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Category Archives: Tourism
This Could Be Handy
Funded with $230,000 from Indiegogo, the SIGMO Voice Translator is a little gadget that helps users speak and understand more than twenty-five languages with the touch of a button. Potentially revolutionizing the way travelers communicate, the tiny translator may be … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Bluetooth, Google Translate, SIGMO, Smartphone, Translation
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La Tour Paris
La Tour Paris 13 is a unique street art event that has transformed a derelict Seine-side apartment building in the 13th arrondissment into a ten story installation. The free event, which runs through the month of October, has covered the … Continue reading
Better In Than Out (redux)
The elusive Banksy continues to take NYC by storm with his diverse and random art bombs. One of the most recent creations is an ordinary delivery truck transformed into a mobile garden space complete with an actual waterfall. This component … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tourism, USA
Tagged Banksy, Better In Than Out, Brooklyn, East Village Manhattan, New York City
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Travel Better London (with poetry)
Transport For London (TFL) has partnered with London poets to encourage Tube riders to be respectful, courteous and mindful. The overarching goal of the project is to encourage what they call Poetiquette: Patience, Helpfulness, Courtesy and Awareness. Along with celebration … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Tourism, Writing
Tagged London, London Underground, National Poetry Day, Transport for London
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Iceland Naturally
Elemental Iceland is an extraordinary time-lapse video shot over a three week road-trip last month . Peripatetic Norwegian photographer Stian Rekdal created the video from more than 40,000 shots. If you’ve ever visited Iceland, it will whisk you right back … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Tourism
Tagged Iceland, Time-lapse photography, Travel and Tourism
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Think You Know London
Do you think that you know your way around London? Know the Underground like the back of your hand ? Could you name all 270 Tube stations? Well, comedian and song-writer Jay Forman has managed to squeeze it all into a … Continue reading
I Want The Space Shuttle
Situated in a former industrial warehouse building, Bonn Germany’s BaseCamp Young Hostel is a very clever campground with a twist. The hostel consists of a group of rehabbed, quirky, vintage camping trailers and rail cars. The units are arranged in a … Continue reading
Shadow City
Gradually shifting and changing throughout the day, Shadow City by Netherlands-based designer Izabela Boloz, captures the movement of sunlight to cast fifty-two images based on Copenhagen’s history, culture and environment. Located on the Østerbro district, Shadow City invites passing pedestrians … Continue reading
Rove Around
For decades I’ve documented my travels with an endless supply of pocket-sized notebooks filled with scribbled notations on nearly every museum, attraction, restaurant, bookshop or pub that I visited. These days I’m always on the look-out for new apps that … Continue reading
