International Features
Articles from different nationalities
Nordic Viewpoint
I would guess that more than 1000 people, mostly seniors, from the Nordic countries spend from 2-8 months in Almuñécar every year, enjoying the tropical climate, healthy food, good wine and friendly atmosphere that the town has to offer. »
Living in America
Watching the morning TV news the other day, I began to muse upon the American attitude towards foreigners, and foreign Countries. Tricky to define, I concluded. You can’t really call Americans xenophobic – mainly because the majority have never met a foreigner. No, the best word I could come up with is “insular”. For... »
Data and Dosh
To pass a comment is difficult, when others don’t provoke it, so from my point of view it was a dull month for the German corner. But if I would have to award a prize, it would have to go to the conservative Christian Social Union of Bavaria, which is the only federal state... »
Border Blog
The Seaside Gazette's American column (Americana) for American expats living on the Costa Tropical, which is written by Dave Nichols who reports from Arizona. »
Royal Visit
One of the biggest highlights for a city or town in Denmark is when members of the Royal family pay a visit. At the time of writing this article, there is only one day until HRH Crown Prince Frederik and HRH Crown Princess Mary visit the small community I am in. »
Utöya in Memoriam
Friday 22nd July 2011 will forever be etched into our memory as the day when small, peaceful Norway was struck by large-scale terrorism for the first time in history. »
More about populism
June was a month full of happenings. I apologize for talking about Finnish politics again, but the phenomenon of the True Finns will have a great impact on European politics. In the May issue, I wrote about the earthquake victory of the Finnish nationalist populist party the True Finns (19% of the vote) and... »
Marxism, Merkelism, Papandreouism
I heard of somebody asking why I put Germany down in an English magazine. But would the English like to hear me praising Germany all the time? »
Danish Love Story
Once upon a time there was a girl, who moved across the world to a little town in northern Denmark to study. She was 18 years old and knew no one. Making friends was difficult as she was shy and didn’t speak much Danish. »
It Ain’t Arf ‘Ot, Mum
So, you think it’s hot in Andalusia at this time of year? Bah, Humbug, I say. You don’t know what hot is. Here in Southern Arizona (very aptly named by the Conquistadores – Arid Zona) we’ve been consistently around 110F (c.45C) for the past few weeks. For our British readers of a certain age,... »
