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ANNUAL PHENOMENON
Every July – August, tourists put to test Barcelona’s infrastructure, clearly witnessed in Metro congestion, shortage in natural resources like water and increased street crime. A prototypical Mediterranean city (1), Barcelona is more than the average mix of ancient city bazaar and sunny beaches. Ciutat Villa, characterised by narrow paved streets is dotted with [...]
I (heart) Corb
I come through the south of France, Marseille as a very naïve archi-tourist. My excuse? I really did not have time too pack and organise my travels properly, yet alone research where we are to be going (I am fortunate to have a very organised girlfriend who has taken care of this for me). I [...]
Whose sex in the city / Whose space in the city?
Who are the people who own the space of the contemporary city; its image both real and imagined? Two events coincided to ignite this question during the beginnings of my holidays with my girlfriend:
A bus: midnight border check between Spain and France
A soap drama: Sex and the City
We stop at the border crossing, between Spain [...]
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