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Border patrol
Montreal is a fun and friendly city, but the people there dress funny. What were they wearing? Lots and lots of flipped collars. Mesh shirts. Parachute pants. Leg warmers. Acid washed jeans. I don’t know which way this stuff is flowing, but I suggest a swift crackdown at the border. Now that SARS and mad […]
Lost in Translation
Not since I almost got busted by the German train police for traveling on a phony Eurorail pass have I visited a place where English is not the primary language. It might be cheating to count Montreal, since the city is English-friendly, but that didn’t stop my inner dorky tourist from getting excited about all […]
Mobile clubbing
Apparently, mobile clubbing is the next big thing: the movement involves mobilising people with Walkmans to a busy commuter station at rush hour. By dancing alone to their favourite tunes in an unlikely environment, the event aims to challenge perceptions of public space while inspiring people to let their hair down. Actually, we were doing […]