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Tag Archives: railways
Journey Through Swiss Railway History
It has been my good fortune to have traveled extensively throughout Switzerland by train. IMHO the Swiss railway network is unparalleled for its engineering and for the beauty of the geography that it covers. So, I was happy to learn … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged rail travel, railways, Switzerland
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Paris to Zermatt in only 20 hours
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware that I am a sucker for travel posters. I especially love historic tourism and railway advertising artwork. Recently, I fell down a rabbithole exploring the brilliant poster art by the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Advertising, France, Ireland, poster art, railways, Switzerland
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Cranes are flying
The end of the year always seems like the appropriate time to clear out my overwhelming cache of saved images. Of course there are lots of travel posters. This time I found a small collection of Japanese travel related posters. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Japan, railways, steamships, Travel Posters
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To be named the Westeros Railway ?
Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin is purchasing a historic railway in New Mexico along with two others in the hopes of revitalizing it with entertainment options and cultural events.The rail line currently runs from Santa Fe , New Mexico … Continue reading
Posted in History, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Atchison, George R. R. Martin, railways, Topeka and Santa Fee
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My Kind of Library
Lochal is a new public library and city forum in Tilburg, Netherlands. The building offers space for the public library, co-work spaces, conference rooms, spaces for arts education and a large city hall for public events, exhibitions and debates. Lochal is … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Europe, Libraries, Public Transport
Tagged Netherlands, railways, Tilburg
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Travel Further Than You Think
Those of you who stop by TBTP on a regular basis know that I have a soft spot for travel posters. So, of course I love these brilliant and colorful railway ads for SNCF. Illustrators Wenyi Geng and Olivier Bonhomme … Continue reading
Maps Telling Stories
I have always believed that every map tells a story. When it come to exploring a geographic narrative, there are no better vehicles than 20th century illustrated maps. In the second of our series of guest posts from Dutch author … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Cartography, Cartoons, Europe by Rail, Illustration, railways
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Along Straight Lines
Those of you who are regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my fascination with railway travel and with maps. While I am a mere dilettante, I recently had the good fortune to connect with someone … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Cartography, Europe by Rail, European travel, railways
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London to Cairo in 7 Days by Train
Throughout the 20th century European railway companies often incorporated route maps on their advertising posters. Due to size and design limitations, the cartographers involved in the map production often created distorted and geographically confusing maps. Still, the posters were attractive … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Maps, Middle East, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Advertising, Orient Express, railways, Train Travel, Travel Posters, vintage posters
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Mapping the Past
In one of my frequent sojourns down the rabbit-hole of the internet, I stumbled on these wonderful 19th century railway maps. The map above was created by Joseph Beers in 1884 to depict the railroads of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport
Tagged Austro-Hungarian Empire, Constantinople, Paris, railways, Vienna, Wagon Lits
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