CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Sukiennice Market
02:34 Krakow’s Old Town
03:33 Wawel Royal Castle
04:45 Kazimierz neighborhood
08:03 Stary Kleparz Market
09:44 Hamsa restaurant in Kazimierz
12:24 Enjoy the evening at the Vistula river
Tag Archives: Travel
The New York Times Magazine – July 7, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (July 6, 2024): The latest issue features…
Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back
Eddie Murphy has been so famous for so long, occupying such a lofty place in the cultural landscape, that it can be easy to overlook just how game-changing a figure he actually is.
Let’s start, as Murphy’s career did, with standup. There had been star comics before — Steve Martin, Richard Pryor — but none exploded with anything like Murphy’s speed or intensity.
Ti West Is Turning Hollywood Into a Horror Show
His “X” trilogy — which culminates with “MaXXXine” — obsesses over cinema, stardom and the industry itself.
By RYAN BRADLEY
The Real Problem With Legal Weed
New York is trying to treat an addictive substance just like any other product.
By CHARLES FAIN LEHMAN
Previews: Country Life Magazine – July 3, 2024
Country Life Magazine (July 2, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Call of the Coast’; Seaside treasure – the museum on the cliff; What a scoop – secrets of the ice-cream makers; A boatbuilder’s life, Barbie’s lore and best beach clubs…
Water, water, everywhere
Ben Lerwill drops anchor in the Thames to meet master boat-builder Mark Edwards, whose eclectic roll call of clients includes Elizabeth II and George Clooney
What’s your flavour?
Artisan ice cream makers have got it licked, says Madeleine Silver, as she checks out cones lovingly created using local milk and natural flavourings
You can be anything
Barbie is still in the pink at the age of 65. Susan Jenkins charts the ups and downs of Mattel’s often-controversial, yet still much-loved figurehead
Travel
Rosie Paterson reveals that Italy is still the place to go for unbeatable beach clubs, Richard MacKichan discovers the untouched isle of Formentera and Pamela Goodman carves out her own niche on a transatlantic cruise
Greg Mosse’s favourite painting
The writer chooses a ‘gorgeous panorama’ bursting with fellowship and rustic merry-making
Wrestling alligators in a mud hole
The country is all of a flutter in the build up to the General Election, but all bets are off for an exasperated Carla Carlisle
The legacy
Kate Green marvels at the Minack, Rowena Cade’s breathtaking cliffside amphitheatre
If I only had a brain
Increasing numbers of jellyfish are wobbling their way into British waters, but there’s no need to be alarmed, says Helen Scales
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell’s bold sunglasses leave everyone else in the shade
Interiors
Well-thought-out garden buildings are an ideal way to get closer to Nature, suggests Amelia Thorpe
London Life
Rosie Paterson goes up, up and away for the capital’s Balloon Regatta, Levison Wood is in the hotseat, Holly Black takes the wraps off the new-look Royal Academy Schools and Jemima Sissons is on the comeback trail
Coasting ahead
The D-Day landings were planned from its shores, but today George Plumptre finds a haven of peace at Lepe House in Hampshire
Strawberry dreams
Tom Parker Bowles is seduced by the charms of the strawberry, that most flirtatious of fruits
Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson savours the joy of sweet and floral apricots
The dog days aren’t done
All eyes are on St Swithin’s Day as Lia Leendertz examines what weather lore has in store
Travel Guide: What NOT To Do In Paris, France (2024)
CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:02 Don’t visit Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre after 9 a.m. 02:10 Don’t buy your Ticket for the Eiffel Tower directly on site 03:50 Don’t think Paris is dangerous 04:15 Don’t bother with cars or taxis 04:33 Don’t expect everyone to speak English 05:50 Don’t rush through the Louvre just to take a selfie with the Mona Lisa 06:49 Don’t rush from landmark to landmark 07:21 Don’t put lovelocks on bridges 07:54 Don’t be afraid to try typical French dishes 🐌
Previews: Country Life Magazine – June 19, 2024
Country Life Magazine (June 18, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Why we adore Venus’, Move over Buckingham Palace – Our grandest houses, Jeremy Clarkson’s favorite painting and Old Masters – Chippendale and Coward revisited…
Jeremy Clarkson’s favourite painting
The television presenter and farmer immerses himself in the age of steam by selecting a 19th-century masterpiece that really stokes the imagination
Venus was her name
Michael Hall lays bare the story of the art world’s enduring love affair with the alluring goddess Venus, from the 4th century BC right up to the modern era
Tripping the light fantastic
Iridescence is one of the natural world’s greatest special effects. Laura Parker showcases the shimmering, jewel-like hues that can take your breath away
The good stuff
It’s the final straw for Hetty Lintell as she picks perfect summer accessories crafted from raffia
Interiors
Giles Kime is whisked through a Sicilian palazzo, a Gothic castle and a Baroque bedroom thanks to the wonders of WOW!house
‘Makes Buckingham Palace seem rather dull’
The London homes of the British aristocracy were often grander than their country counterparts and perfect for entertaining, says Lucien de Guise
