At an anti-Trump rallye in a small town in the U.S.
Under the motto “No Kings”, an estimated seven million people took to the streets against Donald Trump and his government – in all 50 states. I was able to observe a rally in the Pacific North West. More here.
By high-speed ferry from Canada to the USA
The distance between Victoria, the capital of British Columbia in the south of Vancouver Island, and Seattle in the northwestern USA is just under 75 miles as the crow flies. In between lies Puget Sound, a bay of the Pacific Ocean. More here.
Even when traveling, little things often count more than big ones.
This week, I went for a walk with Ramses. Not the Egyptian king Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great. No, my companion was a beautiful mixed-breed male dog. For Sunday: a little story with a dog. More here.
Canadians symbolically give Donald Trump the finger.
Since Donald Trump announced that he wanted to make Canada the 51st US state, Canadians have been up in arms. While the government wrangles with its powerful neighbor over tariffs, people are practicing civil disobedience. More here.
Montana: “Diverse” chicken eggs and American robin babies
In the USA, I’m usually out in the countryside “at home” for a while. The next village and the neighbors are within a bearable distance. And then there is the magnificent nature including “all creatures great and small”.. More here.
Photo walk on a Sunday morning
This is my third time at this location at the northern end of Flathead Lake. For the first time, however, it’s not winter, but late spring. As it has rained quite a lot, the landscape is wonderfully green. A different world. More here.
5th anniversary of George Floyd’s death
Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd for nine minutes until he suffocated. Since then, Floyd has been regarded by some as a martyr and by others as a drug-addicted criminal who left his five children to their mothers. More here.
Peace organization “Servas”: International understanding through travel
The international Servas network brings people from all over the world together. It was founded in 1949 by an American conscientious objector. A message on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. More here.
San Antonio, part 2: the annual “Battle of the Flowers”
It is Fiesta time again in San Antonio. For eleven days, the locals go wild, dressing up, partying and parading. And this year, I experience this hustle and bustle up close. More here.
Bombs on Yemen and a journey into the past
A group of US politicians order bombings in Yemen via cell phone. The TV images remind me of my two trips to the architecturally and scenically fascinating country. And of a similar wiretapping scandal in Germany a year ago. More here.
