travel

  • The Spirit of the Future

    Two weeks in Ghent Ghent, Belgium. A small town with a university half an hour by train from Brussels. A nice place with a canal that winds its way through the old buildings and beautiful new architecture alike. The town shouts, progress uninterrupted. Neither destroyed only to rise from the ashes after World War II… Continue reading

  • Time for a Run

    Self-consciously, I went for a run along one of the canals in Paris, and thought maybe there’s no good reason for the Olympics to be held this year. Three weeks ago, I left the US for Europe and spent a couple of weeks in Paris. This is what I remember thinking about. The serene Canal… Continue reading