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Electric city tour bus keeps it quiet

I was in Antwerp recently, when I suddenly saw a bus driving my way. I did not hear it. I…

Antwerp, Belgium, bus, cars, city, city center, city centre, city marketing, city tourism, electric, Europe, excursion, Flanders, noise, respect, silent, sound, tour, tourism, traffic

Are more planes the sign of a booming economy, or a burden for health?

There are a lot of items on the news recently, about airplanes and CO2 tax. One of the topics that…

airplane, Belgium, bird, Brussels, busy, city, engine, Europe, Flanders, health, health risk, nature, noise, noise-level, outside, public transport, quiet, silence, sound, train, WHO, Zaventem, Zottegem

Paperwork is easier in a quiet environment

A sunny Sunday in May is a good time to do some old paperwork before it starts ‘biting’. Again I…

Belgium, Brussels West, efficiency, Europe, Flanders, Jan Lagast, office, office space, open office, paper work, quiet, silence, work, Zottegem

Towns (almost) without cars are more quiet

This morning when I left my hotel at around 9h, I was surprised by the quietness of old town Tallinn…

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Co-working requires a mutual respect

The past days I have been working at the hippest co-working space in Tallinn (Estonia, Europe). If you want to…

acoustics, concentration, decibel, dog, earplug, estonia, Europe, headphones, music, noise, noise harassment, office, quiet, silence, silence diary, silent, sound, tallinn, voice, volume, work, working

Class depends on people too

The featured image is a picture of the restaurant Tsjaikovski, one of the best restaurants in the old town of…

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Snow and Tesla – a perfect inner-city noise reduction combination

This morning, everyone in Tallinn (Estonia, Europe) was surprised. Some 25 cm of snow had covered the city over the…

car, cars, city center, city centre, engine, estonia, Europe, inner city, noise, noise reduction, quiet, silence, silence diary, silent, snow, sound, street, tallinn, town

Astonishing silence

Yesterday, I went to the centre of Estonia (Europe). Waw. What an experience! Breath-taking. Not because of the freezing temperature,…

air, desert, desperate, estonia, Europe, Kakerdaia, main road, monuvere, national park, noise, park, silence, silent, sound, trail, trees, walking

Beautiful pictures of nature … but a totally different feeling when you switch on the audio

I really love Estonia (Europe). It’s a beautiful country, with a lot of green areas, woods, nature parks, reserves. Fantastic.…

cars, estonia, Europe, highway, Lahemaa, Narva, nature, noise, park, proximity, tallinn, trees, viru, viru raba parkla, wood

Winter tires make noise … but some winter tires are less noisy than others

Early February, I was in Tallinn (Estonia, Europe). The country is more north than Belgium, so that means there is…

car, cars, decibel, driving, less noise, Michelin, noise, winter tire, winter tires

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