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Category Archives: Tourism
Warren Buffet Wants To Cover You Trip
A new flight insurance plan, called AirCare, is a new angle on conventional travel insurance policies, which generally cover individuals who might have to cancel expensive trips, like high cost flights, tour packages or cruises, for medical or other emergencies. … Continue reading
Oops…
I’ve always been impressed by the speed, comfort and relative dependability of France’s national railway system, but it appears that SNCF has made an incredible blunder. After ordering 341 new TER regional trains, a simple measurement error is going to … Continue reading
See America
The Print Collection produces museum quality prints of historic posters and photographs, as well as original prints that are inspired by earlier poster art. Their new “See America” series was created by artist Steven Thomas as an homage to the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tourism, USA
Tagged Everglades, Golden Gate, Grand Tetons, Niagra Falls, Yosemite
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It’s Always Breakfast Time Somewhere
Global Breakfast Radio is a simple, but brilliant concept: Live streaming morning radio shows from across the globe as they happen. The website is the brainchild of Seb Emina and Daniel Jones, who describe the service as “the equivalent of … Continue reading
You Are Here
Portlandian graphic artists and printmakers Lyn Nance-Sasser and Stephen Sasser create these remarkable archival pigment prints by superimposing popular, local,iconic spots on vintage 50s tourist maps. Their clever You Are Here In The City series currently features prints from hometown … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Maps, Tourism, USA
Tagged NYC, Portland, Portlandia, San Francisco, Seattle
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La Fantastique Voyage
Who can resist the photogenic charms of France and its amazing cultural heritage—photographer Maia Flore certainly can’t. That’s a good thing for all of us vicarious travelers, because she just opened a wonderful exhibition called ImagineFrance : A Fantastical Voyage at New … Continue reading
Friet, Frite or Fries It’s Friday
With its breathtaking Gothic city center, stunning Begijnhof, awe-inspiring medieval churches, wonderful museums and magnificent Belgian beer, Bruges has more than enough tourist magnetism to draw massive crowds. But to top it all off there’s the Friet Museum (Musée de … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, History, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Belgium, Bruges, Brugge, French Fries
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Air New York
Filmmaker Randy Scott Slavin recently shot this awesome two-minute video tour of New York City using a DJI Phantom quadcopter drone and a GoPro Hero 3 camera. The fantastic little film offers unique perspectives on the world’s greatest city that … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Photography, Tech, Tourism, USA
Tagged Brooklyn, drones, Greenwich Village, New York City
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Pack Up Your Troubles
I’m a sucker for early 20th century travel promotional art, so I was bowled over by these vibrant, colorful, nostalgic posters. London-based advertising design agency Hatched went full on retro with their poster campaign promoting the natural attractions of the Pembrokeshire … Continue reading
Chew On This
In the course of my travels, I’ve seen all kinds of hotel and hostel promotional giveaways and handouts. The typical items are postcards, imprinted pens, local maps and even branded bottles of water, but the Kokopelli Backpacker Hostel has topped … Continue reading
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