Category Archives: Travel

Cognitive Bias – Survivorship Bias – Part 2

In Turin there is an ancient church named Santuario della Consolata (its full name is “Chiesa di Santa Maria della Consolazione”), it’s origin dates back to the XVII century. The interior is very rich, with gold inlays everywhere on the walls and arches, and wonderful frescoes surrounded by pink carrara […]

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Castells and teamwork

A “castell” is a human tower built traditionally in festivals at many locations within Catalonia. At these festivals, several colles castelleres or teams often succeed in building and dismantling a tower’s structure. On November 16, 2010, castells were declared by UNESCO to be amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and […]

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Eames Lounge Chair: how it’s made

Eames Lounge Chair Manufacturing in the Vitra Atelier We have visited the Vitra Campus at the end of 2010 while being in Basel for New Year’s evening and it was worth the journey. Really worth it! But now that i’ve found this video I think it’s even better. Watch the video. Do […]

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Madrid and the World Cup

So, just in time to be back from down-under and here i am again, flying to Madrid for a 2 days trip. Happens that Spain have just won the World Cup. Happens that it’s the first time they win the World Cup. And it happens also that Spanish people likes […]

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Melbourne: Bicycle Race

I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like When i left the hotel i was going to visit the Tim Burton Exhibition, but then i’ve realized it’s also open on thursday night. […]

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Melbourne: walking

So i made it to Melbourne. Flight had a slight delay but I’ve made it. I spent the entire saturday walking around (mainly to keep me awake). Walked from 7am until 2pm: Southbank, then back to the Yerra river, then towards and through Albert park until I’ve reached St Kilda […]

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Singapore: 30 seconds layover…

So the delay due the French strike made us land in Singapore with 3 hours delay. The good thing was that due bad weather conditions there was an air traffic conjestion so also my connecting flight was delayed and u manage to litteraly catch it… I hope my luggage made […]

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Madrid and eBook readers

Here I am… after 2 hours flight and few kids screaming in the seats behind me i’ve finally landed and reached the hotel. Didn’t take any picture yet, mainly because i have been very busy playing with my new toy, the Sony ebook reader – pocket version (AKA as PRS 300.. […]

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