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Friday, August 21, 2026

Overheard: Amsterdam summer

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Summer 2026 in Amsterdam gave heatwaves, cloudy days, 200,000+ lightning discharges, World Cup flags , boat trips, WorldPride - and I heard ...
Friday, July 24, 2026

A curious case of Canadian fast food

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Canada is not the first place that comes to mind as a home of fast food, like burgers and pizza - poutine and Tim Hortons notwithstanding. H...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

World Cup Flags in the Netherlands

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My favourite thing about the World Cup is seeing flags from countries around the world where I live. In 2014, I took photos of World Cup fla...
Friday, July 10, 2026

The First Homosexuals, Kunstmuseum Basel

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A few months ago, I visited beautiful Basel in Switzerland to see an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel. The First Homosexuals has a provo...
Monday, June 29, 2026

Overheard: Manchester

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  On a recent visit to Manchester, here is what I heard. He's got no money, but going to t'South of France on holiday? He really tho...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Overheard: Vienna

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I recently visited Vienna - my fifth time there. As it was Eurovision Song Contest season, I kept my ears open and overheard the following....
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Statues of people with disabilities

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Changing trains recently at Šiauliai in Lithuania, I noticed something that I don't think I've seen a lot before. On the platform, t...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Overheard: Basel

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I recently visited beautiful Basel. On a beautifully sunny evening, people were by the Rhine reading, eating, drinking, playing sport - and ...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

10 days* of talking with strangers - the Chit Chat Challenge

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Rob Walker's The Art of Noticing is one of my favourite newsletters. It encourages us to look intently, ask questions, and observe the ...
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Random round-trip: Warsaw

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By my third day on a recent trip to Warsaw, I had walked something like 40km. I was tired! So, on a sunny Saturday, I bought myself an unlim...
Tuesday, April 07, 2026

70 years of Eurovision - new flag design

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This year, Eurovision turns 70. So to mark this anniversary, I've made an update to my flags of Eurovision winners design. I original...
Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Overheard: Kraków

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While walking around Krakow for a few days, I heard the following snippets of chat. Old Town Market Square in Kraków, Krzysztof Zgłobicki, W...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

European Kraków | Kraków europejski

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I recently spent a few days in Kraków. As I walked around the city, admiring the sights, I noticed many links to different parts of Europe. ...
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