View Larger Map The interesting thing about traveling and relocating several times in a lifetime lies in the particular nostalgia one has about those places. In my case, Amsterdam was always about the biking. The wind (or more often than not rain) in your hair, the upright posture, the power (you will never get a… Continue reading Illusions of a globalised experience
Category: Traveling
I take too many flights but i like it… my thoughts about my travels, airline services, luggage, etc…
Uninspired
There are days when I find the internet boring. This is one of those days. Part dictionary, part soapbox, part best-way-to-not-get-work-done, part adress book, I’m simply not finding it inspiring right now. I think I might have to leave it alone for a few days (oh how convenient, I’ll be going to Milan!) and come… Continue reading Uninspired
Quote of the day
Found in the Hackney Freecycle mailing list: “Offered: wedding dress size 10/12 with veil. N16 pick up”
Responsible space tourism?
Ok so we all agree that the planet is in trouble right? Regardless of whether that’s our fault or the neighbors right? Right. So why on earth have we decided to allow for one of the most polluting industry to take off and become commercially available? Are we that suicidal? So let’s have a look… Continue reading Responsible space tourism?
Spam of the day
Brilliant. Spam I can’t understand. I love the occasional english bit “Buy strong”! (Thought it was dutch, turned out to be German, thanks Robert!) “Meine Damen und Herren hier eine Information, die Sie nicht missachten sollten. Dieses voellig unbeachtete Filmunternehmen hat momentan eine Bewertung von lediglich 400.000 ˆ. Am 19.05.2007 strahlte ARTE die Dokumentation „Hannibal… Continue reading Spam of the day
A little something about Dutch
Although this might seem trivial, I find this really interesting. This video, promoting a dutch language school by “teaching” the audience swear words, actually doesn’t touch upon what’s so unique about them in the first place: references to diseases. Because of their long history of self-preservation and survival, the worst thing to say to someone… Continue reading A little something about Dutch
Quote of the day
A small child walks out of the front door of a big house in a quiet suburban area of Montreal. I walk by. Child – Madame! Me – Oui? Child – Je t’aime!
Designing audiences: master and puppet.
Spending time in New York is always a story of compromises. I planned to go to the MoMa but didn’t get a chance to. Nice people were in town but triangulating was a nightmare. I think it has something to do with the scale and the spread of urban life there. In some cities, you… Continue reading Designing audiences: master and puppet.
We interrupt this illegal trip…
Ok so yes, I admit it’s time. I’ve been cruising around Europe for long enough without proper paperwork, so it’s time for a trip to the Motherland Montréal. I’ll spend some time practicing my dying québecois skills, drinking some sangria with long lost friends who think i’ve abandoned them, and do the best shopping in… Continue reading We interrupt this illegal trip…
In transit
I’m in a non-descript hotel in Amsterdam, a place I called my home for 8 months. Now I stay in hotels here. There’s something terribly disturbing about traveling to 4 different cities in the same week especially when you’ve lived significant amounts of time in some and no time at all in others. You brush… Continue reading In transit