"Do you want to arrest me?" felons ask cops as winter comes, written 2 days ago, It happens every year, but this year more often and under less usual circumstances. People who do not want to spend winter in the streets, cold and hungry “let themselves be caught” stealing, hoping they w...

Pausing For a Photo, written 2 days ago, I noticed this Christmas decoration outside the Paus cafe in Västerhaninge (at the shopping centre), yesterday . So I paused for a photo. No one was enjoying lunch or coffee outside, despite the new seat coverings. Probably because of the freezing temperatur...

English-Hungary is a blog about Hungary for those who would like to know what's going on in our country but don't speak the language. We select random news about politics and about anything else that could interest people from Europe and from the rest of

Ski Holidays Chalet Families, written 1 month ago, Skiing is a great way for the family to spend time together and it doesn't matter what level everyone is at it is still possible to have a great holiday on superb slopes.  Accommodation is vitally important especially when you have children and you...

A BAILOUT LIMERICK by Jim Freeman, written 1 month ago, <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 11...

Guest post - Wild camping the UK, written 2 days ago, Mark Garbers of lovecamping.co.uk gives us some guidelines about wild camping in the UK. “There’s nothing quite like wild camping for the true “back to nature” experience. When done properly it’s a very environmentally friendly way to ...

I Hypermile, written 1 month ago, For the past few months, hubby and I have become hypermilers. Much to the chagrin of other drivers.. we drive slow, take our time, coast when we can, and do as much as possible to increase our mpg without having to buy a hybrid. I'm not an extreme hypermiler like Hu...

Berlin by night, written 3 days ago, .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Berliner Nacht, originally uploaded by finofilka.

Garzón Throws In The Towel, written 2 days ago,

Angry news reporter meltdowns, written 1 month ago,

Czech Cafe Culture, written 4 days ago, The Czechs have a strong cafe culture, a legacy of their time under the rule of Vienna. In summer you sit outside under awnings watching the world go by, in winter you sit inside supping warming drinks before braving the snow and ice. This picture shows one of...

Meandering Post, written 6 days ago, Well it's been a long time since my last post and that's mostly because I've been doing nothing much but monitoring the activities of spots on my face. But now I have a puppy which means a lot less time to sit around doing nothing. The only downside is that since...

Raim, written 1 week ago, Carrer del Progrés, 48, 08012 : Fontana : I can't guarantee that you'll love this particularly old, dark Cuban haunt but in my case it's the perfect place to go if you're tired of the glut of trendy, projector filled bars that dominate this part of Gracia. Think, dan...

Kisses at Ukrainian Wedding, written 2 days ago, Olya and Jim's Ukrainian-American wedding There are two differences between kissing at Ukrainian weddings and kissing at the weddings in Western world. 1. In North America or in Western...

International Mountain Leader (IML) Training, Glenmore Lodge, written 5 days ago, I’ve just got back from Glenmore Lodge in Scotland where I’ve been doing IML Summer Training. Summer wasn’t really quite the right word though and there was a fair amount of snow around although the wind was the ...

Ann & Martin back again!! Nov 2008, written 1 week ago, This time for a long weekend only…..although at the end of it they said  ..”Why didn’t we come for a week!” Some great dives though… ... .. As someone forgot to charge his camera battery …thanks to the pair of you for the picki...

Well, I’m a little more clued up about why Spanish..., written 1 day ago, Well, I’m a little more clued up about why Spanish students are unhappy with the Bologna Process. Many of them protested in Barcelona yesterday, bringing out the riot police of the Catalan statelet. Reportedly, they’re c...

Photo blog from Edwenase Rehabilitation Centre, Kumasi, written 5 days ago, Old sign at the staff compound in Edwenase Rehabilitation Centre, next to the vocational school Our room is in the centre of the photo, with the curtain (traditional cloth we bought at the market) drawn. One the right is t...

I am a Faroese American in hopes of bringing others information about the Faroe Islands and its culture.

Sabrina's Internship at Alpha School of English in Malta, written 1 month ago, My name is Sabrina Roesen and I come from Germany. I go to a vocational school where I am training to be a foreign language assistant. My course is a combination of school and work experience. Within this training I hav...