Will King Boris lead the the UK to fall apart
PM: My own sense is that the likelihood of the UK breaking apart has increased substantially with Boris Johnson becoming the prime minister of the UK. Here is a good summary of we know about King Boris.
Boris Johnson can’t be found out: we all know he’s bluffing
by Fintan O’Toole in The Guardian
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The Great Beauty
If you want to see a film that is a genuine piece of art, you could not go wrong with The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza). Many European attempts to make an “artistic” rather than “commercial” film fail miserably. Breaking the tradition, experimentation for the sake of experimenting often becomes the center of these efforts [Read More]
Frankfurt, Germany
I had a few hours to kill after landing at the Frankfurt airport. Since Frankfurt is not one of the obvious tourist attractions of Germany, I had never visited the old city center. I entered the historically significant Paulskirche, where representatives from all over Germany met in 1848 to discuss German unification and a constitution 
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[Read More] Barcelona, Spain
Flashback: Entering the visitor center of the Temple of the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, I was greeted by two young believers who welcome everyone with a warm and open heart.
I could sense right away why this religion is expanding vigorously: It is offering you a family and community feeling that promises to 
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[Read More] High above the Pyrenees
The Pyrenees Mountains form a natural border between France and Spain. From the window of my aircraft the eye catches a spectacular sight. In the row next to me sits a woman with a small dog in her arms, holding and caressing it as if it were a human baby. She puts the head of 
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[Read More] A London Taxi Ride in Berlin
I spent less then twenty-four hours in Berlin. On the way back to the airport, I was picked up by a lady who likes to do things a bit differently. In Germany, eighty-five percent of taxi cabs are Mercedes Benz cars. But if you call her up (+49-170-434-02-06), she will chauffer you around Berlin in 
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[Read More] Germany
In July I had a chance to visit Germany. I wanted to see not the big cities but smaller places. Weimar, a small city in which Goethe spent most of his life and later became synonymous with German high culture and the failure of the short-lived German Republic, 1918-1933, proved to be a feast for 
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[Read More] Tenerife
I feel a great affinity for birds because many of them travel a long distance to spend the winter in warmer climates. This winter I travelled to Tenerife for the fast time in over 20 years. I shall return soon to experience again this energizing and inspiring climate. I stayed in Puerto de la Cruz 
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