The Illusion of SeparationBy Giles Hutchins If you’ve ever questioned our current state of mind, why we think the way we do, or how Western philosophy became what it is, The Illusion of Separation is a great introductory text. The Read more
Being here was a happy accident. After my train got delayed, I realised that I couldn’t catch my connection. As I walked out of the train onto the scorching platform in summer, I turned around and saw a friend – Read more
Land Administration and Practice in Hong KongBy Roger Nissim Having lived in Hong Kong for many years, I have friends who are caught up in the high housing prices of Hong Kong. Criticisms are plenty in a city with one Read more
Adorned in red velvet and gilded in golden paint, Geneva‘s Victoria Hall is one of the most opulent venues for music in Switzerland. I went during the Geneva Music Festival when all its events were free of charge. Though no Read more
Both amateurs and professionals I like perform at the Geneva music festival every summer during June. With over 400 programs or 30 different venues over one weekend in 2019‘s edition it is an event that is not to be missed. Read more
The first thing that attracted me to this route was the peculiar name of its terminus – Bière. It means beer in French. My initial intention was only to take the train there, but the route was so scenic I Read more
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