This week, the travel guide Lonely Planet named Tirana in their top ten “essential destinations in Europe” list, calling it a transformed “vigorous metropolis” and highlighting the city’s green and sustainable ethos. #Tirana’s Skanderbeg Square at night#skanderbeg #Albania #tirana #museum #citybreak #WeekendTrip #travelblogger #travel #traveller #City #travelpics #travelphoto pic.twitter.com/NaplvMgbia — travelonatimebudget 🌎 (@miatravelblog) May 20,…
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Rubens daughter portrait at Christie’s
At Christie’s London on July 5 the portrait of Peter Paul Rubens daughter Clara will be exposed for the final sale while it’s being valued between $4 million and $6.8 million. £3m Round-Tripping Rubens Portrait at Christie’s https://t.co/BLzT8GeU5v pic.twitter.com/o1xMkCQmNQ — LiveArt (@artmarket) May 1, 2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA) set the painting for…
Israel’s Netta wins Eurovision
Netta, representing Israel, has won the Eurovision Song Contest for her quirky dance song Toy – assembled with its trademark chicken dance. Israeli candidate became an early favourite, but the vote went down to the wire with Cyprus finishing in second place. The Winner of the 2018 #Eurovision Song Contest is ISRAEL! #ESC2018 #AllAboard pic.twitter.com/Myre7yh3YV — Eurovision…
Champagne toast to Antarctica!
Imagine a landscape that only a handful of people will ever get to see in their lifetime, then imagine flying to it on a specially commissioned jet and landing on a custom-carved ice runway to experience hours and hours of continuous daylight. This is Antarctica. Relax in an exclusive luxury camp – for a maximum…
Dated 1774 trio of wine bottles at auction
On Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 2 pm at Jura Enchères, Brigitte Fenaux and Philippe Etiévant, 145 chemin de la Ferté in Lons-le-Saunier, will put on auction the 102 bottles of the cellar of the Commander Grand à Arbois. Jura white wines, one of 1811, others of 1905, all prior to 1967 and, pearls of…
Pinot Noir embellishes State dinner
Served at State dinner in White House Burgundy Pinot Noir wine has more qualities, than excellence in aromas and taste – it symbolises the dialogue and continuity between Old and New Worlds, narrating about a French tradition grafted in Oregon, the State ranked third among U.S. states with more than 300 wineries. The Drouhin Family’s winemaking…
Pontifex offers ice-cream to homeless
Pope Francis became an ice cream man for a day on Monday (23/04/2018) as Rome charity workers dished out 3,000 helpings of gelato to the homeless and needy as his gift to them on his name day. Happy name day to Pope Francis! https://t.co/PdZxNE8K8e 🍨 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 23, 2018 Pope Francis…
Prosecco sparkling conquest
Nowadays, champagnes and crémants of purely French origin have less and less welcome for the consumption of the French. Nowadays the foreign sparkling wines, especially Italian ones are in the picture. Moreover, today and since 2014, very few people do not acknowledge the charms famous Prosecco! Indeed, sales of sparkling Italian wine in France jumped…
PORTUGAL: Cartuxa seven steps to heaven
Anna van Densky from CARTUXA For a traveller who wishes to come in touch with the stardom of the universe of Portuguese wines, Cartuxa is a must – a well-established name in Europe and abroad, it produces the most exquisite brands in white and red, however it is the red of Cartuxa, which is listed globally among the…
Primeurs of Bordeaux launches ceremony
Once a year an impressive ceremony in the universe of wine brings together Bordeaux producers, traders, buyers, importers and experts during the launch of the famous week of primeurs of Bordeaux. This year, however, the harvest is less abundant, and the wines are more heterogeneous: the gel has passed by, and impacted the harvest. The…
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