Tomorrow I’m off to Budapest, Hungary, for VlogEurope 2008. A yearly, intimate conference…oh heck, I’ll just call it a get-together of passionate videobloggers (anno 2004) from all over the world, who, at one point or another, connected with each other online and created their own media spheres, where anybody is welcome.
VlogEurope is just one [...]
Vlogging Budapest
Because
Today I mentally closed the Summer of 2008 chapter. It has certainly been interesting. A new blog, a new bike, new friends, new connections, park rides and picnics, errands, going out, bike interviews, weekend in Paris, Cycle Chic 24/7, trips, parties, just stepping out, and everything else that involves my trusted 2 wheeled friend.
Because a [...]
Car(e)-Free Sunday
I know, I know, posting about Car-Free Sunday in Amsterdam has now officially gone past trilogy status. But hey, by now you know what to expect from me and there was just too much footage to ignore and not share with you.
So without further ado, here are my visualizations of all my impressions that day. [...]
Care-Free & Mostly Fun
Car-Free Sunday turned out like I expected. Not entirely car-free, lots of little islands of fun for young and old, cuteness, gezelligheid…if you knew where to look. I don’t mean to sound harsh, but apart from a few more balloons and moderately cornered off areas, for the untrained eye it was hardly any different than [...]
A Car-Free Sunday
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Europe has come down with a case of Mobilitas Humanitas…alright, alright, this week was European Mobility Week. Over here the Dutch coined it ‘Week of Progress‘, promoting alternative and new (future) modes of transportation.
Today is the final, orgasmic and thus most exciting day of these mobilizations, Car-Free [...]
Amsterdamize In Canadian News
First it was the Guardian in the UK, now it’s the National Post in Canada picking up on something called ‘normal people in normal clothes on normal bikes’….ok, ok, Cycle Chic. There you go.
My 2 cents:
It’s absolutely evident that the mainstream media is scrambling to catch up. But that’s always been the case. No matter [...]
Why Not In America?
A lack of infrastructure — not sprawl — hinders the adoption of bicycles.
by Adam Stein
The recent surge in gas prices and growing concern over carbon emissions have goosed efforts to increase bicycle ridership in metropolitan areas, but the U.S. still lags far behind Europe and Asia. A recent survey of worldwide trends in the Washington [...]
Exterior Car Airbags Save Lives
Exterior car airbags could save more than 350 lives in the EU annually
Outer car airbags can save the lives of 350 cyclists in the EU annually. This is the result of a recent TNO study from the Netherlands, presented by the Dutch Fietsersbond to Members of the European Parliament. The presentation was organized by [...]
A Run-Down Of Normalcy In Cycling
This post is dedicated to normalcy in everyday cycling. Albeit, one that’s derived from my genetically altered cerebral cortex, but this is a pretty common phenomenon on the continent that is known as Europe.
I’d like to use a real life image of everyday cycling as a point of reference, so that nobody, and I mean [...]
European Cycle Chic Round Off
[Cycle Chic: riding a bike in normal clothes, on a normal bike, preferably for commuting purposes]
In no particular order: London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Antwerp, Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Bern, Vienna, Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Rome, Athens and vicinity.
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