I have seen many beautiful book stores around the world. It’s hard to make a definite list, but here a few of the most wonderful ones: El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires Once upon a time the opulent El Ateneo Grand Splendid in downtown Buenos Aires served as a theater and a cinema. Can you imagine…
Category: Culture
Top most scathing book review
We were discussing book reviews at a dinner party and I love this one by Mark Twain about the Book of Mormon: The book seems to be merely a prosy detail of imaginary history, with the Old Testament for a model; followed by a tedious plagiarism of the New Testament. The author labored to give…
Africa’s best places to eat
Africa is always worth a trip. A small review of some great African cities to eat! Tangier, Morocco After traveling through the interior of Morocco for almost two weeks, I admit I was tiring of the ubiquitous meat tagines, skewers, and couscous. Tangier, with its prime location on the Mediterranean Sea, was my savior. I…
Best Los Angeles theme bars
Last moth I had to go to Los Angeles and while being there I wanted to check out some cool theme bars. It took me quite a while to find some good ones. In order to help you find the best ones more quickly I decided to list a few of my favorite spots (But…
The world’s best hotel restaurants
I was travelling and reading about the best Hotel Restaurants in 2014 – Let me give you a quick list just in case you ever happen to be near: 1. Epicure at Le Bristol (Paris) 2. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel (London) 3. Le Louis…
15 ways to blow your bonus
An other silly list how to “blow your bonus” – jeez wish we had one – still its fun to see what people think of: 15. Exotic Travel 14. Buy a Car or Motorcycle 13. Bling it Up 12. The Swimming Pool 11. Purchase the Biggest TV in the World 10. Take a Private…
The Interview
In the action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show ‘Skylark Tonight.’ When they discover that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt