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Brussels transformation into a green pedestrian-friendly hub Brussels has plans to become a ‘city in 10 minutes’, providing accessible urban facilities close to home for the city’s inhabitants.

Look to cities like Brussels, which has been optimizing as a "10 minute" city through development of a use-based, circular, and low-carbon economy. planetark.com/newsroom/new....

26.10.2025 07:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached Those of us that have snorkelled in the tropics in recent years will have seen the dead coral that evidenced this new Report with our own eyes. Coral reefs have been in the midst of a global bleaching event since January 2023 – the fourth and worst on record – with more than 80% of reefs in more than 80 countries affected by extreme ocean temperatures.

14.10.2025 19:18 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Philippines Shipwreck Victim Clung to Sea Turtle, Initially Thought to Be an 'Oil Drum,' for Two Days Before Rescue Back in 1974, Candelaria Villanueva was one of 277 passengers aboard a ship that caught fire and sank off Zamboanga, located 600 miles south of Manila, Philippines. She stayed alive after climbing on ...

What an amazing story of survival!!!!

10.10.2025 08:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Reflections on the 2025 Cebu Earthquake October 2025

We had many inquiries about our safety during and following the recent 6.9 magnitude Cebu quake. We were never at risk in our location, some 20-30 kms south of the epicenter, but wanted to share the experience of the most severe quake on record. ❤️
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10.10.2025 02:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Which countries have already ratified the High Sea Treaty? In an earlier post I noted that 60 countries have ratified the High Seas Treaty (signed earlier this year in Nice). I have now been asked to list the countries that have already ratified the Treaty. Please follow the link below.

22.09.2025 22:14 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A young street vendor in Cebu City on Wednesday morning past. Unfortunately, school is in but obviously out of reach for some. No school lunch program, perhaps.

05.09.2025 12:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We're still in boatyard mode. Hopefully, in 60 days or less, we, too, will be in weevil mode. 😍

22.07.2025 04:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Shoreline pics of this weekend at Medellin in northern Cebu. These boats follow ancestral Austronesian lines and collectively known as Bancas. Typivally constructed of both marine plywood & hand sawed lumber. With proper care, these boats give the owner 30 years of service.

09.06.2025 08:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

012 - A Weekend in Daanbantayan Two nights in a glamping hut at Golden Sands Destination Resorts, where the sea, local music, and coastal tradition meet.

A weekend in northern Cebu.......

24.05.2025 09:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My Rainman pulls 1250W so in 2 hours it would draw 208 amps off my 900amp 12vdc house bank.

15.04.2025 04:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We produce around 3,000 calories per person per day—more than enough to feed everyone—but a staggering one-third of all food is wasted. Solving hunger requires more than producing more food. Smil discusses present needs, distribution problems and much more in his book "How to Feed the World".

13.03.2025 01:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Report on the loss of 3 sailing boats during the 2024 Newport Bermuda Race A thorough report into the loss of 3 sailboats has been published by the Cruising Club of America and US Sailing. All offshore sailors are encouraged to read the various reports below. Bermuda Race Organising Committee, US Sailing, and Cruising Club of…

18.02.2025 23:03 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Finally seeing a clean shear line as the finishing touched go on the toe rail.

14.02.2025 01:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A Yellow-Lipped Krait making its way along the reef at White Beach, Moalboal, Cebu. So lucky to have seen this guy during an early morning snorkel. Did you know that kraits are 10x as venomous as rattlesnakes and that mature kraits often leave the water to hunt on land?

01.02.2025 12:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So much calm in the boatyard before the workers arrive. It makes you want to chill away the minutes taking it all in. #refit

25.01.2025 09:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0