http://www.elisekrentzel.com Elise Krentzel's personal blog on Inner and Outer Travel Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:18:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en More Info on the Way! http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=453 Dakis Joannou is the Greek equivalent of Saatchi. This adventurous contemporary collector has amassed a distinguished and influential repertoire of iconic works ranging from Jeff Koons, Urs Fisher, Kiki Smith, Maurizio Cattelan to Kara Walker and many others. Joannou is someone who not only thinks outside the box, he's created another geometric ... http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=449 As an addendum to my last post about The Birches Resort on Moosehead Lake in Maine, six months later I visited the southern part of Maine, in and around Camden. Remember the classic 60s film Peyton Place? It was filmed in this once entirely Waspy bastion of Victorian morality. It's still pretty ... http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=448 When I was growing up (and that is long ago; four and a half decades worth counts for long ago) the films I went to see with my parents and babysitters included the classics: The Wizard of Oz, King Kong, Godzilla, Mothra, The Sound of Music, Bambi, Cinderella, Snow White ... http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=435 Austrian born performance/environment artist-cum-magician and engineering genius Kurt Hentschlager wowed me with his new show “Zee”. It was again, for me, a mind boggling experience that transported me to outer space, to the nether regions of the dimension between life and death. Kurt uses dense fog, stroboscopes, pulse lighting and surround ... http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=446 Published in Asian Restaurant News Click the image to open the pdf. http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=444 Published on Expatica May: Going away Well it’s moving time. Again! This is the 41st in my life. This is the biggie because I’m repatriating with a Dutch husband and a child who has grown up in Holland. I’m going away after 13 years here and 5-plus in Switzerland. Everyone says to ... http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=441 What are they: Acceptance, Attention, Appreciation, Affection, Allowing Price: Dedication, Mindfulness & Consistency Value: A loving life The 5 A's are needed in love.  In love meaning, demonstration of love because saying the simplest words, "I love you" falls on deaf ears when not acted upon. In fact, the Buddhists say ... http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=434 The great late Joseph Campbell http://www.jcf.org/ taught us about the world's mythology in a way that defied ideology and theology. He brought together the universe of ancient myth and heroism, allowing us a glimpse into the realm of the unconscious. What has stuck with me for years and years is ... http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=432 Much has been said about New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, both positive and not so positive. She has brought her green sensibility to a city that has notoriously bucked the worldwide green trend. It is evident everywhere from the potted plants that line the middle ... http://www.elisekrentzel.com/?p=430