As described by a local man the town is a “small village” that makes no beer. It is connected to Lake Geneva at Morges by a single-track narrow gauge railway that runs once an hour per direction. The town consists Read more
The Student Leadership Challenge By Barry Posner and James Kouzes A little while back I had to read this book for work in order to understand the processes adopted for student leadership development. The introduction itself and the introductory paragraphs Read more
There is so much of Boston that I don’t even know where to begin. Maybe I’ll start off with the tallest natural point in town – Bunker Hill. Atop this hill stands a monument that commemorates the Battle of Bunker Read more
In the suburbs of Boston where the metro’s Red Line stops, a classic tramway extends its rail service far beyond the city limits. The Ashmont-Mattapan Express uses original PCC cars designed in the 1930’s to ferry commuters in and out Read more
The Way To GoBy Kate Ascher It was never enough for me to just admire the minimalist designs of transportation network maps, I had to find out what made those systems go. Knowing that Ascher has a reputation for representing Read more
Transit Maps of the World By Mark Ovenden Cataloguing an extensive collection of the world’s metro maps, Transit Maps of the World was the perfect buy for train lovers like me. I love travelling around the world to see local Read more
The HeightsBy Kate Ascher If you’ve already read about what goes across the city in Underground by David Macauley, then The Heights will give you an idea of what goes up into a building. Once you are done reading this Read more
In the wee hours of the morning, worshippers, and visitors alike form a long line outside the Schlosskirche in the town of Wittenberg in Germany on a quiet Sunday morning. The occasion? The reopening of the church where Martin Luther Read more
This year, Germany begins twelve months of festive celebrations to mark the 500th year of the Reformation. October 31st of 2017 is also marked as a special national holiday, joining the ranks of the Day of German Unity, Christmas, and Read more
Some call him Peng, others call him boss, but I call him Tee. He’s the kind of friend that would go out of his way to visit me only to convince me to visit him in his country later in Read more