Police State! Know your rights with Spanish police and law enforcement

So there I was, standing by the side of the highway. Hands on my head, sweating through my t-shirt, and getting a pat-down from a burly officer of

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Petty Crime, Blackout, and Squirt Guns (random thoughts #16)

Hey hey! Quick update from Barcelona. Last weekend I was with Morena, leaving the Sants train station. It was late afternoon. Broad daylight, in other words. We walked

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Swedish Utopia – myths and realities of the Scandinavian experiment

The typical Swedish greeting is “Hej!”  Delivered at high volume, with great cheer and enthusiasm, “Hej!” Is directed at whichever stranger you have in front of you. The

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