Flamingo’s top 20 movie choices
by The Flamingo The holidays are drawing near and that means a little more free time for family and friends, but also for ourselves. I always loved cinema, I love spending time watching something good, whether “commercial” movies or not…
L’art de la Délicatesse
by The Flamingo This topic may be considered by some pretentious or snobbish, but I assure you it’s very natural and simple at its core. The latest read by Dominique Loreau unraveled my contemplative nature a bit. This is not…
3 hearty meals to celebrate late autumn
by The Flamingo November is a cold month in Switzerland…too cold. Although I can’t wait for the holiday season to begin, I just can’t shake the feeling that autumn was over too soon here. So I wanted to remind myself…
One winter day
by The Flamingo Zürich, Sunday morning, two weeks before Christmas, two years ago. It was a blustery day outside. The wind and the snow made the cold feel even worse than it was. I had one more weekend before Christmas…
Eating meat
by The Flamingo This, dear reader, is not meant to be a funny article nor an easy one to digest. This is written for all you animal lovers out there, who may understand some of the things I’m going through.…
Ode to personal finance
by The Fox Dear reader, I am conscious that I’ve been quite absent from this blog, but with good reason! My dear friend, The Flamingo, has such a charming writing style that I feel I am unworthy of writing on…
Visiting Dubai
by The Flamingo The right word to describe Dubai is “muchness”. You can’t feel it ’till you’re there, it’s really overwhelming. You feel the world bigger…the spaces, the buildings, the beach, even the sky seems higher and rounder somehow. Of…
3 soups to warm up your cold days
by The Flamingo Cold autumn and winter days are upon us and nothing is more heart warming and also tummy-warming than a good soup. It’s nutritious, full of scrumptious flavours and keeps you hydrated. The Flamingo put together a list…
Wonder wheel – a movie review
by The Flamingo It’s no secret that I am a huge Woody Allen fan. I love all of the movies he has directed and written and I’m trying to keep up with his new works every year. I stumbled recently…
Pumpkin King’s Season
by The Flamingo The Flamingo loves to celebrate all kinds of occasions, from birthdays and name days to big religious celebrations and not so holy ones as well. I really don’t care if they appeal to my cultural heritage or…
