Tag: Area

Bay State Textiles collects used clothing via bins located in various school parking lots in the area, but also recycles textiles that are not fit for donation. According to the FAQ page of their website: Q: Can I recycle my textiles that are ripped and stained? A: Yes. Bay State Textiles...

What comes to your head when you think of Scandinavia? A few words which come to my mind are — safety, socialist planning, fewer people, and strict norms. What I did not think of is an entire area dedicated to freedom. Freedom from the government, freedom from rules, freedom to do what you ...

When I sat down to plan what this piece was going to be, I assumed I would be writing about my day in Edinburgh to take part in Pedal on Parliament, holding its tenth iteration on the 23rd of April 2022, or perhaps about traveling to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome to watch the UCI Nations Cup on the 24...

The Baixa area of central Lisbon is a bustling and vibrant part of Portugal’s capital city with a rich history and culture. It is home to a vast array of restaurants, cafes, shops, and cultural landmarks that make it a popular destination for both tourists and locals alike (but watch out for t...

Prior to the pandemic, something in the region of 10 million tourists were visiting the Czech capital every year. Given that the population of the Czech Republic is about 10 million people, that’s a lot of tourists in a city of about 4 square miles*! And then, almost overnight, in March 2020 t...

When you think of Rome, images of ancient ruins, iconic landmarks, and delicious pasta likely come to mind. But there’s a hidden gem within the city that captures the heart and soul of this eternal city like no other: Trastevere. Nestled on the west bank of the Tiber River, Trastevere is a vib...

This is my illegal Bay Area version of a well-meaning yet financially-privileged article called “How To Live Near Your Friends”. The sticky part of this article is that it assumes a considerable number of people in your social circle have (a) spare rooms  (b) the finances to mo...

Apart from the process to secure a role and a visa (all about the H1B1 visa over here), I’ve decided to share my personal perspective as a Singaporean in the Bay Area. It’s by no means representative of everyone’s experience, since I (a) was only there for 3 years, (b) on...

The big city of Tokyo is an amazing place to visit or to live in long-term, but it’s busy, crowded, and bustling, and sooner or later, it’s tempting to get out of town for a day and feel the atmosphere of somewhere a little different. Fortunately, the huge metropolitan area of Tokyo is s...

While some areas of Tokyo might be famous for tall buildings, flashing screens, and busy crowds, the Yanesen neighborhood (composed of Yanaka, Nezu, and Sendagi) has found popularity among Tokyoites young and old for all the opposite reasons. This little chunk of the city hasn’t been torn up a...

In my first article, I tempted you with the prospect that nature and landscape photography opportunities exist and are possibly even a reason to visit the Chicagoland area. Well, did you know that millions of birds fly through this area every spring and fall? And that hundreds of species o...

I love a good 4-mile weekend hike with the dog. But occasionally, I crave something more: to hike hard all day, to conquer something big, and to be so tired I can barely move afterward. That’s the kind of day that proves what my body is still capable of and reminds me that I’m still a...

Here’s a fun geometry problem I looked at the other day. The diagram shows four touching circles, each of which touches the sides of an equilateral triangle with sides of length 3. What is the area of the shaded region? Here’s a hint: mathematics tends to reward us when we exploit its...