Apr 9th, 2013 at 3:30PM:
There's something about the design of subway maps, and not just for plotting metro lines across cities.
For those looking to master French wine regions, look no further. Combining the simplicity of the Paris metro map and the complexity of France's numerous wine regions, De Long Wine has made a map that makes all of the French wine regions seem as close as a short metro ride.
Of course, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Love French Wine? You'll Love the French Wine Metro Map
Apr 9th, 2013 at 3:30PM:
There's something about the design of subway maps, and not just for plotting metro lines across cities.
For those looking to master French wine regions, look no further. Combining the simplicity of the Paris metro map and the complexity of France's numerous wine regions, De Long Wine has made a map that makes all of the French wine regions seem as close as a short metro ride.
Of course, ...Video: Man Vs. Metro
Feb 26th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
Ever been on a subway train so slow you thought you could walk there faster? A man in Paris decided to see if he could run from one metro station to the next, catching the same train he just got off. With a camera strapped to his head and friends documenting his race from the street and the train, the anonymous Frenchman tries to run between the Cluny-La Sorbonne and Odéon stations. The ...
Photo Of The Day: B Train, New York City
Feb 17th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
Routine experiences like commuting take on a new meaning when we travel. There's a thrill to taking the New York City Subway or the Paris Metro when it's not part of our everyday; a sense of the exotic in the midst of the mundane.
Flickr user Mike GL captures just that in this shot of the B Train in New York City. He manages to get both the movement of the train and the still feeling of the ...Happy 100th: 15 Places To Celebrate Centennials In 2013
Jan 18th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
A new year isn't just the time to look ahead, it's also the time to look back and commemorate. 2013 marks plenty of centennials, from the birth of civil rights activists to metro lines. Here is your chance to not only explore new destinations, but also learn a little bit about the past with a list of places that all have something worth celebrating this year.
If you're looking to help ...The Kimchi-ite: Life As A Foreigner In Asia
Dec 17th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
As a tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, white American living in Asia, I tend to stand out in a crowd. It's an interesting and bizarre thing that has become a part of my everyday life. Even living in Seoul, one of the biggest cities in the world, where more and more people of different ethnicities come every year, children on the subway stare at me unabashedly, store employees sometimes get ...Photo Of The Day: Into The Light
Nov 29th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Are these people boarding a spaceship or just exiting the subway? The rays of light make an everyday scene look ethereal. Taken in New York City by Flickr user Skylar Grant (on a roll this week with yesterday's shot of the Williamsburg bridge) with an iPhone using Instagram, the photo uses the most of the app's technology, filling the square frame just perfectly, with a nice balance of color ...World Subway Maps Drawn To Scale
Oct 24th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Think New York has the most extensive subway system in the world? You may be right, but it's a toss-up with London and Berlin. It's easy to judge if you take all the metro systems and draw them to the same scale, as artist and urban planner Neil Freeman did in a series of minimalist subway maps. Comparing different systems, it's a wonder why cities like Budapest even bothered with a metro, yet ...Tube Trolls: Funny Signs Spotted On The London Underground
Oct 9th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
Pay close attention the next time you ride the London Underground: a group of creative commuters are shaking things up by re-labeling signage inside "the Tube." The subversive street artists are cheering up riders by slightly modifying signs that passengers see over and over again on their daily commutes, including maps and warnings (plus a few of their own creations for good measure).
In ...Turn Your Phone Into A Subway Card
Oct 5th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
If you've ever visited one of the more technologically advanced Asian metropolises like Tokyo or Hong Kong, you're probably already familiar with the easy-to-use technology called RFID. It works like this - instead of paying cash for a bus or subway fare, you hold up a simple plastic card (or a chip embedded in your cellphone) to the ticket gate, and voila! You've paid and gotten on your way ...
