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...

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...

The Israeli government canceled the early elections scheduled for September 4, 2012 because Prime Minister Netanyahu managed to...

Rebirth of a Legend: impressions of the completely renovated Old Cataract Hotel Hotel Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan is one...

A vegetarian dinner at Il Gallo d’Oro [Update: In November 2016, Il Gallo d’Oro has been awarded a second Michelin...

Madeira not only offers famous wine, but also great cocktails. When I stayed at Quinta Jardins do Lago, the Food & Beverage...

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...

Hotel review, history and design The InterContinental London Park Lane was opened by His Grace, The Duke of Wellington on...

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...

There are only two true “Four Seasons” in the world, the one in Munich and the one in Hamburg. The historic landmark Vier...

The Lanesborough has changed hands and re-opened on July 15, 2015 as part of the Oetker Collection. It has undergone a complete renovation. The new chef is working under the direction of...

The InterContinental Vienna was the first hotel by an international hotel group to be established in the Austrian capital as well as the largest in the entire country. Built between 1961...

The Sacher is an institution in Vienna. The luxury hotel is better than ever since, in 2005, it has been enlarged by a spa as well as two additional floors on top with 43 new rooms and...

According to the Central Election Commission, with all the votes tallied, the Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (*1950) of the ruling Kuomintang Party (KMT) has won a second mandate with...

Ollanta Humala Tasso, a not so reassuring president Peruvian voters regularly manage to chose leaders that others would describe...

Far too often when Americans meet a guy fluent in English, they think he is trustful and one of them. People as different as the Afghan President Karzai and the Israeli Prime Minister...

The Italian debt stands at some 120% of GDP. In a rare sign of political consensus and responsibility, both the Berlusconi government and a part of the opposition decided to push through an...

Added on November 1, 2011: Beijing’s tax authorities have ordered Ai Weiwei to pay 15 million Yuan (€1.8 million) for “tax evasion”. Added on June 22. 2011: According to the...

The Israeli prime minister’s speech to the United States Congress has been awaited with high expectations. Binyamin Netanyahu has been involved in a long public battle with the Obama...

Added on May 15, 2011: The possible Socialist presidential candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been arrested in New York “on...