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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

Astonishing silence

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

Plane-free day in Belgium

There is one Sunday every year on which several Belgian major cities ban all the cars from their city centre … More

Almost soundless plane in the making at MIT

A friend of mine posted this reference to the World Economic Forum (WEF) today on facebook. WEF wrote a great … More

Nature is a fabulous painter

This is the view from my room this morning, just after I woke up. Thank you nature, for this beautiful … More

Headphones get the muse back in … and keep the noise of the gardeners out

So I went home and I was lucky. No gardeners out to there. Since I did not sleep that well … More

Curtains do make a difference in the office

Some weeks ago, I wrote about the acoustics in my office. I thought the curtains were making a difference. Well, … More