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Jan Dehn
Oct 28, 20235 min read
Hotel Colón, Buenaventura Durruti, and the birth of the Spanish Revolution
The fascinating tory of a hotel on Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona.
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Jan Dehn
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Plaça de Sant Felip Neri, Barcelona
Shrapnel marks on the walls surrounding a little square in Barcelona remind us of what happens when fascism is not stopped in time.
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Jan Dehn
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Taking Lying out of Politics to Save Democracy
Politicians are entrusted with the most important jobs, but they can lie with impunity. What can be done to make politicians honest?
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Jan Dehn
Aug 30, 20232 min read
FLASHBACK: Gabon's 2016 election
Celebrating my 50th birthday on a train in Gabon....during a coup!
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Jan Dehn
Jul 31, 20234 min read
The UK government's false immigration narrative
The British government is lying about immigration.
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Jan Dehn
Jul 22, 20235 min read
The Channel Islands: Uncomfortable Questions
The UK government has bowed to pressure to hold an inquiry into Nazi concentration camps on British soil. What will it find?
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Jan Dehn
Jul 22, 20231 min read
Country Quest: Guernsey #173
Today, Guerney became my country number 173!
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Jan Dehn
Jul 22, 20233 min read
Country Quest: Jersey #172
Finally in Jersey, my country number 172!
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Jan Dehn
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Cats And Dogs of Southern Africa
Southern Africa has an abundance of cats and dogs.....but not of the varieties you are used to seeing...
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Jan Dehn
Jun 26, 20231 min read
Twende is sold!
My boat is gone! I wish Twende's new owners calm seas and steady winds!
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Jan Dehn
Jun 22, 20232 min read
UK’s next general election will NOT be a Brexit watershed
Brexit is mad, but has lots of inertia. There are good reasons not to expect an about-face on Brexit by the next Labour government.
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Jan Dehn
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Lion Shows Leopard Who's Boss - And Foregoes A Meal
Mid-morning, 13 June 2023. We find ourselves watching a lioness hidden in grass at the foot of a thorn tree near the edge of the Ondongab...
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Jan Dehn
Jun 12, 20234 min read
Travelling in Distance and Time in Namibia
Travelling in Namibia is multi-dimensional. As you move from region to region in this vast and beautiful country, you also move through...
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Jan Dehn
Jun 12, 20234 min read
The Lions of Rooiputs
Kgalagadi is the Setswana word for Kalahari, a 900,000 square kilometres desert, which covers most of Botswana as well as parts of South...
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Jan Dehn
May 24, 20231 min read
RIP Tina Turner
She triumphed over abuse. Respect for Tina Turner who died today.
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Jan Dehn
May 24, 20232 min read
A Very Compelling Reason to Visit Portugal
Portugal’s attractions are many, but its seafood is the greatest! Portugal’s long Atlantic coastline guarantees a steady supply of fresh...
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Jan Dehn
May 22, 202310 min read
The Three Big Brexit Betrayals
Brexit proponents lied to voters during the referendum campaign in 2016. They have since gone on to betray voters too....
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Jan Dehn
May 20, 20233 min read
Country Quest: Gibraltar #171
My peregrinations took me to Gibraltar today, raising my country and territories count to 171, or 64% of the world’s total (based on the...
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Jan Dehn
May 19, 20236 min read
British Fascism: Where Is It Heading?
The British Far-Right is currently in charge of the British Conservative Party and therefore in charge of the British government....
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Jan Dehn
May 16, 20232 min read
FLASHBACK! Mongolia Road Trip May 2018
They say you should not do unaccompanied road trips in Mongolia. The weather is unpredictable and the distances enormous. There is no...
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