In the 1990's, my brother traveled in Georgia with a friend. They were cruising around with an old van, looking for archaeological sites and other cultural heritage. Every 10 kilometers they were stopped by police who politely asked for baksheesh. My brother’s friend hated corruption, and, more significantly, had severe difficulties controlling his temper. After this pathetic annoyance was constantly going on for days, he became angry and shouted at the policemen: “Your country is the most rotten place on earth. I will never come back to Georgia and I wi...
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The issue of corruption is indeed a very important one and at the centre of the debate lately. However i find myself rather disagr... Read More
Wednesday, 25 July 2012 1:01 PM
I am not a greek-hater. I were in Greece probably around 20 times ... I know Rhodes like my home town, I was hiking two weeks in I... Read More
Wednesday, 25 July 2012 7:07 PM
I very much like the post, even though the comparison to Greece is not terribly scientific. Something tells me that if Florian's b... Read More
Thursday, 26 July 2012 3:03 PM