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a healthy business life
I became a junior manager in my thirties. With the appointment came plenty of business lunches and dinners. The result: I gained 8 kilograms; my husband Filip – although he didn’t join these lunches – 12. That lasted for a year or three until he decided that enough was enough. So overnight, we changed our […]
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marc didden over cinema
De loopbanen van Marc Didden en mezelf kruisten toen ik nog netmanager bij Eén was. Dat is intussen al meer dan een tijdje geleden. Ik werk niet meer voor Eén, en zelfs niet meer bij VRT. Vermits ik nu Europees lobby in het belang van het Europees publiek omroepbestel, staan zowel mijn bureau als mijn […]
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Switzerland & Italy restaurant Top 5 – edition 2022
My more successful blog posts are the ones on food. This Brussels Restaurants – Edition 2022 was picked up largely. I planned a similar one on my favourite European ones. But then my husband Filip planned the summer holidays in Switzerland and Italy, and I suddenly had the challenge of limiting a European Restaurants post […]
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self-help books
I have read my fair share of self-help books. Two shelves, three shelves, maybe more. I don’t know because, in the end, I tend to throw them away. These days, I avoid that corner of the bookshop. Been there, done that, read that. But at Armani Libri in Milan, amidst the books on fashion, architecture, […]
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why disconnect?
En réalité on dirait qu’il y a deux hommes en moi qui se disputent sans cesse: un homme du Nord, féru d’ordre et de discipline, et un homme du Sud couché dans son hamac sous un figuier, tandis que la Méditerranée vient lécher la rive à ses pieds. by Georges Simenon, “Des Traces de Pas” […]
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culinary Athens
Not many people know I have a past with Greece. After studying Ancient Greek in college, I opted to study interpreting English and Modern Greek. Greece joined the European Union in 1981, so working for the European Parliament seemed like a good career path. It turned out differently, and media became my true passion. Having […]
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Herwig Van Hove
Ik ken Herwig Van Hove. Van televisie. Nog voor ik iets te betekenen had bij Eén, maakte Herwig samen met Felice (wijlen Dre Steemans) “1000 seconden”. Het staat in mijn geheugen gegrift en het was een soort “Dagelijkse Kost ” avant la lettre. Maar ik heb hem ook een aantal keren in het echte, niet […]
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The Power of the Dog left me speechless
I watched The Power of the Dog, not really knowing what I was seeing. A paper flower put to fire, the relentless time it takes to tie a rope, two adult brothers still sleeping together in their childhood bedroom, … But director Jane Campion made the images so beautiful you are glued to the screen. […]
JEAN PHILIP DE TENDER 