There have been a few surprises since we took over the house in Spain. In general, I should explain, apart from the climate, Germany and Spain are surprisingly similar – they both have well developed bureaucracies, supported by high levels … Continue reading
I had to go to the dentist this morning, which took me right past the European Central Bank. There are still a large number of “Occupy Frankfurt” people camping out, despite the near-freezing temperature over night, protesting the mess that … Continue reading
The German and Greek views of each other have become increasingly polarised over the last few months. The Greeks are “lazy spendthrifts who retire at 50 (women) or 55 (men) and make a national sport of not paying their taxes”, … Continue reading
I mentioned the Israeli approach to airport security a few posts ago – they aim to have you out of the carpark and into the departure area in a maximum of 25 minutes by applying intelligent security checks. Contrast this … Continue reading
… but you can’t pay to support WikiLeaks. Wikipedia on the Klan: Today, a large majority of sources consider the Klan to be a “subversive or terrorist organization”. In 1999, the city council of Charleston, South Carolina passed a resolution … Continue reading
… according to the Economist, who have redrawn the map of Europe, putting similar countries together. In the case of the UK, its components have been placed down by Portugal and Spain as the UK’s finances are in a similar … Continue reading
You can follow the track of the volcanic dust cloud over Europe, and the flight tracks and details of the few flights that are still taking place despite the cloud, over at RadarVirtuel.com. … Continue reading
If like us, you have the feeling that flying with Ryanair is no longer the bargain it used to be, you could be right. The Sydney Morning Herald has just published a report showing Ryanair’s charges have increased by 700% … Continue reading
I noticed an article in the Daily Mail today about what Spanish air traffic controllers earn (here). I thought that must be typical exaggeration by the popular press, but decided to see if I find out what they “really” earn. … Continue reading
Although the EU guarantees the right to work in other member countries, there are still quite a few things need sorting out before life in the EU is as straight-forward for its citizens as life for Americans is when they … Continue reading