Travelling with Google street view

Since I am a kid, I LOVE maps. I used to travel a lot in my mind just at looking at it. So, now with google earth/ street view, this is even better!!! You can visually travel in many regions and for some that probably won’t see otherwise! (pictures below snipped by myself and yep, I had fun doing it 🙂

US95, Nevada, USA

Pechenga, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Soyo, Angola

Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan

Google street view has also been the inspiration for the Belgian artist Mishka Henner in his series No Man’s Land. However, his focus is here on the prostitutes he found on the street in some industrial or rural zones in Italy and Spain. Quite unsettling at first, you realise then, that he gives us an opportunity to see a sort of anonymous and raw snapshots of a sad reality:

http://mishkahenner.com/No-Man-s-Land

Contrada Vallecupa, Colonnella, Abruzzi, Italy

Calle de Iplacea, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Carretera de Olot, Crespià, CT, Spain

Carretera de Rubí, Terrassa, Spain

#streetview #map #google #travel #ContradaVallecupa

Blah Blah Blah on Bikes…

As I had to diminish my run, I am now obsessed with the idea to get on a bike and be finally free of the public transport.

Ok, not this type of bike: (she is far to be the most intelligent woman nor the best actress, but gosh! BB will be always BB!!)

Russell Young, Brigitte Bardot on a bike

But more this one:

Stephanie Hartshorn, Blue Streak, 2015

or this one designed by Bart Van Heesch, which is coated in copper in order to avoid rusting over time. (beautiful, innit?!)

Bart Van Heesch, copper bike, 2014

So, having purchased my helmet, I am now ready to start riding the city with the so-called Boris bike, but look at the equivalent designed for Bordeaux!! So much better! Created by Philippe Starck with Peugeot, it is a bike AND a scooter. Isn’t it great? Sadly it seems there is a fault in the construction and therefore not in circulation since 3 years!!! 

Come on! Is there any other designer ready to take this challenge and finish this project???  Ideally for London??? Pleaaaaaase….!!!

Philippe Starck on his bike…

#design #Bordeaux #RussellYoung #BartVanHeesch #StephanieHartshorn #BrigitteBardot #bike #PhilippeStarck #blahblahblah

Camila Soato, Românticas Canalhas 20, 2014

Because it was very difficult to stay awake in the office today and finally, yes, Finally…!

Weekend is NOW !!!

Camila Soato, Românticas Canalhas 20, 2014

#because #CamilaSoato #lazypost #weekend