Monthly Archives: February 2012
Le Petit Prince
Last summer I visited an exhibition on occasion of the celebration of “2011 Year of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry”. Elsewhere he is mainly known as the author of “The Little Prince” (Le Petit Prince), however I learnt in that exhibition that … Continue reading
Monaco GP Walking Tour
This post is about something I missed in Monaco. There are many cities where walking tours are offered. We have taken some of those and are quite enjoyable. Not only they guide you through the city, but you get to … Continue reading
Filed under Travelling
The Champions Promenade
While walking around in Monaco last weekend we discovered by chance “The Champions Promenade”, a walk by the seaside in Monaco with the footprints of some of the best football players in the History of the sport. There, I discovered … Continue reading
Filed under Sports, Travelling
Boeing commercial aircraft discounts (update for 2011)
Some weeks ago, Boeing released 2011 results [PDF, 252KB]. The company reported revenues of almost 69bn$, 477 commercial deliveries and 805 net orders for its commercial aircraft. All these were widely reported by the media and mean a good year for Boeing. Last … Continue reading
Filed under Aerospace & Defence
Start-up Nation
Coming back from a trip to the USA, my brother gave me the book “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle”, by D. Senor and S. Singer [242 pages]. The authors try to offer some hindsight and plausible explanations … Continue reading
Filed under Books
Stocks & media hype
Last Friday after US stock markets closed I went to check the performance of the portfolio and meanwhile saw some headlines for business and general online papers: “Worst day of 2012“. I didn’t feel that the day had been especially … Continue reading
A reflection on Stonehenge & Machu Picchu
I remember that during our trip to Peru in 2009, we used to hear a great many positive things from tourist guides about the Incas, or better the people of the Tawantinsuyu Empire (the Inca being just the king of … Continue reading
Filed under Travelling
The march toward fiat money
Fiat money is “money that derives its value from government regulation or law. The term derives from the Latin fiat, meaning “let it be done” or “it shall be [money]“, as such money is established by government decree”. The different … Continue reading
Filed under Economy