Kiwi Cool: Saving Money While Traveling In New Zealand
Sep 10th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Last month, I spent three weeks traveling through New Zealand, focusing mainly on the cities and culture. After living in Istanbul for two years, it wasn't the culture shock, the jet lag, or the seasonal switch that was hard to adjust to, it was the prices. While I knew New Zealand wasn't cheap (though their dollar is slightly weaker than ours), I was unprepared for the sticker shock. Dinner and ...Symphony Orchestra Plays In The Copenhagen Tube
Jul 13th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Much of the music heard on public transportation is less than comforting to the ears. A drummer banging loudly on buckets, a man singing a monotonous melody, a woman making vibrations on a saw, or a barbershop quartet that can't seem to sing in tune. True, there is a lot of good music played underground (particularly by those who have permits or well-known artists who play incognito), but ...
VIDEO: Ride The Moscow Metro
Apr 8th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
If you've traveled to Russia, you've probably ridden on the amazing Moscow Metro with impossibly deep and fast escalators, Soviet-realistic sculptures and mosaics, and constant flow of passengers. If you haven't been, or just want a refresh, you can take a virtual ride with this video. It combines beautiful images, clever editing and dramatic music for a powerful travel video. Sčastlivovo puti! ...
Video: New York City subway tap dancer
Mar 7th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
If you find yourself on the New York City subway on any given weekend, you may be treated to the dance styling of a young tap dancer trying to support himself through college. Joshua Johnson is a junior at Penn State University and a native New Yorker who travels home twice a month to tap dance on the subway and earn extra cash through donations of subway riders. Joshua primarily taps on the ...
Video of the Day: Driving a NYC Subway
Nov 21st, 2011 at 8:30PM:
It's always been a dream of mine to shadow a NYC subway conductor for a day. Sure, you could ride the subway all day, but imagine spending a shift with a subway conductor train operator and seeing the tunnels from that perspective. Well, this video might just be the closest we can get to that experience. Now, if only the subway actually moved that quickly...and never got stuck for 20 minutes ...
Gift cards can stretch travel funds
Nov 17th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
Gift cards often come with bonus offers and special deals that bump up the value and make a whole lot of sense for travelers. It's like cutting expenses by 10% or more when we cash in on some great offers being made for the holidays.
Best Western Hotels has an offer where buying a $100 Best Western Travel Card online gets a $10 bonus gift card free. With this offer, we can get a $10 Best ...Knocked up abroad: planning travel with a baby
Oct 25th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Let's get this out of the way: you can travel with a baby. Many new parents feel that once they have a child, their travel days are over, but many parents will tell you that the first six months are the easiest time to travel with a baby. Is it easy? Not exactly, but with enough planning and the right attitude, it's not as hard as you might think. Is it selfish? Probably, but so is most travel. ...Video of the Day: Crowded Tokyo subway
Oct 17th, 2011 at 6:30PM:
It's Monday, which, for most people, means back to work. After two glorious days with your friends, families and your the comforts of home, it's back to the office. But, before you can get to your place of business, you first need to commute. Many of you spend hours sitting in traffic. Others wait for trains while tapping your feet and looking at the time. No matter how annoying your commute ...
No skeletons on the New Delhi metro, please
Jul 30th, 2011 at 3:00PM:
A friend of mine, freelance photographer Jane Shepherdson, was recently in New Delhi and rode on the city's metro (subway system). She captured this odd sign about what's prohibited for passengers to carry.
Some of it is predictable, such as explosives, guns, and radioactive materials. You also can't carry "manure of any kind" (including your own, one would suppose) or rags. That includes ...Knocked up abroad: baby shopping in a foreign country
Jun 21st, 2011 at 1:00PM:
Knocked up abroad has been on a bit of a hiatus as my travel schedule has slowed and the due date has sped up. Feel free to catch up with posts on pregnancy travel, Turkish superstitions, medical care, and naming children.
I'm into the final month of my pregnancy in Istanbul and that means the countdown is on to get stocked up with wee tiny baby things, garishly colored toys and furniture, ...Vintage Coney Island: postcard from 1938 Fortune Magazine
May 30th, 2011 at 12:30PM:
Summer has officially started and for many New Yorkers, summer is synonymous with Coney Island's boardwalk, beach, and hot dog eating contests. Fortune Magazine has just republished a story from their archives about Brooklyn's famous "island" (really, it's been connected to the mainland for many years and is an island only in name, though technically it is part of Brooklyn, which is part of Long ...
