On May 8, we remembered a success that ended a horrible period in history. On that day in 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, putting an end to…
In 1867 the right of free expression in speech and writing was legally defined by Emperor Franz Josef I in Austria. Little did he know how sloppy we will be…
Recently a friend gave me the Vetevendosje button he usually wears on his jacket as a memento. It‘s rusty around the edges and looks like it's been through hard times.…
Gender Studies have always been unknown territory for me. I always considered it a symptom of a society where fanatic feminists create some kind of parallel structures. I might have…
Ever since I've gotten to know the young nation of Kosovo, the way Western Europe reports on the Balkans annoys me.
There is a magic place in Vienna. It is the cemetery of the spilt beer for entire generations and the nightmare of uncool parents. We call it The Arena, but…
There are not many things I miss when I travel around Eastern Europe. Not many but definitely one thing: the right breakfast in an awakening atmosphere.
Conversation between me and myself at 6 a.m. on a Christian holiday in Austria:
Me: (yawning) What the hell are you doing? Why are we up?
Myself: (buried in thought)…
Well, I have to admit that I expected something completely different when I left Vienna for the Balkans. Though I had a suspicion that I would like Prishtina. It was…
On May 8, we remembered a success that ended a horrible period in history. On that day in 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, putting an end to…
On May 8, we remembered a success that ended a horrible period in history. On that day in 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, putting an end to…
On May 8, we remembered a success that ended a horrible period in history. On that day in 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, putting an end to…