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Small country has big Coque

With an area of 2,586 square kilometers, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is somewhere between the Faroe Islands and the city of Hong Kong in terms of area. Despite this, the country harbors a fun little secret: it has an enormous Coque.  The secret was revealed yet again on Friday morning when Sara Gilles, who […]

Immigrant turns into expat after going out for brunch

In what’s being called a miraculous transformation, an immigrant in Luxembourg has turned into an expat after going out for brunch.  On Sunday around midday, Hakim Salib, 29, joined two companions for a meal at a trendy restaurant in Luxembourg City center. Commenting on the cool, funky decor and pleasant ambiance, Salib ordered several items […]

More drone footage needed to attract winged tourists to duchy, say officials

Tourism officials in Luxembourg say they will allocate more resources to creating videos with stunning drone footage of Luxembourg, which they insist is vital to attracting winged tourists.  “The vast majority of tourists who come here, whether for leisure or business, are of the terrestrial variety,” says tourism and nation-branding consultant Hans Popper. “We’re talking […]

Oh, sweet child of innocence: expat oblivious to tremor after French person says ‘en français, S.V.P.’ to Luxembourger

An expat who speaks neither French nor Luxembourgish and has no awareness of the centuries-old linguistic tensions in the region remained peacefully oblivious on Tuesday morning after a French woman asked a middle-aged Luxembourgish shop assistant to speak French. The situation occurred at a boutique in Mersch when 59-year-old Chantal Arndt approached a customer and […]