Do you remember the movie Run Lola Run, a hugely successful German movie from 1998 directed by Tom Tykwer and with Franka Potente as a leading character? The story follows a girl…
Set-jetting
Set-jetting means visiting famous locations from movies and TV shows.
Wandering through Gamla stan (The Old Town) is one of many interesting things you can do in Stockholm. This part of the city dates back to the 13th century and consists of…
During my visit to Stockholm I’ve heard that for many tourists the first question they ask on some guided tours is “Do you know where Miss Salander lives?” If some of you…
Shoeless Joe Jackson: »Is this heaven?« Ray Kinsella: »No. It’s Iowa.« On May 13, 2010, almost a year ago, Don and Becky Lansing, the owners of one special property in Iowa, USA…
Piccadilly Circus in London is a famous road junction and public space of London’s West End. It’s a junction of 5 streets and at the center of the Circus stands the Shaftesbury…
This summer I visited Rome for the first time. Even though it was hot as hell, it was worth it. The city offers everything: ancient ruins, fabulous buildings, churches, temples, fountains ……
It happened on 6 April 2009 at 3:32 local time. The epicentre was near L'Aquila, the capital of Abruzzo region. The earthquake, rated 5.8 on the Richter scale, shook the central Italy.…
I've spent part of my summer vacation in Lisbon, Portugal. You might remember that I wrote about set-jetting in previous posts Veronika Decides to Die and Set-jetting in Vienna. Set-jetting is basically…
At the end of last December I visited Vienna. It was a beautiful post-Christmas & pre-New Year’s Eve trip that included some set-jetting. The phrase ‘set-jetting’ describes the people visiting places purely…
One of the unexpected stars of the new British TV drama Sherlock is Speedy's, a sandwich bar near Euston station in London. How come? Well, we all know that Holmes' home was…
Summer time is perfect for reading some fiction novels or bestsellers. At the top of bestsellers lists in the US and the UK we can see similar names: Stephenie Meyer and Stieg…
In 1998 Paulo Coelho wrote his 15th novel Veronika Decides to Die. It tells a story of a young, beautiful woman (Veronika) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, who appears to have the perfect life,…