Azure — August 13, 2009
The Ferris wheel has come a long way since 1893, when George Ferris Jr. engineered the first 80-metre-tall attraction in Chicago. Back then, it … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: architecture , design , England , LondonIntelligent Life — May 13, 2009
In Oslo recently I saw several odd buses barrelling down the streets. There was a rickety black one with the phrase “The Beginning of … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: anthropology , NorwayIntelligent Life — April 13, 2009
“Why do tourists climb?” I wondered on my way up the narrow staircase of Milan’s Gothic Duomo. I thought back to my experiences clambering … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Italy , Milan , tourism