Daily Archives: November 4, 2017

Whale Watching in Tromsø

Last week’s whale watching safari in the Kaldfjord of Kvaløja/Troms was unfortunately unsuccessful. We booked Northern Sailing, responsible whale watching on an oak shooner as it is known that Northern Norway may be the last resort for these beautiful beasts.  … Continue reading

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Martin Luther and Islam

Germany is celebrating 500 years of Reformation of Christianity these days. On 31 October 1517 it is said that monk Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to Wittenberg’s church calling for some change. It was the beginning of the Protestant … Continue reading

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Don’t Come Back to Afghanistan

One is well-advised to watch the above propaganda video of the Haqqani network about Sgt Bowe Berdahl’s release in 2014 after five years in captivity of the Taliban. Then president Barack Obama had closed a deal where five Taliban inmates … Continue reading

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Climate Change is a Fact

That the currently observed climate change is man-made is still disputed, in particular by president Trump who calls global warming “weather.” Scientists are not denying that Earth is undergoing glacial periods for billions of years, and the development and spread … Continue reading

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