Arto's Blog

Two days ago was the shortest day and longest night of the year on thenorthern hemisphere of our planet. Now the light has won again, everyday is a little bit longer than the previous one. The autumn here in Southern Germany has been mostly sunny… more »

Twelwe days ago CouchSurfing, the most popular hospitality exchange site,switched from a non-profit status to a corporation, collecting a 7.6million USD venture capital investment. Quite a few members haveexpressed disappointment and reacted to the… more »

The Cycling for Librariestour was an experiment on what comes up in the minds of libraryprofessionals when they go out and ride bicycles for nine daystogether. Answer: far-reaching discussions about the future oflibraries in the changing world, a… more »

Today starts an interesting event called Cycling for Libraries. About 80 library professionals and other people, whose work is somehow connected to libraries, will be spending nine days cycling from Copenhagen to Berlin. The goal is to combine work, f… more »

Most of the mountain huts in the Alps close their doors and send their staff home for the winter, approximately from mid October until mid April. However, many have a winter room which is either unlocked or accessible using an alpine club key. The win… more »