On the road in a vast and quiet land We had been looking forward to Namibia for quite some time. Two and a half times the size of Germany, but with only 2.3 million inhabitants. Peace and quiet! Namib, the oldest desert in the world. Cheetahs, elephants, antelopes and giraffes – a paradise for animal freaks like us. The Kalahari and Etosha Pan, places we...
The fashion designer shows his favorite spots The US fashion creator with Cuban roots stands for architectural, elegant and unfussy design. Born in New Jersey Narciso Rodriguez studied against the will of his parents at the Parsons’ School of Design. In his beginnings he worked for Anne Klein at Donna Karan and also in the womenswear department of...
Without Rosamunde Pilcher, but with genuine English weather Attention! Spoiler ahead – there is no such thing as an aristocratic land- and manor owner in disguise whom you will meet in a pub introducing himself as a struggling artist. Nor are there perpetually blue skies that squeeze themselves insistently into every scene of a Rosamunde Pilcher film. But...
Home of vetiver and vanilla To be honest, Reunion (French: La Réunion), France’s overseas island located in the Indian Ocean, would not have been on my list of travel destinations. If it wasn’t for Marie Le Febvre. Over the years, the French perfumer, who lives in Berlin with her husband and child, has formed a special bond with the island. Her...
