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Category Archives: Maps
omnium-gatherum
Using survey data, responses from community boards & city council members, and over 37,000 responses from NYC residents, a team at the NY Times has made a detailed map of the 350+ distinct neighborhoods in NYC. This map shows the 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Maps
Tagged Aurora Borealis, Japan, New York City, Shakespeare
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Everybody Has A Podcast
Maps.fm is a clever project that lets you use a world map to select podcast episodes that are about or related to a specific location on the map. Want to instantly be able to access every single podcast ever recorded … Continue reading
What do you call a book nerd ?
Book lovers the world over have their own special nicknames. In English speaking countries, folks who are especially fond of reading are of often called “bookworms”. The term bookworm comes from the holes in printed materials caused by larvae of … Continue reading
Neighborly
Can you name the eight countries which border Turkey ? If you can then you should head straight over to Neighborle. Each day on Neighborle you are shown a different country on an interactive map. Your daily challenge is to … Continue reading
“I’ve been everywhere, man”
I was recently killing time in an airport waiting for a flight and spent a fun time trading travel recommendations with another flyer. We had both seen lots of fabulous places, but neither one of us could compete with the … Continue reading
Scotland by the book
I am fortunate to have spent quite a bit of quality time visiting Scotland over the years and hope to return in the not too distant future. When I do, the new free app Scotland by-the-Book from Birlinn Publishers should be … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Art, Books, Europe, History, Maps, Museums, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Scottish culture, Scottish Highlands, Visit Scotland
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Florida ! Love it or hate it
Florida is one of those places that you never really know unless you’ve lived there. Having spent the better part of my twenties in the Sunshine State, and having resided in both South and North Florida, I feel that my … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Maps, Photography, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged alligators, book illustration, key lime pie, sharks, Walt Disney
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Streets of Europe
During my internet wanders, I stumbled upon a mesmerizing series of data visualization videos on the streets of European capitals. The videos were created by Anders Sundell who teaches data visualization at the University of Gothenberg. Here’s how he describes … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Europe, Maps, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Berlin, Cartography, Data Visualization, Madrid, Mapping, Paris, Rome
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Fun With Maps
I have spent way too much time playing with HoodMaps, which somehow I missed for the last two years. Be that as it may, it’s a cheeky project that annotates city maps with comments from users who have previously visited … Continue reading
More Bookstore Mapping
Indie bookstores in Montana have collaborated to develop the first-ever Montana Bookstore Trail. The mapping project was coordinated by Rachel Elliott-Burg, owner of Reading Leaves in Townsend, and designed with Elk River Books in Livingston, the map features 21 independent bookstores across the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Maps, Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookselling, Cartography, Montana
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