Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single week to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. It’s a tradition that seems to be genuinely transformative
Sweden is basically a showcase of everything from soul-crushing car-centric suburbia to places very close to what you’ll find in the netherlands, and i can fucking feel this difference in the air.
The nice human-friendly places have this ineffable atmosphere of calm old-timeyness, you viscerally feel more friendly when you’re there. You can be in the middle of gothenburg, in some of the most densely populated areas of the entire country, and it has the vibe of a small village.
Sweden is basically a showcase of everything from soul-crushing car-centric suburbia to places very close to what you’ll find in the netherlands, and i can fucking feel this difference in the air.
The nice human-friendly places have this ineffable atmosphere of calm old-timeyness, you viscerally feel more friendly when you’re there. You can be in the middle of gothenburg, in some of the most densely populated areas of the entire country, and it has the vibe of a small village.