The last week of October was a tense time for the bureaucrats at Minprirody, Russia's Ministry for the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources, and naturally for Minister Yuri Petrovich Trutnev. He went all the way to Cape Town, South Africa to participate in the work of the eighth session of the mixed intergovernmental committee for trade and economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa.

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From there, a mad dash to Namibia, to a meeting with Namibian President H. Pohamba and Prime Minister N. Angula, as well as with first president S. Nujoma and Minister of Mines and Energy E. Nghimtina.

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I am traveling in Europe - Switzerland and Slovenia - at the moment, exploring business opportunities and gathering a feel for the economic climate in Western and Central Europe. (I also have a more official relationship with Slovenia as I represent this picture-pretty country diplomatically in South Africa - as Honorary Consul. Click here for the Consulate website and some amazing photographs.)

The downside is that blog posting will be slow (and totally absent on some days) for most of the time while I am on the road. The normal blogging service will be resumed on my return to Cape Town on October 16.

However, I will be “tweeting” regularly throughout my trip, posting short comments (maximum 140 characters) on topical market issues, and also on my personal whereabouts. You can “follow me” on Twitter by clicking here. You may also consider joining me

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Too big to fail, is still heavy in the derivative market, and primed for a gigantic collapse.

Congress needs a chimney sweep to clean the soot from the smoke they’ve been blowing. Our do nothing congress; well we can’t really say do nothing, they did bail out the banks, and they have raised more money for themselves this session from Insurance, health care and bank lobbyists than in any other one year period, and the year isn’t even over. Now they are spreading the word, the gospel of Obama, it’s time to

I am visting Texas at the moment to, among others, attend John Mauldin’s 60th birthday celebrations in Dallas this weekend.

As you might have noticed, my blogging activity has been confined to republishing interesting snippets and guest posts while I am on the road. “Words from the Wise” will also be taking a break today (October 4) as I will not be able to put together the review as I tackle the long haul back to Cape Town. The normal blogging service will be resumed when I am home on October 6.

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I will be traveling to Texas later today to, among others, attend John Mauldin’s 60th birthday celebrations in Dallas over the weekend. This should be quite a party, especially as a number of acquaintances from the financial fraternity will also be in attendance.

Trust John to seize the opportunity between “knees-up” celebrations also to gather us for a round-table discussion about the lie of the financial land. It should be fun to debate first-hand the topics of the day with some of the investment leading lights.

The downside is that blog posting will be absent for most of the time while I am on the road and “Words from the Wise” will take a break next Sunday (October 4). The normal blogging service will be resumed on my return to Cape Town on October 6.

However, I will be “tweeting” regularly throughout my trip. You will find a Twitter

I am traveling in Slovenia at the moment, leading a group of South African business people on a fact-finding mission of this jewel of central Europe. The visit has so far exceeded all our expectations, but more about that at a later stage.

Blog posting will be absent for most of the time while I am on the road and “Words from the Wise” will also take a break next Sunday (September 13). The normal blogging service will be resumed on my return to Cape Town on September 14.

However, I will be “tweeting” regularly throughout my trip. A Twitter feed has been added to the sidebar of Investment Postcards where I post short comments (maximum 140 characters) on topical market issues, and also on my personal whereabouts. You can also “follow me” direct on Twitter by clicking here

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I am traveling in Slovenia at the moment, leading a group of South African business people on a fact-finding mission of this jewel of central Europe.

Blog posting will be absent for most of the time while I am on the road and “Words from the Wise” will take a break for the next two Sundays (September 6 and 13). The normal blogging service will be resumed on my return to Cape Town on September 14.

However, I will be “tweeting” regularly throughout my trip. A Twitter feed has been added to the sidebar of Investment Postcards where I post short comments (maximum 140 characters) on topical market issues, and also on my personal whereabouts. You can also “follow me” direct on Twitter by clicking here

Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards

I will be traveling to Slovenia tomorrow as I am taking a group of South African business people on a fact-finding mission to this jewel of central Europe.

Blog posting will be absent for most of the time while I am on the road and “Words from the Wise” will take a break for the next two Sundays (September 6 and 13). The normal blogging service will be resumed on my return to Cape Town on September 14.

However, I will be “tweeting” regularly throughout my trip. A Twitter feed has been added to the sidebar of Investment Postcards where I post short comments (maximum 140 characters) on topical market issues, and also on my personal whereabouts. You can also “follow me” direct on Twitter by clicking here

Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to

I have just been interviewed by a South African financial magazine, FinWeek. The result is published below and tells you a bit more about the person behind the Investment Postcards blog.

Veteran investment professional - and chairman of the Plexus group of companies - Prieur du Plessis could be considered a workaholic. He’s probably not, making time for other activities. But that’s the impression you get. For example, he has no problem agreeing to a 7am interview. “I’m an early riser. It’s already late in the day for me,” he quips as he shrugs off the apology for the early morning call.

Du Plessis is well known in the industry through prolific writing on investment matters

I will be in Slovenia next week as I am taking a group of South African business people on a fact-finding mission to this uber-beautiful country. I am leading the delegation in my capacity as Honorary Consul of Slovenia for South Africa. (Click here for the Consulate’s website, including photographs of some of the most beautiful spots in the world.)

If you happen to be in Ljubljana on Monday, September 7, let’s get together at a special day the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and JAPTI have organized to facilitate interaction between our delegation and Slovenian business people. Numbers are filling up quickly, so please let me know as soon as possible if you are interested in joining us. You can reach me via the “Contact” button in the top-right hand corner of the Investment Postcards site.

Blog posting will be slow (and totally absent