As I keep reviewing the feedback this blog has received over the three quarters of a year it has existed, it’s become pretty clear that some readers are more into the punk stuff, others prefer politics, and some are mainly curious about life in London. But overall, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. At the…
These two concepts are nowhere near as far apart as they might seem at first glance. In fact, they share a great deal. Punk rejects authority, social norms, and hypocrisy. Buddhism, on the other hand, does not worship the Buddha as some kind of supernatural being; it emphasizes personal experience, practice, and understanding one’s own…
This famous Hamburg district is far more than just brothels and red lights, as many might imagine when they hear its name. St. Pauli has many faces, all defined by openness, tolerance, and the feeling that “everyone belongs here.” For me personally, that’s doubly true. In the Czech Republic, I grew up just a few…
