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Street Music
I’m not a musician; nor do I follow many bands religiously. I love the occasional concert, but rarely justify the money. Let’s just say I was never a groupie. Still, I consider myself a music lover –...
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Seattle: hiking boots & high heels | bicycles & buses
There are certain cities I have avoided writing about; they are too intimate that it’s hard to conjure a simple observation – where to begin? Still, when I think of high-quality urban living, the...
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Seattle: Good City, Good Nature
My love of “a good city” stems from a belief that high quality, mixed-use and dense urban living can ensure that the natural places I love endure. While I originally thought to write about Amsterdam in...
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The “how to” of becoming an urban cyclist…
Bycyklen: Free (coin-deposit) bicycle rentals, Copenhagen Having spent the last 10 years living (or regularly visiting) established or emerging European cycle cities (e.g. Budapest, Basel, Malmö,...
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Futuristic Peddle Power: Urban Cycle Innovations
In Amsterdam, I’m completely satisfied with my collection of “grandma bicycles” – or better omafiets. They get me around the city at a decent speed and there are usually spaces to safely lock my...
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Reflections on Seattle’s #BlackLivesMatter Protest: How can we come together?
I’m often silent on #BlackLivesMatter. It’s not to say I don’t care; I care deeply. But what can I offer more than solidarity in sadness of lives unnecessarily lost? Then, on my bus ride home in...
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