Belfast and Northern Ireland is a failed and disfunctional state since in the hands of the English. Not saying Ireland is wonderland by any mean, but hard to ignore the facts.

The Airbnb thing is a normal procedure in certain countries in Hotels for over 20 years. Not saying its good or bad, but if Hotels and such do it, why not Airbnbs, since they are esentially the same service.

Recently the Sagrada Família has been officially finished. A pinnacle of Catalan and Christian culture.

I used to know every car brand I saw on the road, but in recent years I’ve been unable to keep up with the auto industry. From time to time, I discover a new brand, almost all of them Chinese. Overall, they make great cars with a hard-to-beat price-to-quality ratio (BYD, Omoda, Jaecoo, Lynk & Co, Ebro, MG...).