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Category Archives: Tourism
Avoid Eye Contact
New York City subway riders have one more reason to avoid eye contact now that thirty more subway stations and platforms are equipped with both wireless voice and data services. Travelers can connect to free wifi (see below), use mobile … Continue reading
Posted in Tech, Tourism, USA
Tagged Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City, Subway, Transit Systems, WiFi
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Bigger Than London
The coming New York Wheel, which is scheduled to launch on the New York Harbor in May, 2016, will dwarf both the famous London Eye and the Singapore Flyer. The 625-foot tall Ferris wheel, which will be situated near the … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism
Tagged Ferris wheel, London Eye, New York, New York Wheel, Singapore Flyer
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Good Gravity Here
Former shoe salesperson and current Google staffer Bri Hand created this wonderful, whimsical tourism ad campaign inviting extra-terrestrial travelers to drop by and visit Earth. The campaign consists of audio broadcasts and print advertizing that extolls the virtues that make … Continue reading
On the Cuff
The very imaginative folks at designhype have created a cleverly designed line of urban street and subway maps embossed on metal cuff bracelets. Metro Cuffs currently cover New York City, London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, and Chicago. The next release in … Continue reading
Comment Dites-Vous Pickpocket
Paris police have begun patrolling the Louvre in force following a day-long walk-out by museum staff in protest of aggressive gangs of violent pickpockets. Directeur de l’Office de Tourisme de Paris Paul Roll responded to concerns about museum visitor safety … Continue reading
You can be a professional sleeper
Hotel Finn is a newly renovated “budget” hotel centrally located in a historic Helsinki building next to the famous Stockmann department store. To promote the hotel’s re-launch, the Hotel Finn is searching for a “professional guest” to stay in each … Continue reading
Vancouver to Mexico City by Subway
The webcomic site xkcd.com has developed an amazing map that links every subway system in North America. Based on this fanciful map, it appears possible to travel from Vancouver, Canada to Mexico City, Mexico completely underground. How neat is that? … Continue reading
What Makes NYC So Special
In their marvelous short video called “3 Words for NYC”, award-winning, Paris-based filmmakers Achille Coquerel and Thomas Kaufmann asked random New Yorkers to describe what they love about New York City in just three words. Not an easy challenge. I’m … Continue reading
Frommer is back
Budget travel guidebook godfather Arthur Frommer has announced that he has reacquired his iconic brand from Google and that he plans to resume publishing the famed guidebook series. Last year, Google bought the Frommer brand from publisher Wiley for a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged arthurfrommer, Frommer, Guide book, John Wiley & Sons, Travel literature
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Paris in Winter
Andrew Julian photographed and edited this lovely little film The Quiet City: Winter in Paris. It demonstrates just how different the experience of a city can be based on season. My trips to Paris have always been in the early … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Music, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Île-de-France, France, Paris, Travel and Tourism
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Travel Between The Pages 