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Category Archives: USA
Before Columbus
Self-taught cartographer Aaron Carapella created this amazing map of Native American tribes showing their original geographic locations prior to contact with European colonialist. He spent nearly a decade researching archives, history books, visiting reservations and interviewing tribal leaders for his … Continue reading
Posted in History, Maps, South America, USA
Tagged Cartography, Mexico, Native Americans
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North Atlantic Skies
There is something soothing about this very neat short 3D visualization of planes crossing the North Atlantic during a 24 hour period. The video was produced by NATS—a provider of air traffic control services in Europe.
Lost Tracks
I’m a dewy-eyed sentimentalist when it comes to old fashioned steam trains, but photographer Matthew Malkiewicz has an enduring passion for the historic locomotives of the 19th and 20th centuries. He travels North America in his spare time capturing the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography, USA
Tagged Rail transport, Steam locomotive, Trains, Trains and Railroads
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Couchsurfing
My friends and I were couchsurfing long before the term was coined—we just called it crashing. But it’s exciting to see how the internet has made it possible for people to people connections throughout the world. Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Photography, South America, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged Airbnb, Budget Travel, couch surfing
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Call Me Ishmael
Call Me Ishmael is an intriguing new way to share your love of books and reading. The concept behind the project is quite simple: Step # Call Ishmael’s phone number 774.325.0503 . Step #2 Listen to a brief message. Step … Continue reading
All Miles Are Not Created Equal
Last week the mileage rewards and points experts at MileCard released a report ranking major airlines loyalty rewards programs. The study provides some real world perspective on the baffling rewards programs. You can see the entire report here. There are lots … Continue reading
Love Your Local Indies
The New Yorker magazine’s “Page Turner” blog recently asked cartoonist Bob Eckstein to travel around New York City and draw his favorite bookstores. Here’s a sample of his first installment from the series of annotated cartoons. It’s bittersweet to see … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookstores, Independent bookstore, NYC
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Tunnel Vision
All well designed public transit maps are easy to interpret and provide accessible travel information for local residents and travelers alike, but wouldn’t it be great if they also offered real-time transit information too. The new app called Tunnel … Continue reading
An American Odyssey
These rediscovered Photochrom and Photostint postcard images were produced by the Detroit Photographic Company between 1888 and 1924. Using a photolithographic process they offered peoplethe very first color photographs of The United States. For the first time, America’s colors were … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Photography, USA
Tagged Books, Photolithography, Taschen
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There’s No Mystique
There is, I hope, a thesis in my work: we may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. That sounds goody-two-shoes, I know, but I believe that a diamond is the result of extreme pressure and time. Less … Continue reading
