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Category Archives: Europe
Hundeheit is no joke in Norwegian
Dog theft is an ever-increasing problem in Europe and North America. Well, there’s a solution for anxious pet owners who insist on taking their dogs on shopping trips. The clever Norwegian developers of the Hundeheit, or Doggy Den, have created … Continue reading
Cartography Can Be Fun
You won’t find any of these terrific, one-of-a-kind maps in a typical travel guidebook or in a travel magazine Many of these charming cartographical gems are created by professional artists or illustrators, but some of the most engaging maps are … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Maps, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Berlin, Cartography, London, Lublin, Map, Porto, Rekjavik, Venice, Warsaw
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Save Christiania (and own a piece of history)
It’s been forty years since a rag-tag coalition of Copenhagen residents and backpackers from around the world tore down the fence and occupied an unused military complex in the heart of the Danish capital, giving birth to the Freetown of … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Tourism
Tagged Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark, Freetown Christiania
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A book about a film about a journey to a Room
I’m a big fan of British novelist/essayist/travel writer/critic Geoff Dyer (although some of his recent New York Times Book Review columns have baffled me). So, I was intrigued by the news that Dyer has written a book which explores the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, Writing
Tagged Andrei Tarkovsky, Geoff Dyer, New York Times Book Review
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Ikea Underground
This past week, the international, flat-pack furniture mega-store chain Ikea installed a fully furnished apartment in the Paris Auber RER underground station. Five “roommates” were recruited to live the underground life Ikea-style for six days while demonstrating the functionality and ingenuity of Ikea’s space-saving design … Continue reading
Camp Your Way Around the World
Thanks to the wonderful world of the Internet all manner of travel related peer-to-peer services have emerged. Who hasn’t heard about (or used) Airbnb, the amazing international accommodations network? Well, now you can camp your way around the globe with … Continue reading
Time is Nothing to the Traveler
After quitting his day job in San Francisco, Kien Lam bought a one-way ticket to London on Virgin, packed a bag and grabbed a pocket-sized Lumix camera. He proceeded to make his way around the world, along the way passing though … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Europe, Film, Middle East, Photography, South America, Tourism, USA
Tagged California, Kien Lam, London, San Francisco
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Nobel Jury Snubs JRR Tolkien
Well, actually the Nobel jury snub happened fifty years ago,but the despicable story only just surfaced. The Swedish newspaper Sydsvenska Dagbladet recently disclosed the sordid details after snooping in the official Nobel archives in Stockholm. It seems that C.S. Lewis … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged CS Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Nobel Prize in Literature, Stockholm, Sydsvenska Dagbladet
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Painting by Numbers
The always enjoyable London Transport Museum at Covent Garden is debuting a very cool new exhibition in its main gallery today called “Painting by Numbers”. The show features vintage versions of the au courant interweb fad—infographics. The historic versions of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Museums
Tagged Covent Garden, England, Information graphics, London, London Transport Museum, Museum, Travel and Tourism
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