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Drugs: Goodbye Dutch Skunk?

  • October 25th, 2011
  • Posted by EUEditor

coffee-shop-dutch.jpgBacking-off on liberal marijuana laws in the Netherlands this month has seen a new ban in the offing, on potent varieties of the drug, known as “skunk”. … Read More »

Holidays And Heritage

  • September 29th, 2011
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

parthenon-old.jpgWorld Tourism Day, 27.9.11, may not have been expressly remarked-on around the parks, monuments and beaches, but it passed well in good September sunshine over most of Europe.

The European Union provided a twist on the theme, sponsoring a conference in a former, and celebrated Brussels brewery, on the chances of promoting industrial heritage as a future draw-card. … Read More »

Pamplona: Seems That Without Goring It Could Get Boring …

  • July 11th, 2011
  • Posted by EUEditor

pamplona-bulls-spanish-fiestas1.jpgThe practice of folks taking leave of their senses, and driving animals in the same direction, has seen a fresh run of injuries at Pamplona in Spain. … Read More »

Dutch Smoke Houses Ban

  • June 3rd, 2011
  • Posted by EUEditor

coffee-shop-dutch.jpgDutch government leaders are going ahead with the proposal to ban tourists from special “coffee shops” – ending a decades-long marijhuana honeymoon. … Read More »

The Hunt After Wikileaks And Julian Assange …

  • December 8th, 2010
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

assange-julian.jpgCOMMENTARY: Julian Assange who presented himself to British police on Tuesday (7.12.10) has been arrested under a European warrant, and remanded in custody pending possible extradition to Sweden. … Read More »

El-Jaws! Unfortunate Attacks In Sharm el-Sheikh Stir Up Thought Bubbles…

  • December 8th, 2010
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

sharm-el-sheikh.jpegCOMMENTARY: Shark attacks off the Red Sea resort of  Sharm el-Sheikh have resulted in injuries to three people and the death of a woman aged seventy … along with a not-quite-scientific response from authorities in Egypt and a fired-up world public. … Read More »