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Category Archives: Public Transport
If you see a train this evening…
If you see a train this evening, Far away against the sky, Lie down in your wooden blanket, Sleep, and let the train go by. Trains have called us, every midnight, From a thousand miles away, Trains that pass through … Continue reading
Welcome to Mars
On February 9th, the United Arab Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope Probe entered the Red Planet’s orbit. To commemorate the historic moment the UAE government has given visitors to the country a piece of space. Arrivals to Dubai airport on February … Continue reading
Posted in History, Middle East, Public Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged Dubai, Mars, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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Cool Beans
Under a range of glacier capped volcanic mountains, and fronted by dramatic black sand beaches, little Vik is a must visit destination on Iceland’s stunning south coast. The village’s newest attraction combines two of my favorite things—a micro-roastery and a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Public Transport, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged Allio Bullet, Coffee, coffee roasters, Iceland, Vik
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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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Rocky Mountain High
A few years ago, I took a road trip around the U.S. southwest. One leg of the journey was a drive between Denver, Colorado and Moab, Utah, with a stop in Glenwood Springs, Colorado along the way. It’s a route … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Colorado, Moab, Rocky Mountains, Train Travel, Utah
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Everything Points To Nostalgia These Days
I don’t know about you but I seem to be spending more time these days on random internet rambles. It’s not surprising that some of these trips down the rabbit hole lead to serendipitous bits of nostalgia. Somehow I recently … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Photography, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Bergen, Myrdal, Norway, Oslo, Voss
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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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Boating on the Thames
The next time that I’m in London I look forward to using the recently launched Uber boat service. Thanks to a partnership with Thames Clippers the ride-hailing service will be operating a fleet of 20 boats making stops at 23 … Continue reading
We are in this together
Telluride is a small town nestled in heart of Colorado’s majestic San Juan Mountains. It’s also one of North America’s best ski resorts. I’ve only visited during the late spring, so I don’t know much about the winter sports scene, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Colorado, Film Festivals, San Juan Mountains, ski resorts, Telluride
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Shorter than the Day
Last week, artist Sarah Sze unveiled an impressive new sculpture titled “Shorter than the Day” —a reference to Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death” at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. Sze’s work, which weighs five tons, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Art, Public Transport, USA, Writing
Tagged airports, Emily Dickinson, NYC, Sculpture
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