Barcelona (Spain), 09.11.2014 Ever since I first came to Barcelona at the age of 13, this beautiful city of Spain fascinated me. 25 years later I moved here with great expectations to enjoy life in an international, creative city on the Mediterranean sea. In the almost 10 months from then, with some surprise I must say that for theContinueContinue reading “Nobody has the Intention to Raise a Wall around Catalonia”
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A letter to The Economist: Your article “The European Union – Europe goes to the polls”, May 17, 2014
Sir, listening to this week’s leader in your podcast edition I wanted to thank you for it. For once I can full-heartedly disagree with you on the conclusions you draw. Europe needs more integration and federalism and less national, regional and local government! In a world that moved from a duopoly (US vs USSR) inContinueContinue reading “A letter to The Economist: Your article “The European Union – Europe goes to the polls”, May 17, 2014″
Au Revoir Maroc
Barcelona (Spain), 21.04.2014 The motorway from Tarifa back home to Barcelona seemed like a walk in the park after the week driving through Morocco. Fearing a lot of Semana Santa traffic I left early in the morning. There was not much to discover, apart from a curious sight in a restaurant where I tried to getContinueContinue reading “Au Revoir Maroc”
Roll through the Rif
Tarifa (Spain), 20.04.2014 With a ferry at 20:30 and 500km of mountain road ahead, I left Midelt early in the morning. Shops were still closed and the temperatures so chilly I had to get a sweater out. The night before I hadn’t noticed in the darkness how the vegetation had changed from the desert in Errachida toContinueContinue reading “Roll through the Rif”
Lost in the Atlas
Midelt (Morocco), 19.04.2014 The night in the basic hotel with shared bathroom was quickly forgotten over breakfast on the main road, watching the 4×4’s load the tourists and prepare their day. After yesterday’s fiasco and the many kms lost vs plan today was the moment to catch up. I wanted to cross the Atlas andContinueContinue reading “Lost in the Atlas”
