http://www.vagablogging.net/being-car-free-abroad.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.vagablogging.net/being-car-free-abroad.html/comment-page-1#comment-2368 Scott Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:24:04 +0000 http://www.vagablogging.net/?p=1665#comment-2368 While I agree with you, there are certainly some places where public transit is taken by many of the locals. Take my home town of New York City. I never owned a car until I moved to Phoenix. There is no stigma in taking a bus or the subway. While I agree with you, there are certainly some places where public transit is taken by many of the locals. Take my home town of New York City.
I never owned a car until I moved to Phoenix. There is no stigma in taking a bus or the subway.

]]> http://www.vagablogging.net/being-car-free-abroad.html/comment-page-1#comment-2362 Roger Weiss Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:36:00 +0000 http://www.vagablogging.net/?p=1665#comment-2362 That's true... I used to live very near Curitiba, and you don't feel the need to onwn a car there. Many buses in Brazil nowadays are faster and eco friendly since they run by gas/ethanol Now I live in Lisbon... don't own a car here either. Just feel very nostalgic about being behind the wheel, hitting the gas and feeling the wind blowing... That’s true… I used to live very near Curitiba, and you don’t feel the need to onwn a car there. Many buses in Brazil nowadays are faster and eco friendly since they run by gas/ethanol Now I live in Lisbon… don’t own a car here either. Just feel very nostalgic about being behind the wheel, hitting the gas and feeling the wind blowing…

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