Category Archives: Travel

Car-free by choice

No, I am not immune to charismatic cars. I have had some really cool cars myself: a Chevrolet Blazer S10 was the first one, then a Jeep Cherokee and finally a Jaguar XJ with a 222 HP engine. I loved … Continue reading

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A day at the beach is NOT a human right.

Rachel Shabi of the Guardian writes sympathetically about Palestinian girls that are being taken to the beach by Israeli women. As nice as this may sound, this is another article about Israel/Palestine that is not inaccurate but delves too much … Continue reading

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5 years after 7/7 in London

Exactly five years after the suicide bombings of 7 July 2005 that killed 52 people on underground trains and on a bus in London, I am in London myself. More specifically, I am on a underground train as I am … Continue reading

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My half marathons

A half marathon is 21 km = 13 miles. 4 April 2004 – Amberg, Germany – 2:02:06 (2 hours, 2 minutes, 6 seconds) 10 April 2005 – Amberg, Germany – 1:47:44 14 September 2008 – Eschenbach, Germany – 1:59:40 26 October … Continue reading

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