Dear friends, there are still a few solid weeks of summer left until we say bye-bye to the happy hot sun and the endless days of vacation, so I thought today might be an excellent time to make the best travel reading list, one that contains some of the greatest and most fit books to…
Welcome back, dear friends unafraid to study even though school is long gone and over. The coolest inventions of the 19th century were, if well we remember, the latest topic for discussion. Today we go more in-depth with this fun exploration of one of the greatest and most busy and amazing ages in all of…
Dear friends, summer is here, so you’d think school is over already, but on the other hand, they say the day we stop learning is the day we die, so without any dramatic intentions, let’s look into some of the coolest inventions of the 19th century. First, let’s remember how the brilliant 19th century shaped…
Dear friends, here we are, back to talking about the most exciting and amazing hobby of all time for the most sedentary of people: the cinema! This great industry provides a lot of entertainment and thrill for so many people. It is a great thing to be part of it, but if you can’t,…
The second month of spring this year brings about much excitement and a lot of exciting events. But for some of us, going to the movies or just sitting in front of the TV relaxing, unwinding after a long stressful week is the epitome of fun or excitement, so for those of us folks,…
Women are not just “the second sex”, as Simone de Beauvoir grimly (but quite realistically) put it in the mid-1900s. Did you know women were that awesome? Let’s see what we mean by that! As Women’s Day, march 8th is fast approaching, I thought it might be a good moment to celebrate mothers, sisters, lovers…
If you want to move to a warm European country – and I don’t mean just the weather, the people are probably the loveliest ones out there – Portugal should definitely be on your list. But the logistics of moving to another country can be pretty difficult at first. So if you are wondering where…
Dear friends, here we are back with our Perfumes ABC. We had the chance to talk a bit about the history of fragrances last time, but we did promise we would take the time to analyze the differences between several types of perfumes and maybe also learn a bit about what it means to communicate…
Perfumes ABC is an invitation to delve into the fascinating world of scents, the incentives of what is probably the most subtle of our senses: scent. Perfumes are a very important and discrete, and yet conclusive, way of expressing ourselves.
Recently, cooking has become an increasingly more popular occupation. It’s a trendy hobby, there are TV contests to back it and, let’s admit it, it just might be our way back to a healthier nutrition and life. So I was thinking we’d talk about something sweet and nice today: The history of cheesecake, one of…
