, 2021 / 2 Comments
Kol Restaurant: where cucumbers are limes
George Eastman, founder of Kodak, liked words that began with K as he thought people remembered them better. That's why photographer Elliott Erwitt...
27 October, 2021 / 0 Comments
Hydra: The greek island with no cars
Hydra, a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, is a rare luxury in today's world – an island with no cars. It...
11 October, 2021 / 1 Comment
Athens: a city of ‘philotimo’
Music has the power to lift the spirits, as does the little-known Greek concept of philotimo. Pronounced ‘filótimo’, the word refers to a...
03 October, 2021 / 0 Comments