Introductions

[kake]

Hello flaneurs! I thought we could start off this community by finding out a bit about each other and our interests. I don't have any fixed ideas about how I want the community to be used, and am happy to let it evolve in response to its members' desires.

So, if you feel so inclined, please leave a comment below! Here are some suggestions for you to copy/paste and fill in, but these are all optional — feel free to use just the ones you want to answer, or even to forget about them entirely and write something freeform.

<strong>My preferred name (if it's different from my username):</strong> <strong>My last urban ramble/adventure was:</strong> <strong>My next urban ramble/adventure will probably be:</strong> <strong>Favourite type(s) of urban environment:</strong> <strong>Favourite type(s) of constraint (for those who like putting constraints on their rambles):</strong> <strong>Cities/towns I've explored (and how):</strong> <strong>Cities/towns I want to explore (and why):</strong> <strong>Three things I tend to notice when I'm wandering through a city:</strong> <strong>Anything else relevant:</strong>

Comments

[foxfinial]

I was able to take time out and travel last year, hence the Australian and most of the Asian cities. =)

Do you think there's a common thread between the cities you've liked the most?

Hmm. It's hard to say, beyond the generic 'interesting' - I like old architecture, but I can love a city without it; I like markets, but I can love a city with uninteresting markets; I like some mostly because I had wonderful experiences there, like Ulaanbaator. Cities are such different creatures, I don't think I can pin down one consistent trend.

How about you?

[kake]

I think for me it's probably public transport! I was excited about going to Glasgow last year (and in fact went up the day before I needed to be there) because of its subway system. I should probably write a post about the subway walk I did there.

I would like to visit Singapore one day and explore along the routes of the MRT. I nearly went to Rome a while back (though didn't make it in the end) and was equally excited by the idea of exploring the Metropolitana di Roma.

Oh, and I'm moving house to Croydon soon, where there are TRAMS, which makes me very happy.