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Category Archives: Air Travel
Magical Mystery Tours
Japan is famous for its proliferation of gachapon, or capsule vending machines, which sell everything from exotic beverages to underwear. This summer, Peach Aviation, a Japanese airline that mainly flies domestic routes, began installing special vending machines that offer discounted airfares. … Continue reading
Ode to Canada
Airline preflight safety videos are generally ignored by flyers, but sometimes clever production manages to get our attention. Air Canada just released their first updated video in almost 7 years and it’s surprisingly compelling. The new safety video is called … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Canada, Film, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Air Canada, British Columbia, Provinces and territories of Canada
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When In Rome
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Rome over the last few days because of the news that a new archeological site will be opening in the coming year in the heart of the Eternal City. If you haven’t heard, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Architecture, Art, Europe, Film, History, Museums, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Italy, Rome, Timelapse
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Travel Fever
Like many of us the German street artist known as Lapiz has been mourning the ongoing travel restrictions due to Covid-19 limitations. He has translated his frustrations into a graphic mural titled, “Reisefieber.” I can certainly related to the sentiment … Continue reading
Under the Social Influence
By now you have probably noticed that I’m a sucker for a clever travel/tourism campaign. So it will be no surprise that I fell hard to this clever video from New Zealand urging travelers to stop repeating stereotypical photos they … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Film, Photography, Tech, Tourism
Tagged New Zealand, Queenstown, Travel
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Safety First
Alaska Airlines has updated its safety video to reflect the new reality of flying in these crazy pandemic times.
Posted in Air Travel, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Alaska, Alaska Airlines, safety videos
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The Feast of Venus
Last year, the Belgian tourist bureau VisitFlanders commissioned the folks at SkullMapping to create a wonderful bit of projection mapping to entertain passengers while they waited for flights at Brussels National Airport. With some clever digital trickery, a cheeky little … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Animation, Art, Europe, Film, Museums, Public Transport, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Belgium, Brussels, Painting, Peter Paul Rubens
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Is nostalgia a coping mechanism
As I was attempting to deal with the overwhelming political anxiety of this fraught time in the United States, I chose to fall back on my go to method of diversion: travel nostalgia. It’s hard to believe that I haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Maps, Tourism
Tagged Cartography, Christchurch, Dunedin, New Zealand, road trip, Wellington
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Is CommonPass the answer to travel revival
If normalcy is to return to international travel, there must be new mechanisms in place to insure cooperation and safety. There may be a solution soon based on a project involving the travel industry, nonprofits, and government agencies. The international … Continue reading
