Miami, Florida

"Miami is a strange place; not at all like you imagine it, is it? [...] Take a good look: Miami is nothing. Because it's got everything but lacks the vital element: it has no heart." (from Havana Black by Leonardo Padura Fuentes, 1998)

Information the British vs American Way

"If I had to pick one thing that demonstrates the key differences between the UK and the USA, it would be their attitudes to information. Americans get everything unless there's a damn good reason why not. Brits get nothing unless a High Court judge and an Act of Parliament have said there's a damn good reason why we should." (from Val McDermid's Blue Genes, 1996) (Picture: Amazon.co.uk)

Guess

Now, I let you guess first what time this picture was taken? 1, 2, 3. What's your verdict? Horse carriages were the most important means of transportation in the 19th Century, weren't they. So, it might be that. But no, this picture was taken on the 10th February 2010! It's Amish people in Maryland, United States, making their way through a snow storm. (Picture by TIME)

Obama's First Year

The BBC published a photo series online touching upon President Obama's First Year in office. This is my favourite of them all.

Quotation from "My Life" by Bill Clinton (2004)

"And to the memory of my grandfather, who taught me to look up to people others look down on, because we are not so different after all." (Intro-note)
(Source image: www.amazon.co.uk)