Wind Rose Hotel

Brits Abroad

There are lots of British expats in southern Europe, especially in France. What do they miss most from home? And how does an expat feel when a neighbor calls him from the small village in south-western France where he owns a house while he is, say, in London to break the news that his rural idyll has been ransacked by burglars? Well, you’ll find the answers to both questions in The Telegraph: What do you miss from home? Thieves have spoilt my expat dream Have a good read, and, above all if

Coincidence or Causal Connection?

Okay, I know, I know, after reading this and this (in chronological order) you might think that there is some sort of tacit agreement between the NYT and your’s truly, but I can assure you it’s just a coincidence. Well, as far as I know, but I could be wrong of course…COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All original content of this blog [Wind Rose Hotel] is subject to Creative Commons license (by-nc-sa)

Beppe Grillo's Cultural Revolution

Beppe Grillo and Federico Pizzarotti Despite claims of victory by Pierluigi Bersani and his Democratic Party, after the second round of local elections in Italy, there is no doubt that, once again, the big winners are Beppe Grillo and his Five Star Movement: Grillo’s 39-year-old candidate Federico Pizzarotti—who pulled in 60.22% of the vote against 40.1% for the Center-left’s Vincenzo Bernazzoli—will be the new mayor of Parma. Beppe Grillo, with obvious reference to Hitler’s decisi