When I first started watching the clip, I thought it was great: Clever concept, cute animation, perky little soundtrack.
On further reflection, I thought of a friend of mine who I took to a travel gadget shop. She was unimpressed with all the little do-dads and cutey cute pouches that had cartoons of what you’d hold inside.
“What’s the point?” she said, and in retrospect–even though I love my little cutey cute travel pouches–I think she has a point, and I think this video is kinda like that.
Have you traveled on a budget? I mean a real budget, where six bucks can make or break your daily balance?
Evidently, Matt Gross, the New York Times Frugal Traveler hasn’t. Or he wouldn’t have his 2010 resolutions made up of patently obvious items for anyone who’s ever actually traveled on a budget. Here are two of the six gems of wisdom for the budget-minded.
Tags:hackery·iPhone·New York Times
When I was a broke-ass college student, I used to buy luggage for $5 at street fairs, and although this jelly bean luggage is a huge upgrade, the fact that it has a shiny blue interior like the 1950s train cases I still have from the vintage days adds to its appeal.
Considering how grumpy most people seem to be when it comes to the subject of luggage, air travel, and the like, I just wanted to testify that another option was possible. Gaming the luggage is clever, but unnecessary. You can still be happy anyway. You just need the right bag.
This post on “10 Words and Phrases We Never Want to See in Travel Writing Again” from Teresa Ponikvar over at Matador Network is dead on, starting with number 1.
This Dutch hotel, which lets you sleep in a reconditioned 727, this could redeem air travel for me. It might even be worth hauling my cookies over to Apeldoorn for.
Tags:hotels·Netherlands·Teuge
Even though Seattle is gloomy, rainy, blah blah blah, there are only a couple of other places in the world I’d like to live. And by and large, those places are gloomy and rainy too. But at least here we have great restaurants (yes, beyond just hot dogs), great parks, and great shops.
According to this article in the local paper–admittedly not exactly hard-hitting journalism–it’s an example of “density done right.”
I know that I’m spoiled to assume the products that I want would be available in the States, doesn’t it generally seem like the world is getting smaller? So the day that the interwebs can’t deliver what I like comes as a bit of a surprise.
I love cities. Pretty much every trip I’ve ever taken was, essentially, a trip to cities, and more than that, I identify with them as bastions of multicultural and cultural vibrancy. I subscribe to the idea of exalting the urban archipelago.
If you combine an obsession with cities with the idea of having it all to yourself, you get amazing “empty L.A.” shots by Matt Logue.
Tags:dreamscapes·Edward Hopper·Los Angeles·New York City·Tokyo
I love any kind of government video that reminds people to be nice to each other. Ah, Dutchie propaganda.
Tags:kindness·Netherlands
I had heard of the Hôtel Gabriel Paris Marais before this weekend’s review in the New York Times, which means someone in their PR office is doing a good job.
Despite the fact that it’s associated with Gwynnie “GOOP” Paltrow, the idea of a quiet sanctuary for €159 seems like a good deal.
