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My personal experiences

Important notice

Flying Dutchman - April 8, 2021

I’m sorry to inform my readers that after one year of very regular writing, due to even more unforeseen difficulties related to my planned...

Childhood memories from the Spanish countryside

Flying Dutchman - March 28, 2021

It had been a long time since I had lunch with Spanish friends two days in a role. This wasn’t just because of the...

Features

A long lunch with a contemporary witness

Flying Dutchman - March 27, 2021

Today I was invited for lunch by a 90-year-old lady at her home in the neighborhood. She is mentally and physically still quite fit...

Culture

Astrological signs still relevant in Taiwan

Flying Dutchman - March 23, 2021

One big advantage of Chinese culture that I slowly learned to appreciate is the relative absence of religious fanaticism, so widespread in Islam and...

Culture

Three culture shocks

Flying Dutchman - March 21, 2021

Although I consider myself a man of the world who can easily adapt to different environments rather easily, I have actually suffered three culture...

Culture

No elevator during a forgotten holiday

Flying Dutchman - March 19, 2021

Yesterday, while we were smoking on our balconies, my neighbor had to remind me that today, March 19th, Saint Joseph's Day, is a public...

Downfall of the West

Baden-Württemberg’s affluent neglect

Flying Dutchman - March 17, 2021

With more than 11 million inhabitants as of 2017 across a total area of nearly 35,752 square kilometers, Baden-Württemberg is the third-largest German state of...

Asian history