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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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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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Lockdown 101

jb Posted on26/07/202019/09/2021 Leave a Comment

This is just a light and modest SciFi Noir writting attempt, a result of a very long hardcore Corona lockdown, when I couldn't leave the appartment, knowing that the Atlantic is only 150m away...

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Coronavirus and the media industry: Part two (Alternative and Social Media)

jb Posted on28/06/202023/10/2021 Leave a Comment

Basic analysis of the impact Coronavirus has on the further decline of the media industry. Part two: Alternative media, social media and psycho hygiene.

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Coronavirus and the decline of the media industry: Part One

jb Posted on31/05/202024/01/2023 Leave a Comment

In your own opinion, do you believe that media care about your well-being or do you feel like a tool used to gain more profit?

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May Day

jb Posted on30/04/202024/01/2023 Leave a Comment

May Day, in medieval and modern Europe, holiday (May 1) for the celebration of the return of spring.

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Les Touchers

jb Posted on01/04/202019/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Pre-social distancing piece! When you sit down in a bus, plane or on a train and then you suddenly get a very relaxed neighbor that doesn't have a clue about personal space.

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