A kiss goodbye to the baby bonus - getting rid of Costello’s trojan horse…
The biggest problem libertarians have is that they just don’t act cool.
Scamming on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur
Picture above: D (Australia) – amused at the ease at which scammers operate in Paris!
Only a short…
It’s a classic disease of the backpacker: knowing the beaches of some Asian nation, or the streets of a downtown US city, better than their own backyard.
I can’t count the times that I’ve met travelers from outside of Australia who have seen more of down…
I’m back: Australian customs and the “occupation”
This blog isn’t about being back though. No. It is about a seven letter word: thinker.
It all…
The Bear in Shorts: Euro-zone crisis, unfounded optimism
Guest blogger, The Bear in Shorts (Matt Gould), with a bearish take on the zone d’Euro.
In early…
The Bear in Shorts: Innovative or just reckless - Carney and the future of the BoE
The Bear has always been infatuated with the UK, and in particular the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate…
A 10 Pound Pom Returns Home
After World War II the Australian Government instituted an assisted migration scheme for people…
One of the first things that I usually do when I get into a new city is to climb the highest landmark. The Empire State Building in New York City, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or one of the various cathedral spires in Hamburg. Not only does it provide one…
Downtown Reykjavik is a treasure trove for small shops, cafes and bars, and sports clusters of colourful houses from days gone by. It’s beautiful in the summer, a bit drab in the winter - but spectacular in the snow.
Downtown Reykjavik is a treasure trove for small shops, cafes and bars, and sports clusters of colourful houses from days gone by. It’s beautiful in the summer, a bit drab in the winter – but spectacular in the snow.
I took a few photos a day or so ago…
Icelandic moral hazard - Invest at your own peril: Iceland wins the Icesave dispute
One of my most vivid memories from childhood is watching Antarctic documentaries about famous Australian explorers, such as Douglas Mawson. With crampons strapped to their feet and trekking over the Antarctic glaciers, Mawson and his party battled the…
The Þorramatur feast: shark, whale and sheep’s testicles. When in Rome, do as the romans do. When in Iceland…
Stykkishólmur
Of the 320-something thousand people living in Iceland, approximately 2/3 live in the greater Reykjavik area. Most love to get out into the country at any chance they have, which is quite often given that you can be out of the “big smoke”…
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Equality gone crazy in Denmark - male/female prices for haircuts now unlawful! In liberal societies in which equality is valued, governments should keep their sticky hands from socially engineering equality and let market forces work. It’s simple. The male/female distinction isn’t discrimination, but a simple way for hairdressers to estimate the value of a haircut.
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