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Category Archives: Tourism
Roadtripping
Most of us love a good old-fashioned roadtrip, so why not an old-school print magazine dedicated to the pleasures of “soulful driving”. Curves is a beautifully crafted bi-lingual (German-English) publication packed with terrific maps, photos, and travel itineraries for drivers, bikers, and … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Maps, Photography, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged California, Magazines, Scotland, Sicily, the Alps, travel magazines
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Take A Hike
This is a guest post from our friend Dan at True North Athletics . Please address any comments, complaints, or quibbles to him. Just kidding; I’m always glad to hear from readers. Hiking In the Bush: What You Need To … Continue reading
Posted in Tech, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Camping, GPS, Hiking, Survival Skills
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More Than Half of The London Underground Is Above Ground
Many years ago, I wrote a travel guidebook for London, so I like to think of myself as fairly knowledgeable when it comes to the British capital. But I was surprised by some of the bits of information in this … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged London, London Underground, Metro, Subways, The Tube
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Perfect Travel Photos
I long ago gave up on the notion that I could take great travel photographs. In fact, now I generally leave the camera home and shoot random pics with my iPhone. Still, these travel photography hints from Ampersand Travel may … Continue reading
Taming the Pippi Savage
Paris can be a glorious city, but sometimes the streets reek of urine from pippi savage (wild peeing). Now a team of entrepreneurs has developed a clever solution to this urban menace. The Uritrottoir (the name combines the words for urinal and pavement) is … Continue reading
Kafka : On The Cheap
During the summer of 1911, Franz Kafka and his friend Max Brod took a railway journey through Switzerland and France. While they were hanging out in Lugano, Switzerland, Kafka hit on a novel notion for “reforming” the traditional staid travel … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Baedekers, Franz Kafka, Lugano, Max Brod, Travel Guidebooks
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Hashtag Tourism
The always inventive urban transit cartographer Jug Cerovic has teamed up with graphic designer Andrea Rohner and software engineer David Goldwich to create a new travel website featuring metropolitan transit maps labeled with popular Instagram hashtags rather than subway stations. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Maps, Museums, Public Transport, Restaurants, Tourism, USA
Tagged Berlin, London, New York City, Paris, San Francisco Bay Area
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Don’t Be Like These Tourists (Warning: Intense Images)
Many years ago, I chose to cut short my visit to the Terezín Concentration Camp in the Czech Republic due to the obnoxious behavior of groups of adolescents who laughed, joked, and generally clowned around with total disregard for the … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Museums, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Berlin, Holocaust, Holocaust Memorial, Shoah
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Taking It to the Streets
Most tourists who visit Paris take some sort of souvenir home. Many choose the cliché mini Eiffel Tower or even spring for some gourmet treats from Fauchon. Now travelers truly smitten with France’s capital can own an actual piece of … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 