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The Madman’s Return

So, this is it… I am back in Austria for good (or for the time being, at least). After driving to Vienna on Sunday with pretty much all of my belongings in the car, I returned to Konstanz on the same day (taking the night train) to arrange the admistriative odds and ends (such as [...]

What a shame

Lower Austria has voted… and the result is, in my eyes, quite a shame. The fact that the FPO and their xenophobic themes could more than double their votes (and are now third strongest) causes a deep urge for Emesis.

Close Encounter

As mentioned before I spent the last week in France; however I didn’t return directl to Konstanz afterwards, but drove to Innsbruck last Saturday for a family event and then onwards to Vienna to visit my girlfriend. Unfortunately I did have to drive back to Konstanz today, but at least I managed to include a [...]

Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919 - 2008

One of the greates Adventurers and Mountaineers of our time has begun his last journey in this world…

Shared Space : Gefahr ist gut

Interessanter Bericht in Der Zeit: Wenn es zu laut, zu schnell, zu hektisch zugeht auf der Straße, sorgen Behörden mit Schildern für Ordnung. Ein niederländischer Verkehrsplaner erreicht mit dem Gegenteil bessere Ergebnisse: Ohne Regeln wird der Verkehr sicherer. Ist zwar schon etwas älter, aber definitiv lesenswert!