As part of my first train trip in Germany, I explored the northeastern coast of Germany with my bike on board visiting Güstrow and Warnemünde as well along the way. If Baltimore is Charm City, then Rostock is the City Read more
The quaint renaissance town of Güstrow isn’t just a pretty face, it’s also the political centre of Rostock despite its larger and more famous cousin being more economically dominant in the region. Tourists from all over Germany come to see Read more
On what was my first train trip in Germany I went to Güstrow, Rostock, and eventually ended up in Warnemünde at the end of my journey. Although some would say that the charming houses by the tourist zone or the Read more
Underground By David Macauley How do workmen lay utilities cables? Where does your sewage go? What’s underneath the ground floor of the building? These are all questions that you can find answers to in Underground by David Macauley. When I Read more
Fact Flash: – Rubber takes 50 years to decompose in the natural environment – Nylon takes 30-40 years to decompose in the natural environment Anyone who needed to attach a pen to a clipboard at work or wanted to make Read more
Death and Life of Great American Cities By Jane Jacobs First published in 1961, Jane Jacobs outlines the reasons for the failure of urban core areas in America and attributes it to the unsustainable sprawl of suburban housing, car-dependent culture, Read more
If you’re heading East towards Yellowstone National Park on the scenic and tricky US-14, then you have to take the time to stop by and touch real dinosaur tracks. Discovered only near the turn of the 21st century, the dinosaur Read more
The Vocation Lectures By Max Weber While not a book in its original format, the bounded text is as influential in the field of social sciences as it was when first delivered as lectures in Munich in the late 1910’s. Read more
Mall City: Hong Kong’s Dreamworlds of Consumption Edited by Stefan Al With more shopping malls per square kilometre than any other place on Earth, there’s no better place to research the use of retail space than Hong Kong. This was Read more
In order of height from tallest to littlest, Andrew, Abraham, Casper, Charlie, and I were the closest of buddies from our days in high school. We each went our different ways shortly after graduation, but we always kept in touch Read more