Tag Archives: Hannover

77 Days Till Christmas 🇬🇧

Posted on October 9, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 or the art of good intentions This morning, my inbox greeted me with an email from my favourite Belgian comic book shop — the one that always seems to know exactly when to remind me of things I’m trying … Continue reading →

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The morning I time-traveled to the summer of 2000

Posted on July 4, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 A few weeks ago, I treated myself to a warm bath of nostalgia by writing about the anniversary of Expo 2000 in Hannover — that quirky global village of ideas, pavilions, and passport stamps. Since then, one very specific … Continue reading →

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25 Years since Expo 2000

Posted on May 22, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Still hungover from the fun? On June 1st, 2000, Hannover did something a bit outrageous: it opened its gates to the World Expo 2000, and the world wasn’t quite sure what to think. “What is this?” people asked. “A … Continue reading →

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The week that was 49-2024 🇬🇧

Posted on December 5, 2024 by JJS
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The week that was 48-2024 🇬🇧

Posted on November 30, 2024 by JJS
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The Scorpion’s symphonie 🇬🇧🇩🇪

Posted on July 24, 2024 by JJS
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June and summer 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on June 4, 2024 by JJS
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Cycling

Posted on August 18, 2022 by JJS

This year’s Global Bicycle Index looked at 90 cities around the world and ranked them based on loads of factors, from bike lanes and rates of bike theft to the number of days of ‘cyclable’ weather per year. I am … Continue reading →

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Quarantaine

Posted on June 24, 2022 by JJS

I have been dodging the virus for the past couple of years but it finally caught up with me a few days ago. In fact that little bastard hit me hard on my birthday and I had to pull out … Continue reading →

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