Yes, you heard right. You see, we’ve got a new member of staff and we simply can’t find out who he is or where he’s from… he obstinately refuses to tell us. He seems to fear that he’ll die once he opens his mouth… Can you help us? The BuzzAngel who can tell us who Mr. X is will be rewarded with a surprise parcel… Just post a comment on this blog before midnight on Tuesday, October 28. To win you need to be a member of the BuzzParadise community.

Good luck with your guessing!

The “Adventures of Guillaume” continue! He is in the Big Apple and obligated excited to share his experience:

“To start, I’ve been spotting pieces of bitten apple all over the place, but I don’t want to name any names. Ok, enough with the insinuations, I mean the Apple Stores. They are everywhere and really fun to visit. I was surprised to find out that they stay open until midnight! That’s pretty practical for someone who works evenings, like myself. I’ve been to the one on the corner of 14th Street and 9th Avenue and it’s huge! Who wouldn’t go wild with all there is to see and the great euro to dollar exchange rate! Check it out here.

Another constant temptation: food. A visit to Starbucks could be a hard blow for dieters (well it is summer and beach time, after all). Here is photographical proof of the temptations that have me hooked after only a month (I know, I know, I’m a weakling):

I have to admit that supermarkets live up to the’super’ part of their name. But even though it’s reassuring to see I can find fruit and vegetable displays almost as beautiful as in France, there are some startling differences: take the simple fact that a mere slice of brie can cost around $7! Or the fact that it is almost impossible to find bread worthy of its name. The most puzzling by far is the astonishing piles of cookies, cakes and endless ice cream cases. Americans consuming unhealthy food perhaps isn’t that much of a cliché after all.

During one of my rare outings, I was happy to visit one of my favorite spots (at the moment at least): Pier 14. For all of you who have never been to New York, it’s a sort of mini-port where you can find taxi boats and other ‘cruisers’ that take tourists on a tour of the island. It’s a tranquil place (aside from the crowds, but after all, we are talking about New York), relaxing and you get a full-on view of the magnificent Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges. And all you need to do is turn around to glimpse (a small part of) the Financial District. Take a look:

And finally, I can’t end without mentioning dear Thierry. I’m sure you all wanted to see him in action! Here is a small candid shot of the man worth 3 billion who makes conference calls faster than you can say  Jack Robinson.

That’s all for now. See you next time on ‘Big Apple Adventures!’”

Photo credits: Ricardolux

And he’s off! We’ve sent Guillaume, a member of the BuzzParadise team, to NY. And he hasn’t wasted any time in sharing his first impressions.

Of course, no two places are alike. And NY probably gets compared to Luxembourg less than once every blue moon.

For this very reason, we wanted to share his experience with you:

“The first thing a lot of people remember upon arriving in NY is seeing the famous ‘JFK Airport’ sign.”

Welcome to the U S of A. What next?

“A fingerprint of all 10 digits, a digital photo and try to remember that getting authorities to crack a smile is out of the question. The next thing you won’t soon forget: the heat. The humidity is unbearable.”

What about the office?

“I barely had the time to relish in “the city that never sleeps” upon arriving because it was back to the grindstone. There is always work to be done. Here is where I spend most of my time:

The New York office is located near the banks of the Hudson River, a nice place for a stroll after work. The red brick walls are hard to miss, just like the quotes. And who could forget the great big black horse who looks me straight in the eyes days after day. See for yourself:

Oops, sorry. That’s Sandro, our dear mascot here at the office. Thanks to his Italian roots, he is the life of the party and (perhaps because he knows Sicilians in the right places) he gets to work from a cool MacBook Pro…

Here is the famous horse:

Impressive, don’t you think? Sporting a matching lampshade, when it gets a bright idea (chuckle) it is an expert at lighting up Thierry’s desk off to the side…So that’s where our US manager gets all his inspiration.

And speaking of inspiration, we need lots of it since we are always looking for ways to revolutionize the marketing industry. And what better way to brainstorm than to take advantage of the comfy corner that greets me every morning when I walk into the office:

I have to admit, once you sit in the rocking chair you can’t stop thinking and the ideas abound. But, as I’m sure you’ll understand, that is top secret information…

Well, that’s all for now. So, as they say in these here parts…See ya dude!”

Photo credits: Guillaume Condomines

As promised I made the test! Remember? Last week I was wondering whether the videos of the guys making popcorn with their cell phones were a fake or not. So today, together with a few colleagues, I made the test!

Unfortunately we didn’t have popcorn in the office, so we tried the experiment with my cold coffee. You should know that I drink about 10 cups a day  - usually cold! I let you watch the video of the experiment…

What a deception! So really it is bull****… To be honest I knew that already. I learned that the videos were made to promote a Bluetooth device. Nice buzz guys ;-)) Everybody talked about it. But it was still a deception to learn that it doesn’t work.

Anyway, stay tuned for the next experiment…

Today we have got a real brainteaser for you! This week our colleague Yann brought this mysterious object to our Luxemburgish headquarters:

Now we’d like to know from you: what is that? I can tell you that we had some fun guessing and we hope you will, too!

As this is not an easy one we thought that the winner deserves a prize, so we asked Nils to let us have one of our branded BuzzParadise USB sticks for the winner. He did, and now 512 buzzy megabytes are waiting for their new owner.

Post your guess in the comments before May 5 and it might be you!

The only condition: you have to be a member of the BuzzParadise community. We are looking forward to your guesses!

Photo source: BuzzParadise