The first time I went to Berlin was August 1989 and the Wall was still up. I remember changing 25 DM at a rate 1:1, crossing into East Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie, spending one complete day in the East, eating lunch, dinner, paying entrance for museums, spending money on transport and still being left with […]
Why is Coffee so Expensive in Greece?
I was going to write about tax evasion, but a combative reader raised some valid points in a comment in the previous article of which one – that of productivity – deserves a post of its own. I’m glad that I can talk about this, because I can also answer a question many tourists keep […]
Greek Myths – Part One
It is the end of the summer season so no more blog posts on Greece. Except of course that the country has found itself in the eye of a financial typhoon and I am constantly being asked about it. So here is a series of blog posts on the Greek problems It may be apt […]