If you've ever been in France, you've seen a pharmacy, for sure. They are everywhere and their green neon cross signs light up most of the streets. There's even a law requiring to have one pharmacy open on sundays & holidays per neighbourhood. The French tend to visit their pharmacy ever so often because their Read article…
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Urban Avignon
As of yesterday you can book your tickets for the Avignon theatre festival. In only a few weeks the Festival d'Avignon will start and during 1 month the rhythm of this city in Southern France will be defined by street theatre performances, tons of visitors (over 150.000!) and great theatre productions. But not last week. Read article…
Ich bin kein Berliner
Berlin is amazing. This city is so very big, streets are wide, it's airy (you can actually breathe here!), has a creative feel and is very green too. The façades of the (huge!) buildings are very flat and most streets have lots of trees. I walked for hours without seeing any tourists. I now understand Read article…
What the jelly?
One of my soft spots is definitely for Jelly. The bright colors and translucent glossy appearance really attract me. A few years ago I found out that there are serious Jell-o Mold Competitions going on where fanatics create the weirdest things out of jell-o. Bompas & Parr work with jelly ever so often, but take Read article…
Light & Airy
The Midsummer night celebrations marked the opening of the warmest season with a new slower rhythm. Late nights outside, counting the stars… or sky lanterns! The world record attempt of most sky lanterns flown simultaneously in Poland looks just magical. I wonder if they are using the biodegradable and more animal friendly version with flame Read article…
Monumental
I missed out on the huge exhibition by Anish Kapoor for Monumenta 2011 in the Grand Palais in Paris. The photos featuring the exhibition are amazing; the color of the 4-armed balloon goes so perfectly well with the green construction of the Grand Palais. And the inside is just spectacular. I got more familiar Read article…
This ain’t no disco
Why do so many office workplaces look so dull and impersonal? Neutral colors, cheap art reproductions on the walls, an awful carpet, rental plants, and the same standard office desks with matching stationery sets. We spend so much time working, that I think our work environment should be a comfortable, beautiful yet functional place. We Read article…
A Bigger Splash
Recently one of my photos was featured in "A Bigger Splash: Your favourite places to swim – A guide to some of the world's most interesting and exciting swim destinations" by Paul Smith. I took the photo at Les Bains des Docks. A really exciting place to swim (and relax) in Le Havre, France. The Read article…
Happily ever after
This happy bright summer is almost over, but fortunately you can keep eating these beautiful icecreams all year round. If you like something to stay happy on a daily basis, have a look at these yummy sandwiches. And if you're hungry for some happy funky jewellery visit Denise's website. Her traditional costumes are worth a Read article…
American treasures
Tonight I'll watch Into the Wild. I already love the songs Eddie Vedder wrote for this movie, but I'm very curious to finally discover Christopher's great adventure to Alaska. A very different adventure about Alaska is I love Alaska. This documentary reveals the life of a middle aged woman from Housten, Texas, through her personal search engine Read article…
