Hyper-connected to the rest of the world through an ample offering of long-haul flights, low crime rates, great education and health system, fair balance of sunny and warm days, plenty of ways to stay informed, availability of drinks after hours, good public transit, lots of green areas and a will to keep them green. [...]
Entries from July 2007
most liveable cities
July 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Tags: City · Cosmopolitan · Statistics
acoustic world
July 17th, 2007 · No Comments
Nothing like finding hidden connections between ideas, specially when they seemed so distant. My post lonelytv seemed a good exercise in interpreting McLuhan, which is a worthy cause in its own. It also seemed a good way to discretely reveal facts about me: I don’t watch TV; at least not in [...]
Tags: social networks
best reasons to travel
July 7th, 2007 · 6 Comments
Barely a couple of weeks into my new job and I’m already finding myself immersed into fascinating research on why we travel. There are statistics by regions, demographics and other dimensions which are probably not too different from what is available out there. But so many numbers got us thinking about the [...]
Tags: Global Citizen · Tourism · Travel