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Category Archives: Public Transport
Along Straight Lines
Those of you who are regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my fascination with railway travel and with maps. While I am a mere dilettante, I recently had the good fortune to connect with someone … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Cartography, Europe by Rail, European travel, railways
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How far is it ?
I’m a big fan of Helsinki-based geographer Topi Tjukanov’s always innovative presentations of data from new perspectives/ This clever graphic examines just how far you can drive in one hour from twenty different European capitals.
Underground Books Go Digital
For more than 20 years, public transit riders in Santiago, Chile have been able to borrow books from a network of mini-library vending machines in Metro stations. Now the service, which is provided by the municipal government and the Directorate … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Libraries, Public Transport, South America, Tech
Tagged Chile, digital books, Santiago
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Mind The Gap
Those of you who visit this blog on a regular basis already know that I have an inordinate interest in travel posters, graphic design, and especially public transport system safety posters. So it will come as little surprise that I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Public Transport
Tagged London, London Underground, poster art, TFL, The Tube, Travel Posters
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KLM Cares
Last year I posted a story about KLM’s trial run for the airline’s Care Tag audio-equipped GPS tourist guide device. Now, the Royal Dutch Airlines has rolled-out the tiny tech travel guide for flyers who act fast. When you book a flight … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Europe, Public Transport, Tech, Tourism
Tagged airlines, Amsterdam, GPS, KLM
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March of the Penguins
Paper penguin sculptures have been popping-up in cities around the world to raise awareness about protecting Antarctica from exploitation. The penguins were created by German artist Wolfram Kampffmeyer for the new Greenpeace campaign titled March of the Penguins. The sculptures have been … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Art, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Public Transport, South America, USA
Tagged Antarctica, Greenpeace, penguins, Street Art
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Europe by Rail: The Definitive Guide
For the last two decades, many pundits and self-appointed experts have predicted the imminent demise of printed books. Travel guidebooks were voted most likely to disappear. While there’s no doubt that the travel genre has been impacted by digital books, … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Eurailpass, Europe by Rail, rail passes, Train Travel
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London to Cairo in 7 Days by Train
Throughout the 20th century European railway companies often incorporated route maps on their advertising posters. Due to size and design limitations, the cartographers involved in the map production often created distorted and geographically confusing maps. Still, the posters were attractive … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Maps, Middle East, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Advertising, Orient Express, railways, Train Travel, Travel Posters, vintage posters
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Mapping the Past
In one of my frequent sojourns down the rabbit-hole of the internet, I stumbled on these wonderful 19th century railway maps. The map above was created by Joseph Beers in 1884 to depict the railroads of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport
Tagged Austro-Hungarian Empire, Constantinople, Paris, railways, Vienna, Wagon Lits
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To Dream Is Human
The legendary American designer Milton Glaser has created some of the most iconic poster art for New York City’s subway system. He recently released three impressive new works for the School of Visual Arts’s Underground Images campaign. The series is designed to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Public Transport, USA
Tagged design, Milton Glaser, New York City, poster art
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