Native herbs
Mugwort is connected with child-birth as ‘the mother of herbs’, but John Wright prefers to focus on its many uses in the kitchen
Having the last laugh
Why are beaming faces such a rarity in our portrait galleries? Claudia Pritchard seeks out the grins among the grimaces
‘The oldest Old Thing in England’
Puck has been causing mayhem and misery for a millennium and more. Ian Morton traces the story of the mischievous sprite
Bend it like Beckham
Scotland’s only furniture school is keeping alive the old crafts of upholstery and marquetry, doing justice to its Chippendale name, as Mary Miers discovers
Coward on a mission
Michael Billington finds a depth of emotion behind the laughs in a rare revival of Noël Coward’s last work — a welcome antidote to mind-boggling technology
Opening the shutters
In the second of two articles, John Goodall applauds the remarkable revival of Wolterton Hall in Norfolk as a modern home equipped for the 21st century
The legacy
Victoria Marston hails Douglas Bunn, whose desire to test top British riders to the max led to the drama of the Hickstead Derby
Bourne to run
Kathryn Bradley-Hole finds no end of reasons to stop and stare as she explores the dramatic garden created from a flat water-side site at Emmetts Mill, Surrey
Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson conjures up a trio of dishes to demonstrate the versatility of the courgette
Greek Islands Tour: Symi, Rhodes And Kalymnos
Video timeline: 00:00 Intro, 00:40 Map of the islands, 00:48 Lindos, Rhodes, 01:55 Useful tips: How to get here, where to stay, language, how to pay 02:47 How to get around, 03:00 Beaches: Tsambika Beach, Rhodes, 03:26 City of Rhodes, music: @ElectroKebap, 04:56 Symi, 05:24 Yialos, 06:23 Kali Strata, 06:53 Panormitis Monastery, 07:24 Seafood, 07:50 Marathounda Beach, 08:20 Kalymnos, 08:39 E bike tour, hiking, 10:05 Pothia, 10:30 Sponge diving, Koutouzi Sponge, 11:34 Vathy
Nature Views: Palouse Falls In Washington State
Videographer: Hank Heusinkveld.
Travel: Coastal Canada’s Vancouver Islands Tour
The documentary starts at Johnston Strait before moving further north to the Queen Charlotte Strait and the Broughton Archipelago, coming across stunning natural landscapes and historical sites of the First Nations peoples.
The New York Times Magazine – June 16, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (June 14, 2024): The latest issue features…
The Disturbing Truth About Hair Relaxers
They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women?
The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson’s
She first noticed the scent on her husband. Now her abilities are helping unlock new research in early disease detection.
The Interview – The Darker Side of Julia Louis-Dreyfus
At some point in almost every performance she gives, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has this look. If you’ve watched “Seinfeld,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine” or “Veep,” you know it — the perfect mix of irritation and defiance. As if she were saying, Try me.
Previews: Country Life Magazine – June 12, 2024
Country Life Magazine (June 11, 2024): ‘The Green Issue’ features How to make the Countryside beautiful again….
The Country Life green manifesto
As the General Election looms large, we present our practical 10-point plan that could make a real difference to the planet
What lies beneath
Soil is both full of life and the very stuff of life, so it’s high time we stopped treating it like dirt, suggests Sarah Langford
Bridges to survival
Building ‘ecoducts’ to connect wildlife habitats separated by road and rail is the way forward, argues John Lewis-Stempel
Over the moon
Jane Wheatley meets the biodynamic farmers following the lunar calendar to tend their crops in tune with Nature
A woolly good story
What happened to the golden fleece? Harry Pearson tracks the fall of wool from medieval marvel to unwanted by-product
Country Life’s Little Green Book
Madeleine Silver profiles the people, places and products currently turning heads with genuinely green credentials
Neptune’s larder
Helen Scales wades in to forage for seaweed, seeking everything from sea spaghetti to sugar kelp
Rebel gardener
James Alexander-Sinclair talks to John Little about the amazing diversity of his garden in Essex
The man with his head in the clouds
Royal favourite Edward Seago lived a life as vibrant, varied and colourful as his paintings, discovers Peyton Skipwith
Lt-Col Frederick Wells’s favourite painting
The commanding officer of the Coldstream Guards chooses a majestic portrait of Elizabeth II
The best of both worlds
Minette Batters celebrates the remarkable recovery of grey partridge on the South Downs
Just right: Walpole’s balance
In the first of two articles, John Goodall examines the creation of Wolterton Hall in Norfolk
‘A better use of Sundays’
Russell Higham applauds the enduring appeal of Britain’s elegant Victorian bandstands
The legacy
David Austen dedicated his life to creating the perfect English rose, as Tiffany Daneff reveals
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell casts her net far and wide for fishy accessories
Interiors
Giles Kime hails designers who are at one with the environment
Hard landscaping
The Dunvegan Castle gardens are a verdant oasis on the Isle of Skye, finds Caroline Donald
Native herbs
Wormwood is an old absinthe ingredient best kept at arm’s length, advises John Wright
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