Posts Tagged ‘ transport ’

bm228 The Polish Highway Debate

October 11, 2007

One of the newer members of the European Union, Poland plans to build a highway to the Baltic states. However part of that highway would run through an ecological preserve. The classic debate begins, development versus conservation. Economy versus Environment. First guest is Peter of the Beatroot, who...

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Highway Through Poland

Highway Through Poland

September 27, 2007

With all the problems related to automobile exhaust and the destruction of wetlands throughout the world, I didn't expect to hear that an EU nation was pushing to build a new highway through wetlands in order to connect to neighboring countries. But that is what has been going...

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Slovenia.. not Slovakia..

Slovenia.. not Slovakia..

November 25, 2006

Greetings from Ljubjana.. presumably beautiful capital of Slovenia. I wouldnt know because I arrived at night and went directly to the neverending line of buses at the bus stop. But now it is morning.. and as soon as I check out of this rediculous half-assed hostel, I...

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Il Pleut Chats et Chiens

Il Pleut Chats et Chiens

August 18, 2006

I rode the Thalys train from Amsterdam to PAris today... WITH a bottle of WATER. Nobody cared. Know why? Cause it's water. ---------- Seriously friends, greetings from the city of lights. I'm here all weekend visiting the John of the Americablog. I should also mention I'm not his only visitor this weekend...

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