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8 things I won’t miss from Latin World

jb Posted on25/07/202125/02/2024 Leave a Comment

A few thoughts and rather subjective observations about the Latin World as well as things what I've missed from Europe during my travels.

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Nicaragua: history’s roller-coaster

jb Posted on27/06/202126/11/2022 Leave a Comment

Some unbelievable twisted events from Nicaraguan history. Coups, Manifest Destiny, Civil Wars, invasions, dictatorships, and so on...

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Crossing the line

jb Posted on30/05/202126/11/2022 Leave a Comment

What happened in Venezuela? The heartbreaking situation of the staggering number of Venezuelan refugees around Latin Americas ):

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Recipe

jb Posted on14/02/202113/02/2022 Leave a Comment

Cooking for someone today? Here's a hot recipe worth a consideration ;)

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Nazis in South America

jb Posted on31/01/202126/06/2023 Leave a Comment

Find out about the escaped Nazis in South America and elsewhere. How have they managed to get away after the WW2, where were they welcomed, who helped them and why...

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Music for driving at night

jb Posted on27/12/202017/06/2022 Leave a Comment

A rather self-explanatory playlist series consisting of carefully picked tunes to give your night journey a cool soundtrack :)

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The International Students’ Day

jb Posted on17/11/202019/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Have you known that 17 November is an International Students' Day, which was established in London 1941?

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52 Years of Solitude: Colombian Conflict explained

jb Posted on25/10/202030/10/2022 1 Comment

A humble attempt to explain the complex nature of the bloody Colombian Civil War.

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Humanity vs Reality

jb Posted on27/09/202019/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Travelling in developing countries often confronts the First World person with the real-life consequences of inequality.

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Budget Travel: What is it exactly?

jb Posted on30/08/202030/12/2022 Leave a Comment

The following piece is merely an indication of different takes various travellers can have about their own concept of budget.

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