If you happen to be around in Tokyo, one event you must consider is Tokyo Motor Show. 44th edition is open to public from October 30 to November 8, inclusive. Continue Reading
The story starts in 1885, when Gustave Eiffel’s design was selected as the monument to be built for the World’s Fair of 1889, to celebrate 100 years since the French Continue Reading
They say the world was created in seven days. Try to guess how long does it take to build a city from scratch? Believe it or not, but it can Continue Reading
It started one summer day when I was on my way to yet another businessmen coffee. A few steps from the train station I bumped into Le Cordon Bleu. For Continue Reading
What the two have in common? – you will ask. Let me explain. Traveling in Japan and living here are two completely different things. The day you get the keys Continue Reading
The other morning I was awakened by an earthquake, the first time in my life. If it was not Saturday, it would have been just in time to replace the Continue Reading
Summer time and the livin’ is easy…. sings Ella Fitzgerald. Well, not exactly so in Japan. Summertime is not easy for Japanese and even more so for foreigners. Heat and Continue Reading
«Aujourd’hui j’ai permis au soleil de se lever plus tôt que moi» (today I allowed the sun to get up earlier than me), once said Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. It may Continue Reading
In France summer is inseparable from the outdoor terraces and rosé wine. In Japan, you can hardly find rosé wine at all. The respected wine gurus believe that rosé cannot Continue Reading
Do you recall a fairy tale about Jack and the Beanstalk? The one where a boy called Jack gets magic beans and a gigantic beanstalk grows overnight allowing him to Continue Reading