Asia’s last remaining greyhound racing track closed in June of 2018, so I decided to pay it a visit just before it closed. Greyhound racing has a significantly lower profit than horse racing, a brief glance at the information board Read more
At a job application, I was asked what I thought about the role of technology in humanitarian work, here is my answer: Like any other field, technology is the new reality when it comes to improving effectiveness and outcomes. Smaller Read more
SONIC claims to be “America’s Drive-in”, and rightly so. With over 3000 stores around the country SONIC is America’s only remaining large scale drive-in restaurant with car hops. During the interwar period, drive-ins were a popular style of restaurant because Read more
Managing Editor, Architectural Conservancy Ontario’s Acorn Magazine The Heritage of Healthcare. Spring 2021 (Print)Stories of our Waters. Fall 2021 (Print) Reporter, Capital Current The 25th Hour: Heritage and SustainabilityScripted, interviewed, and shot the mini-documentary with Jennifer Osborne.https://capitalcurrent.ca/the-25th-hour-heritage-and-sustainability/ The 25th Hour: Read more
This iconic attraction in Paris is a real cash cow for the French tourism industry. It has been the subject of many controversies, scientific experiments, and postcards. Constructed for the 1898 World’s Fair it was supposed to be taken down Read more
Among stolen historic gems such as Nike of Semothrace, the Mona Lisa, and Assyrian sculptures from Pergamon, is free entry for anyone under the age of 18. I visited three days before by 18th birthday to take advantage of state-funded Read more
Chen, a friend I met while engaged in a German language course, and I both loved riding on two wheels. We were both staying in Berlin for a while so we thought it’d be a good idea to get a Read more
The Eurostar crosses the English Channel to connect the British Isles to mainland Europe. The Chunnel also carries vehicular traffic on trains. The travel agent that I booked my flights to London with suggested that I take the cheaper British Read more
The fastest train in North America is the Acela Express. Although it can travel at twice the speed of conventional rail, it is still a far cry from express rail networks of Europe and Asia. The Acela Express operates once Read more
