Category Archives: Spain

But which ship is mine?

Posted on 2015-11-17 by Andreas Moser

As the faithful reader will know, tomorrow is the day for my adventurous departure. I will go to Brazil by boat and I have already been on Gran Canaria for a few days, where I will embark. I went to … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil, Gran Canaria, Photography, Spain, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged | 4 Comments

Everything flies at Half-Mast

Posted on 2015-11-17 by Andreas Moser

After the terrorist attacks in Paris, flags fly at half-mast in places as far away as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. But reading the comments and listening to part of the usual post-attack debate, I have the impression that many … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Gran Canaria, Photography, Politics, Spain, Terrorism, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Moving to South America. By boat.

Posted on 2015-03-24 by Andreas Moser

When I made my decision to leave Europe in 2015 and to move around the world, I knew it would be hard to decide where to begin this journey. My mind was going back and forth between Africa, Asia, the … Continue reading →

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Not only in James Bond

Posted on 2014-08-30 by Andreas Moser

Some people still believe that James Bond books and films are fiction. How naive. I have just read Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre, the true story of a British operation during World War II, in which a dead body was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, France, History, Spain, UK, World War II | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Did you notice the Irony? (14) Mario Costeja González

Posted on 2014-05-21 by Andreas Moser

Mario Costeja González from Spain won his case against Google before the European Court of Justice regarding the “right to be forgotten”. He had asked Google to remove information from its search results about a repossession in 1998. The underlying debt has … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Spain, Technology | Tagged , | 2 Comments

How bad is Spain’s Infrastructure?

Posted on 2014-04-24 by Andreas Moser

We keep reading horror stories from the southern European countries about how badly they are affected by the economic crisis. Factories are closing, civil servants are made redundant, the provision of medical services suffers, people emigrate, everything is going downhill. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Spain, Travel | Tagged | 6 Comments

Spain’s Banking Crisis is no Surprise

Posted on 2012-06-13 by Andreas Moser

If a bank cannot even build a straight office tower, how can you expect it to keep a straight balance sheet? The headquarters of Bankia in Madrid, Spain:

Posted in Economics, Spain | 3 Comments