Results tagged “thefunofjudgingothers”

For the last few weeks of the summer, Torontoist has been investigating ideas that we could benefit from pillaging from others. Two weeks ago, we looked at Madrid’s integration of public libraries and public transit, as well as their insistence on keeping a more humane schedule for workers. Last week, we examined Amsterdam's method of accommodating—and legitimizing—different modes of transportation within their small city grid. This week, in our final installment, we look at Vilinius’s moves towards memorializing freedom, fun, and quirkiness.

For the last few weeks of the summer, Torontoist is investigating ideas that we could benefit from pillaging from others. Last week we looked at Madrid's integration of public libraries and public transit, as well as their insistence on keeping a more humane schedule for workers. This week, we'll examine Amsterdam's method of accommodating—and legitimizing—different modes of transportation within their small city grid.

Why travel? Especially in a city like Toronto, where we can experience so many cultures just by walking through any of the dozens of ethnically-diverse neighbourhoods? What, at its essence, makes traveling to Italy different than drinking prosecco in Little Italy? What’s the difference, really, between hanging with the Dutch and eating Dutch chocolate ice cream?