In Their Words
He is a musical prodigy trained at the Paris Conservatory and recognized by ADAMI as the Best New Classical Music Performer of the generation. She is the curator of the historical interiors of the Schönbrunn Palace and co-responsible for the preservation and preventive conservation of the building structure. And today, we sit down with both[…]
In the footsteps of the American novelist who had an adventurous lifestyle
Following your enthusiastic response to our stories on Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan, we’re here to continue our discovery of the greatest travelers of all time and follow their footsteps in history. Are you with us? Following in the footsteps of James Cook The adventures of the Count of La[…]
Little Black Book
The Inside Track
In 1840, Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, decided that there was just too much time between lunch and dinner, and that a few pastries and tea would do just fine to fill in that gap! That is how the traditional British Afternoon Tea came into existence. Today, it has grown into full-blown national practice,[…]
