Jun 25, 2008

Mobile-less

So my mobile phone display broke – I do not know why. In any case it is a blessing from heaven as I wanted to get rid of my mobile phones for quite some while. Now I have a reason to try to live without and see how I manage. :) — read more ›

Jun 24, 2008

Great video

Some positive fter the last weeks’ nagging, here something positive that made me smile and almost put tears into my eyes:
Where the Hell is Matt? — read more ›

Jun 17, 2008

Unpolar world

Another good report on Telepolis (DE) about the future of our world as the USA will not be the only superpower anymore. A flatter structure with more countries with own agendas – like before WWI – that will make the world less secure unless we act now building a structure for international understanding, respect, collaboration and shared goals.

Jun 12, 2008

Peak oil, peak food, peak water

The three upcoming challenges of our world nicely summed up at Telepolis (DE). For those who do not understand German it says in essence: — read more ›

May 30, 2008

Is this not cynic?

Rare uncontacted Amazon tribe photographed.

May 11, 2008

The land of milk and honey…

After having had so many conversations about great it is to live in Europe (or the West), here two links (unfortunately in German) pointing to our current problems: — read more ›

May 10, 2008

MediaStorm

For anybody who feels like they want to see a bit of the disturbing issues in this world, you can visit MediaStorm a web site with amazingly good digital story telling serious issues of this world. — read more ›

May 03, 2008

Musical wrap-up

Inspired by the nice CD I got from Laura and Angélica full with music that made me nostalgic and visit Colombia right away, I thought I post here a few songs that I ran across during my trip and that will definitely remind me of this travels every time I hear them. :) — read more ›

Apr 22, 2008

Reader questions

This might be my last entry while travelling as my return trip is rather soon (time flies no matter whether fun or not…). Kind of is an odd feeling of returning. Bittersweet. Some things I look forward to, others I don’t, some things are in both categories… so i will spend the last time probably a bit more offline. — read more ›

Apr 18, 2008

World Watch

While there is still tons of smoke in the air here (as far as I can see there is a lack of proper equipment to kill the fires). Also, in the last days I had been running across demonstartions and food strikes and burning tires besides the motorways around Easter. Not the same as in some other places of the world. Actually, I wanna point at a few interesting things that I stumbled across the last days (besides that it is getting spring in Europe): — read more ›