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Category Archives: Tourism
High Above the High Line
New York City’s High Line, the formerly abandoned elevated train tracks on the lower west side of Manhattan, is opening the last remaining section of the wildly popular attraction on June 5, 2019. The Spur section includes the Plinth, which … Continue reading
Weekday Links to Love
I was recently asked: “Why do you call softcover books paperbacks ?” So, I had to get an answer and here it is. Not to burst your bubble, but here are 5 reasons you shouldn’t work in a bookstore. Although I stopped visiting … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Film, Museums, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Hilma af Klint, New York City, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Venice
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Making Your Mark
Most of us don’t give a second thought to the greatest human achievement in history. But now the British Museum’s new interactive exhibition Writing: Marking Your Mark is celebrating more than 5,000 years of our most amazing legacy. The exhibit, which runs … Continue reading
Weekend Links To Love
Travel On A Sunbeam with Tillie Walden’s online sci-fi comic. Get your Surrealist Starter Kit right here. Who doesn’t need some more Gorey ? Transit maps should work for residents and tourists alike. Check out this amazing but unofficial re-imagined map for … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Books, Europe, Libraries, Public Transport, Tourism, USA, Writing
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A Secondhand Book Scheme To Emulate
An abandoned warehouse in southeastern Seoul, Korea has been transformed into the city’s first publicly supported secondhand bookstore mall. Although it faced sharp criticism, the project developed by the municipal government and main library, has been a resounding success. In … Continue reading
Rick Steves Wants To Set You Free
If you live in the United States and have ever watched PBS television, or if you’ve ever visited the travel section of any bookstore, then you know exactly who Rick Steves is and what he’s all about. But if you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Hotels, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged European travel, PBS, Travel Guidebooks
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Art Floats
Fluctuart claims that its Centre D’Art Urbain Flottant will be the first floating urban arts museum in the world. I don’t know if that’s an accurate statement, but the soon to be launched waterfront gallery is a welcome component of the “Reinventing … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Graffiti, Paris, Street Art
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The Highest and the Shortest
Unless you are a skier or a public transit geek, it’s not likely that you have ever heard of, or visited, the Austrian village of Serfaus. The lovely little town with a population of around 1,200 is renowned for its … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Alps, Austria, Metro, public transit, ski
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Coast to Coast by Train and Plane
These days it takes about 5 hours to travel coast to coast across North America, but in 1929 the fastest route took at least 48 hours. This very cool map was given to passengers who traveled on Transcontinental Air Transport … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, History, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Airplanes, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Trains and Railroads, TWA
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