“The superfluous is an extremely necessary thing,” Voltaire once wrote. I, the author of a blog about one of the world’s most superfluous articles – whisky – have to modestly […]

Last Saturday I went to pick up my daughter at a children’s party. When she got into the car, I noticed that she was radiant. More than usual. And when […]

By invitation of Royal Salute, in July I travelled to South Korea to try their brand new core range – read all about the experience here. And I was surprised. […]

I’ve always been passionate about books. I like to read almost everything, even though I have some preferences. I prefer prose to poetry, and I have a certain tendency for […]

Do you know what the Little Mermaid, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter have in common?  No, it’s not an irritating protagonist, although this might be true.  It is […]

Smartphones were perhaps the best invention of the last fifteen years. Not because they are practical and versatile devices, or because they contain all the knowledge of the world, literally […]

I’ve just bought a pair of earphones.  Another pair, in fact, as my last, amazing ones met their fate when they hit the ground.  They lasted less than two years […]

Reincarnation.  Transmigration.  Metempsychosis.  The harsh concept of life after death.  The belief that, somehow, part of our ephemeral being will continue to exist even after our last breath.  The key […]