Monthly Archives: April 2007

100 miles. 25,229 sloshy revolutions.

The Tierra Bella Tour 2007 has ended. Terminé. Finito. Terminado.
It took me 6 hours 34 minutes and 12 seconds to complete the 100.38 miles. The ride was surprisingly easy on the legs and if it weren’t for the constant downpour almost enjoyable. It’s actually interesting how quickly human being can adapt to being soaked. I [...]

The battle of Algiers - La bataille d’Alger

Last week I watched the The Battle of Algiers a 1966 movie from Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo about the events of 1954-1962 in Algiers that lead to the independence of Algeria from the French.
The movie has been claimed to be an unbiais account of the events, but I can’t help to think that there [...]