November 2010

Zürich: Where Luxury Meets The Anti-Art Scene

November 29, 2010 4 comments

Hello! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! On Saturday I decided to take a trip to Zürich. Usually, people link the city with rich bankers, expensive restaurants and Porsche Carrera 4s. I admit, there’s a lot of that in Zürich – first hand experience. No – [...]

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Friday’s Five – #2 Edition

November 27, 2010 0 comments

Hello! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! 50 Amazingly Achievable Things to Do before you Die, Fevered Mutterings. I had been thinking for a couple of weeks to create one of these 101 in 1001, but seriously? I don’t think I could keep up with them. I [...]

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To Bise or Not To Bise?

November 23, 2010 6 comments

Hello! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! You might ask yourself what these bises are and why I’m so concerned about them, anyways. In France, as well as in the Suisse Romande to fair la bise is a synonym for cheek-kissing, a mainly European custom that gets [...]

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Loops and Spins (A Day on Ice!)

November 23, 2010 7 comments

Hello! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Yesterday I went ice skating for the first time. I had been wishing for it for so long – and now that winter is slowly approaching, I thought it would be a great chance to give it a try [...]

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Friday’s Five – #1 Edition

November 19, 2010 0 comments

Hello! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! While I was googling for inspiration during last weekend (yeah, I know – where did my imagination go?), I came across some great posts; some of them news, others personal experiences, and some others incredibly inspiring pictures. So, starting from [...]

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La Habana Vieja, Cuba

November 12, 2010 3 comments

Hello! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Now that I’m back to my usual life in Switzerland since little more than a week, there are things that I start longing for what was a day back in Cuba: Being surrounded by colorful buildings and cheerful people. [...]

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10 Things You Must Know about Cuba (Part II)

November 9, 2010 4 comments

6. They’ve just got the moves. No matter what they might tell you, ALL cubans can dance cuban salsa (also called “casino”)- they were born with this gift. If you get the chance to go to a local cuban party, you’ll probably get to see the “Rueda de Casino”, which is a particular type of [...]

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Havana Nights – The Cuban Way

November 2, 2010 3 comments

I had been looking forward to the weekend during the whole first week I had spent here – specially since I had been invited to a party on friday night! Not only was I excited about getting to know some more people, but I wanted to learn about the REAL Havana Nights! That is – [...]

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