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Reflections under lockdown
Mid-March, 2020, the evening sky was on fire. An impressive backdrop to a Europe that was sliding into lockdown to counter the coronavirus epidemic. A month later, many of us are suffering, if not through serious illness…
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Value for money
There was a happy sequel to the saga of unwanted Danish kroners in my wallet at the end of my trip to Denmark last October/November. On that occasion, I couldn’t find a way to get rid of 150 kroners…
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No cash, no soup
So how does it happen that a Maltese holidaymaker who resides in Belgium ends up buying a set of four energy-saving bulbs to take back home with him from a supermarket while in Denmark? It all began…
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Skyscapes
My love affair with skyscapes began about 10 years ago, while living in a house with a clear view of the western sky, where the setting sun would fire up the ever changing cloud patterns on many…
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On Google maps and the Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne
There will come a time, maybe twenty years hence, when we look back and marvel at how primitive was our mode of transport. Everyone to his or her own, figuring their way to their destination, and actually…
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Skiing: thanks, but not for me please
People make such a fuss over skiing. I did try to ski a couple of times, which was enough to realise that it’s not for me. So without much further ado, here are 7 reasons why I…
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(All of a sudden) I’m a fan of the King of Sweden
It all started with Jonas Jonasson’s book The Girl who Saved the King of Sweden, a wild rollercoaster of a story which, in true Jonasson style, mixes up fictional characters with real historical and contemporary political figures, including,…
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Humble, unknown Lembeek
Recently I was more or less stranded in an unknown village in Belgium on a chilly Sunday morning in January, while my son Gianluca played in a table tennis tournament with no viewing places for spectators. I…
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“Endearing and quirky”
The sun rises on a beautiful Sunday morning in winter over the Sliema seaside promenade on the east coast of Malta. It looks heavenly. On this pavement, I have run a thousand times, probably many more than…
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