Saturday, March 24, 2007

Baby Einstein

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If you don't have children you'll be unaware of the phenomenon of Baby Einstein. So, let me fill you in. Baby Einstein is the bigg...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Ice, Sun, and Shopping

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We won! When I say "we" of course, I mean Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc, who finally triumphed in the Romanian ice hockey championshi...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Autonomy 2

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I did promise some time ago to do a series of pieces about the movement for Székely autonomy, and suggested that my review of Alina Pippidi’...
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Pictures from Kathmandu

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A slideshow of some selected pictures from Kathmandu can be seen here , in case you're interested.
Friday, March 02, 2007

Yak yak yak

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Random thoughts on Nepal The first afternoon I was there, I wandered jetlagged and exhausted through the city, in that sort of semi-dreamlik...
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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Top of the World, Ma

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Yesterday morning I flew (or, more accurately, was flown) in a small plane along the Himalayan range from Kathmandu to Everest, a truly spec...
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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Blog of a Death Foretold

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So, yesterday we went to Gyergyószárhegy, which is a village about an hour north of here to witness the funeral of the Farsang. [Szárhegy, a...
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Saturday, February 17, 2007

Doing the Business

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Over the course of the last 20 years I have done a lot of flying - so much in fact that if I were to retire to a hut in the forest and eat f...
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Apologies for Absence

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Been somewhat swamped of late since this week I have not one but TWO book deadlines. (Meaning I'm writing them, not reading them). Lest...
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Saturday, February 03, 2007

Blasted Health

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Sometimes I wonder whether Romania is really the best place to bring up my children. Hot on the heels of news of some respiratory infection...
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