Ready to travel? Suitcase savvy tips
After years of traveling to and from, I have learnt to treat packing as the first step to my journey. It should never be a chore, so remember these tips and stop moaning about having to sit on your suitcase to shut it!
Plan your outfits > Instead of just throwing clothes into your case, pick [...]
A door in a different world
Spa is the acronym for Greek phrase “Solus Par Aqua” meaning “water of health” in English.
The word “spa” may call to mind images of rose petal baths and Thai massages, but in reality a trip to a spa is much more comprehensive, including beautiful background music, aromatherapy, healthy foods and peace of mind.
There are many [...]
Enjoy the summer solstice in Stockholm
The Solstice is still a few days away, but Midsummer madness of Abba-esque proportions has taken hold of the Swedes.
It is quite a shock, coming from people who have brought us such sensible things as Volvo cars, Ikea, Skype computer conversations and paternity leave.
For an outsider, the best way to get a snapshot of the [...]
Cabaret Voltaire is Zurich’s shop of the new
Zurich’s legendary Dada Venue, Cabaret Voltaire, now includes a shop selling “Fair Trade” T-shirts.
For your next trip to Zurich consider a visit to the Cabaret Voltaire, mythical birth-place of Dada, where artists with pointy hats and thunderous nursery rhymes changed the course of art history. The venue is now an art space dedicated to a [...]
The myth of the cigar explained
Nothing, of course, can prevent us from becoming victims of the endless controversy over the cigar, or from resisting the temptation to follow its smoke, mesmerized, to engage in a brief, but always enjoyable, attempt at its history. An attempt aimed to reconcile the contradictions of its nature.
The charm of this experience is that we’re [...]
World population will be 9.2 billion by 2050
The world will have about 9.2 billion people by 2050, with those aged over 60 surpassing under 15s for the first time, the United Nations said in a report.
The global population will increase by 2.52 billion from today’s 6.67 billion over the next 43 years, an increase equivalent to the entire population in 1950, the [...]
Feng Shui > Year 2009 is most prosperous
The Year of the Mouse threatens to see a build-up of international tensions, natural and air disasters, and a more turbulent stock market, soothsayers say.
As the Year of the Pig ended, followers of Chinese feng shui were scurrying to consult fortune-tellers, astrologers, feng shui geomancers to guide their year ahead. Chinese fortunes are based on a belief [...]
Advertising for airlines or the fantasy of sleep
Advertising for airlines concentrates on the fantasy of sleep.
Chairs that are beds, soft white pillows, a soothing bedtime smile from the stewardess. What the ads do not show is the volcanic snoring of every third male passenger.
Curiously, long-haul day flights are not much better than night flights. Is it reflex that makes men reach [...]
Australia offers best job in the world
Position > Island caretaker. Duties > Lazing around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary > A$150,000 (U.S. $100,000).
It sounds too good to be true, but it’s for real. Billing it the “Best Job in the World”, Australian tourism officials say they are seeking one lucky person to spend six months relaxing on Hamilton Island, part of [...]
In Milan men’s collections go classic
The men’s Autumn/Winter 2009 shows in Milan ended on January 20, and we saw a great departure from last season’s stand out trends.
The gears switched from the previous grunge and rock movement [think > Nirvana] and towards a dark, more refined aesthetic.
With Alexander McQueen’s gentlemanly collection being described as very “Gangs of New York” [...]
