Learning by doing during a free 7-day trial As part of a free 7-day trial of SEMRush, the professional SEO tool, I did a basic audit on the website for my legal translation business, Spezialis Translations. SEMRush is a tool made for SEO professionals who may be in charge of…

When you are self-employed, quieter times are never truly “quiet”. You might not have any paid work to do but there are always numerous admin jobs and business development projects to be getting on with to keep the show on the road. With the economy being as unstable as it…

Cooking dinner on Friday night turned into a serious nostalgia trip A short while ago, I read an article by Ossiana Tepfenhart on the power of scents to take us back to certain times and places. I fully underwrite that sentiment. Ellnette hairspray? Forever entwined with memories of my late…

Hiking the route of an old brine pipeline in Upper Austria Delving deeper into my old emails, I found yet more travel diary instalments. These ones go back to a trip I made to the Austrian lake district back in August 2007. The area — boasting snow-capped mountains, glaciers, crystal…

My travel diary from the 2010 adventure Recently, while sorting through some folders full of old emails to see what I could get rid of, I came across the travel diary I wrote to friends and family when I cycled solo across the Alps back in summer 2010. The week-long…

“The inclination to exchange thoughts with one another is probably an original impulse of our nature. …

Why posting on Medium isn’t a total waste of time I won’t lie: I do frequently ask myself why I am here. On Medium, I mean. It’s nothing to do with frustration at not already having an army of thousands of followers. Currently, I have about 130 and I think…

Settling down in a foreign culture does some strange things to you Once upon a time, 18 years ago, I embarked on a life abroad. …

The lack of interest in formal shoe care shows how Brand Britain is losing its shine Recently, during one of my brief sorties into the world of daily news, I read an article which informed me that Kiwi shoe polish — mainstay of the formal shoe care sector for as…