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Is it safe to travel in Latin America?

jb Posted on26/03/202326/03/2023 Leave a Comment

A humble attempt to answer the common question regarding travels in Latin America. Plus travel safety tips, general precautions health and safety, how to secure your valuables and so on.

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8 things I loved the most about Latin Americas

jb Posted on27/11/202225/02/2024 Leave a Comment

To re-balance the weight of the last post's subject here's something much brighter :) Humanity, colours, life-loving culture, nature, rhythm and other things I loved the most about the Latin World.

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What 99%?

jb Posted on30/10/202201/01/2023 Leave a Comment

When travelling in economically challenged countries, the 99% becomes a rather deceptive figure. The gap between rich and poor takes it here to a whole new level.

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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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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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Backpackers, Coronavirus and the state of humanity

jb Posted on22/03/202018/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Coronavirus is presenting everyone with a massive challenge. The way we react to the current crisis will tell us a lot about who we really are.

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Urban Tetris

jb Posted on23/02/202007/01/2023 Leave a Comment

I believe that urban planners and developers in various cities must have had some sort of obsession with Tetris when they were younger.

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Rail travel in Europe

jb Posted on23/02/202027/09/2021 3 Comments

Brief history, current rail systems, tickets, prices, comfort, best night trains as well as best scenic routes.

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Prague: what, when, why and how

jb Posted on02/02/202025/10/2021 Leave a Comment

Insider's guide to Prague. When to go, where to go, why to go, how much to pay, what to do, where to go next, plus more.

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SCAM PhD

jb Posted on26/01/202024/01/2022 4 Comments

Some scammers here are so good and cleverly inventive that sometimes I even feel good paying the extra monies because they deserve it but...

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