I’ve always loved reading literature or watching TV-series/movies about cities and places where I have been/are. When attending high school in Italia, it was a special treat reading a novel in Italian where the protagonist would explain that his mother was from Trieste, and his father from Milano… I lived close to Trieste, and I […]

I came across an interesting collection of photos of high-density housing in Hong Kong (thank you, Spacing Toronto), some very aesthetic pictures. I haven’t spend much time in Hong Kong, and don’t understand the city as I wish I did, but these pictures made me think of something. When discussing the past, present and future […]

As you might know, I love cities, and I love public transit. In fact, I was thinking about studying it, if it is possible to study. I remember telling my friend; You know how there are car magazines for people who are interested in cars? Who want to know about the latest developments, the newest […]

Two of Canada’s three leading national newspapers had the following news on their front page: SUV sales down because of high gas prices. That made me very happy. I remember discussing high gas prices with a friend I was staying over with in Arkansas (this was before Hurricane Katrina, but gas prices were still high […]

One of the reasons the iPod family has been so successful, apart from their sleek design and shrewd marketing, has to the whole ecosystem of services and gear that has grown up around the players. You can buy bags, belts, microphones, radio transmitters - you can put linux on them, use the notes function […]

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So I am back in Toronto. It’s been a little over a week now, but it seems a lot longer. From the day I arrived here, tired and dirty, with a backpack full of laundry - to a room completely empty except for a dresser. I gradually assembled some second-hand and free furniture, got all […]

Canada, and thus “home” is getting closer and closer. Right now I am in Buffalo, just two hours from Toronto. Thus my long trip will soon be over, and I don’t mind that one bit. It’s been a great ride, I’ve met awesome people, seen nice cities and gotten a much better appreciation for the […]