{"id":3405,"date":"2013-10-05T11:45:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T09:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vincentfung.ca\/blog\/?p=3405"},"modified":"2013-10-05T11:45:25","modified_gmt":"2013-10-05T09:45:25","slug":"cities-are-good-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentfung.ca\/blog\/archives\/3405","title":{"rendered":"Cities are good for you"},"content":{"rendered":"

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World Habitat Day happens the first Monday of every October and it’s a day to reflect on the state of our towns and cities. It’s also a time to remind the world that we all have responsibility in shaping the future of our cities and towns. FYI, this year’s focus is on Urban Mobility<\/a> – an interest of mine in making cities more accessible, walkable, and more open to public transport, bikes, and other modes of transport other than cars. And what better time to reflect on a great tour I went on a couple of weeks ago during my FIRST trip to London!<\/p>\n

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Every time I tell people that I’ve never been to London, which is only an hour and a half by plane away from Geneva, they find it shocking. So when I went for the first time in September, it was a definite highlight of the year, even if it was only for a weekend. Being dropped into a city was so much history and energy was an intimidating thought, so when I learned about The School of Life<\/a> tour called ‘Decoding the City’ by Leo Hollis<\/a>, a writer, historian, urbanist, and author of the book ‘CITIES ARE GOOD FOR YOU<\/a>‘, I jumped at the chance to get a firsthand look at London from someone passionate about the city and cities in general.<\/p>\n