Tag Archive: Koren Helbig

Interview: Neil Harbisson is a Cyborg

Neil Harbisson is a cyborg who listens to colour via an antenna drilled into his skull. Seriously. The 31-year-old, British-Spanish artist (pictured, above) has always lived a kinda weird life. He was born… Read More

Things that shouldn’t be awesome but are

Last week, we told you the things that shouldn’t annoy us but absolutely do. To counterbalance this and to illustrate that our contributors aren’t merely a bunch of miseries/moaners/haters, here’s a collection of… Read More

Things that annoy us more than they should

The other day, a couple of our contributors were having a conversation about the little things that absolutely shouldn’t be annoying but are. Like how self-service checkouts arbitrarily don’t use pronouns sometimes (“Unexpected… Read More

Secrets of Bratislava – Travel Tips

Koren Helbig dispels your preconceptions about Bratislava and offers invaluable secrets for travellers: If you’ve ever seen the 2005 American horror film Hostel, chances are you think Bratislava is a pretty crummy place to go.… Read More

A vegetarian’s guide to Barcelona

Somethingyousaid.com’s Koren Helbig gives a heads-up on the best places to get your vegetarianism on in Barca: So you’re a herbivore, dreaming of a visit to sunny and meat-obsessed Spain… but just a little… Read More

Travel: European Couch surfing in pictures

Somethingyousaid.com’s Koren Helbig crashes on couches of Eastern-European strangers: It’s remarkable where in the world one can end up after firing off only the barest of emails. The wonders of the internet have… Read More

My ill-fated run-ins with flying

The premier sat cross-legged on a leather couch ensconced within the Queensland Government’s private hangar on the outskirts of Brisbane, her attention too often focused on her left forearm as she repeatedly gauged… Read More

Music: Spain’s best alt/indie bands

Somethingyousaid.com’s Koren Helbig does her homework on the best Spanish indie and alternative bands: So you’ve moved to Spain, you’re desperate to grasp the language and you’ll listen to just about anything to… Read More