Category Archives: Travel

Travel Tote

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Peter

Lowe Alpine Backpack Travel Cover Tote Bag I’m doing all my moving with this bag. It’s incredible.

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Ha!

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Peter

… stranded pink English-persons willing to take any chance to get home, their paradise island retreats mysteriously, after the allotted two weeks, having turned from haven to prison. via Edge 317. Issue 317 of Edge, on the Icelandic volcano, is … Continue reading →

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Travel is a human right

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Peter

The European Union has declared that tourism is a human right and all Europeans are entitled to subsidized travel. via An Important Human Right – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com. I’m cutting edge: we wrote a manifesto in my Utopias class … Continue reading →

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8 vs 160

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Peter

High-Speed Rail Gains Traction in Spain – NYTimes.com In the United States, President Barack Obama has set aside $8 billion in federal stimulus money for investments in high-speed rail, but the money will go to a limited number of states, … Continue reading →

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Tips from My Asia Trip

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Peter

I just got back for two weeks in Asia (1600+ photos here!) where I visited Hong Kong, attended a wedding in Penang, chilled on the beach in Langkawi, explored Kuala Lumpur, reconnected with old friends in Singapore and finally wrapped … Continue reading →

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Delte Meninger

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Peter

This photograph I took in Helsinki last November during Slush can be found on page 200 of the Norwegian book Delte Meninger. I understand that it’s a book about participatory culture on the web. It’s all in Norwegian but regardless … Continue reading →

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Year in Review

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Peter

Well, it’s the New Year, so I guess it’s a good time to look back on the last year This is a long post but I think the pictures add a lot. If you want to see even more photos, … Continue reading →

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Artifical Nature

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Peter

As the saying goes, God made the world but the Dutch made the Netherlands. Of course, no landscape is untouched: walk through the British countryside and what seems to be untouched forests and hills turn out be forests planted several … Continue reading →

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“Transport informatics”

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Peter

This article is just amazing: cityofsound: Transport informatics And Jack, you’ll like that Boston is doing some cool stuff with biking. Bike network 2.0 Boston appointed a ‘bike czar’, Nicole Freedman, and her team has used Google Maps to create … Continue reading →

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Notes from Berlin

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Peter

I need a vacation After finishing my work on the Pride Life project and looking at , I decided I needed a vacation NOW. Where to? I hate to admit it, but a DB ad for tickets starting at €49 … Continue reading →

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