canada, entertainment, life, personal, urban planning
I have probably watched more television since returning home then I have in the past ten years. My years of television absence was largely the product of laziness in the sense that I was too much of a couch potato to actually go out and buy a television set, opting instead to watch downloaded films, [...]
01 Feb 2011 Bryan 0 comments
canada, Kingston, photography, travel
I’ve always felt that Kingston has a rather diverse dining scene for it’s size. A quick yellow pages survey reveals over 250 restaurants in the City leading to a ratio of about 450 people/restaurant. I have no idea if that number is high or low, or even means anything, and I’m too lazy to sort [...]
06 Dec 2009 Bryan 2 comments
Kingston, surp, urban planning
That was one of the wrapping ideas of architect Donald Chong pushed through during his guest presentation this morning, the notion being that an essential component to improving cities actually begins inside the home embracing the ideas of seasonality and local food markets instead of hoarding food stuffs in giant freezers, pantries and fridges. I [...]
04 Nov 2008 Bryan 4 comments
Moscow the most expensive city in the world? Absolutely! The cheapest hostel I could find in Moscow back in August set me back 40USD for a bed in some dude’s 3 bedroom converted Soviet-era apartment. Moscow was also where I discovered the terms “face-blocking” and “auto-blocking”. Both are methods that are apparently used extensively at [...]
27 Oct 2008 Bryan 5 comments
Traveling the Trans-Siberian Railway is really traveling the Trans-Siberian railway. Lots of traveling and not much doing. This fits rather fine with me since I fall into the category of a person who enjoys the traveling aspect of new countries. I enjoy seeing and doing things as well, but I can quite happily stare out [...]
25 Jul 2008 Bryan 0 comments
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