Amazing Musicians
Posted by charles in Entertainment, Life Stories on 26. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Who started with a stammer and stutter, but became a singing star? What sort of life did Edith Piaf, the famous French singer, have before she changed her name ? How did Louis Armstrong break away from the downtown gangs of New Orleans to become a star of stage and screen? The answers and much more [...]
Amazing People and Places
Posted by charles in Cities, London, New York, Paris, Places on 17. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
As I travel around, I search for places where people have done amazing things. In Paris, I went to Montmartre where Edith Piaf amazed people, as her emotional voice resonated through the streets. I then went to the Eiffel Tower, developed by Gustave Eiffel, and looked down on the Arc de Triomphe commissioned by Napoleon [...]
New Year Resolutions
Posted by charles in Entertainment, Life Stories, Paris, Self Development on 15. Nov, 2009 | 1 Comment
It seems hard to believe that a New Year is upon us. What are your plans and resolutions for 2010? Edith Piaf sang a song called ‘Je ne regrette rien’ – ‘I do no not regret anything. One my favourite songs, it reminds me of France and Paris. Whenever, I hear the song I remember [...]
