Weekend 286.0
(1) Brompton aims to boost sales in New York (2) Why bike sharing benefits everyone (even if you already own a bike) (3) Masdar: the shifting goalposts of Abu Dhabi’s Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Countries
Weekend 284.0
(1) A resort train winds through Kyushu (NHKWorld) (2) Model R.R. (Pop Pop)
Weekend 279.0 (Post Con/Abridged)
(1) Disney to Release Space Mountain Graphic Novel with Gorgeous Kelley Jones Art (1a) The Guy Who Created Star Tours and Splash Mountain: Disney Legend and former Imagineering executive Tony Continue Reading →
Weekend 276.0
Nice weekend in the northeast (weather-wise). Was able to bike a bit and noticed that the abandoned Free Spirit at the train station has been robbed of its tyres. My Continue Reading →
Weekend 274.0 (Baskets Encouraged)
Finished A History of Capitalism According to the Jubilee Line by John O’Farrell and The 32 Stops by Danny Dorling. The latter is a clever work using facts to provide Continue Reading →
Weekend 273.0 (Train-spotters)
(1) A quote from What We Talk About When We Talk About The Tube (The District Line) by John Lanechester “When you start researching the Underground, you soon realize there’s Continue Reading →
Weekend 272.2 (…the Roman Road aslant the eastern border)
Going biking now (must remember sunblock today…my arms look like lobster claws). (1) A quote from A Good Parcel of English Soil (The Metropolitan Line) by Richard Mabey “But the Continue Reading →
Weekend 269.0 (July 4th Weekend)
(1) The 10 Best folding bikes: The popularity of folding bikes means there is now a huge range, whether you want one for commuting or rugged off-road riding (The Independent) Continue Reading →
Weekend 266.0
“Railways and the Church have their critics, but both are the best ways of getting a man to his ultimate destination.” — Wilbert Awdry What a great quote to describe Continue Reading →
London Fog
(1) London house prices: the parasitic city (The Economist)