A note from the Creative Director Juanjo Trujillo
The Ministry of Transportation ' s announcement of the Active Travel Strategy in Gibraltar is wonderful news . By establishing the idea of " A 15min City " a daring and important proposal for a greener Gibraltar and commitment to protecting out environemnt is made clear .. The first interventions will start in a few weeks , and in the following OTWO , we ' ll extend this information with an exclusive interview with the Transport Minister himself .
If our longed Bruno Latour dreamed of the emergence of a new social class more conscious , not only with the defense of nature , but with life on this planet , the initiative being made by the John Mackintosh Library with its " Collection of Resources for Sustainability " becomes one of the best influences to achieve it , Daniella Tilbury , Commissioner for Sustainable Development and Future Generations , - explains more about it in this issue .
This month , the Association of Environmentalists of Andalusia , gives us an interesting report on the plans that will lead to a more environmentally friendly tourism as it is a major sector in the necessary transformation of the economy .
And as I write this editorial , I remember what the great Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa said : " The best way to travel is to feel ". This is the feeling that readers of our particular " The Italian Experience " will have with the double lyricism that makes up the protean and descriptive writing of Anthony Pitaluga and the exuberant Venice . Travel as an expression of culture , almost nothing .
Juanlu González — what a luxury of a collaborator — recovers from the history of the Strait another character that we will fall in love with : Sidi Al Mandri , from Granada and Tetuaní , as this is the title of this issue . And although the author tells us that this story , someday , should be told better , we hope to be able to enjoy it in this — your — magazine .
We always say that OTWO is a living organism , and there is no better demonstration than browsing through the pages of our sections . In them you will find the second installment of Dr . Owen Wiseman ' s journey through nature and how planting trees can be the right way to save us . Keith Bensusan introduce this month ' s plant , the beautiful Rockrose , whose leaves remind us of the texture of paper , and our friends at Clubhouse Minds do a much more supportive extension of Valentine ' s Day . I can ' t help but extract the following text : " to serve to unite lost souls , family and friends , not just to have a partner and give gifts or give chocolate and flowers ".
I won ' t go any further , it ' s enough that our Managing Director , Vanessa , asks me to write this month ' s editorial — she is immersed in important projects that will soon be published in our favorite magazine — for this literary vein that I keep trying to repress to escape me . So unlike her , I don ' t send kisses and wishes for peace , I ' m much more prosaic , I ' m content for you to go to the nearest bookstore and buy a book . Or two .
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