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Mar 27, 2025 at 10:45 333
Turkey’s autocrat Erdogan is trying to eliminate his rival Imamoglu

In 2019 already, Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ermerged as the most dangerous rival for Turkey’s president turned autocrat, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was single-headedly ruining the Turkish economy and impoverished large sections of the population. Imamoglu is not the typical dull, secular, liberal, center-left CHP politician, but a charismatic one who is also electable...

Jan 17, 2014 at 00:00 3097
Polonia Palace Hotel

On July 14, 1913 the elegant Polonia Palace Hotel opened it’s doors. It remains until today one of Warsaw’s few traditional luxury hotels. Founded by Count Konstanty...

Dec 10, 2013 at 00:00 3171
Shangri-La Hotel Paris

Together with London, the French capital offers the greatest range of luxury hotels in Europe. The elegant Shangri-La hotel Paris is among the newest and the best. Palais Iéna : a building...

Aug 20, 2013 at 00:00 2886
InterContinental Warsaw

In March 2006, I stayed at the elegant InterContinental Warsaw. I remember it vividly because the fabulous 1048 m2 RiverView Wellness Center on the 43rd and 44th floor, which offers with...

Aug 14, 2013 at 00:00 3316
Koloman Moser

The Vienna Secession movement and of course the famous Wiener Werkstätte, co-founded with Josef Hoffmann, are unthinkable without Koloman Moser (1868-1918). He was multitalented man who...

Aug 13, 2013 at 17:39 2732
Margaret Bourke-White

Until September 1, 2013 the Kunstfoyer der Versicherungskammer Bayern in Munich is presenting an important Margaret Bourke-White exhibition entitled Moments in History...

Jul 14, 2013 at 00:00 4736
Steffen Mezger

Since May 19, 2014 Jan Hartwig is the new chef at Atelier Garden at Hotel Bayerischer Hof. Steffen Mezger moved on to the famous Residenz Heinz Winkler in Aschau as chef de cuisine [update...

Jun 13, 2013 at 00:00 3183
Warsaw Marriott Hotel

A few days ago, I had a look at the renovated rooms at Warsaw’s Marriott Hotel. They have finally managed to find an interior designer who is not color blind; the previous designer...

Apr 03, 2013 at 00:00 1261
No peace with this Israeli cabinet

In mid-March 2013, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented his new government. The new coalition will continue the old settlement policy. There will be no peace with this Israeli...

Mar 14, 2013 at 19:02 1161
The new Israeli coalition government

Added on March 15, 2013: Today, the political parties Yesh Atid (19 parliamentarians) and Jewish Home (12 parliamentarians) have signed a coalition agreement with Likud-Beytenu (31...

Jan 10, 2013 at 00:00 1068
The Portugese reforms

In May 2011, Portugal signed a €78 billion bailout agreement with the Troika (IMF, EU and ECB). Since then, the Iberian country has pushed trough a series of brutal reforms, and more...

Jul 17, 2012 at 19:32 1117
Kadima will leave the coalition

Big news today from Israel: Kadima will leave the coalition. Big news? In May 2012, Kadima decided to join the Israeli coalition government. Some 70 days later, the honeymoon is already...

Mar 21, 2012 at 00:00 2697
Massimiliano Blasone

Review of a dinner at Apsleys, a Heinz Beck Restaurant run by the Italian Executive Chef Massimiliano Blasone (Tested by R&L on March 13, 2012) Our dinner at Apsleys at The Lanesborough...

Mar 05, 2012 at 00:00 1861
Hotel Louis C. Jacob in Hamburg

Situated on the Elbchaussee 401-401 in Nienstedten along the river Elbe, where you can watch the Queen Mary 2 pass by, Hotel Louis C. Jacob is a jewel in Hamburg’s culinary and hotel...