Just a short drive from the heart of Nairobi, Kenya, I had the pleasure to get an insight into life on a settler’s tea plantation. Nairobi isn’t a pretty city but it has the advantage of being close to nature and wild life delights. This cloudy but pleasantly warm morning, we drove up the hills… Continue reading Discovering a genuine tea farm
Month: December 2019
El Greco the precursor of modernity
Saint Veronica, 1580, with the veil with the image of the Christ The Greek painter, Doménikos Theotokópoulos, alias Greco, is one of the world’s most original renaissance painters and masters. He inspired avant-garde artists and impressionists. Saint Lucas, 1605 The Grand Palais, in Paris, invites us to an extraordinary exhibition this winter (until 20 February… Continue reading El Greco the precursor of modernity
Pressfrihet i Europa
Behövs en konferens i detta ämne verkligen i dagsläget? Är våra europeiska demokratiska rättigheter i fara? Dessa frågor och många fler besvarades delvis under en dagskonferens, den 6 december 2019, på Unesco, i Paris, med bland annat svenska ambassaden som partner. Anna Roosvall, media professor från Stockholm universitet, hade lyckats ta sig hit trots massiva… Continue reading Pressfrihet i Europa