On the journey back to Dubai, I took a couple of pictures at Dubai Creek. The façade of the National Bank of Dubai is particularly impressive.

The flight with Emirates in Business Class to Dubai was once again a real experience, but unfortunately the flight is only 6 ours long :-) I heard the Russian language earlier than I had expected, as three Russian teenagers were...

This evening I am flying from Frankfurt with Emirates to the Emirate of Dubai. Dubai is part of the United Arab Emirates. My reason for travelling there is not only to photograph the underwater world in the Persian Gulf, but also...

I have recently heard news of recession and a devaluation of the Krone from the up to now economically very successful Iceland. On Iceland too, houses have been bought with cheap money and sold later at a profit. It is a form of...

The Japanese camera manufacturer Pentax and the Korean electronics company Samsung want to produce a digital single lens reflex camera. This would be a further consolidation in the area of digital photography. The electronics...

The memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology Inc. wants to take over Lexar Media Inc.. Both companies are profiting from the boom in "Nand flash chips", which are selling very well in the new digital world (USB sticks, SD cards...

The English insurance market is on the move, and that will also give the share flotation - demutualisation - of Standard Life a boost. The largest insurance company in England - Aviva - wants to take over the English Prudential...

A few years ago I did some research for tax reasons, looking for a high-return financial investment which had no tax on accrued interest and did not require me to invest in stocks directly. It quickly became clear that at the...

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Whoever looking for some hopefully competent advice from an "investment advisor" from their own bank has already lost part of their investment success to commission costs, if a contract is entered into....

After two days in Singapore, today I continue on at last to Papua New Guinea. The weekend was very peaceful in Singapore, as the Chinese were celebrating Chinese New Year. This year is in the sign of the Dog, something which...