One of my favorite things is to look beyond the travel-blog circuit for interesting posts on the future of travel. On Design Observer, John Thackara has a thought-provoking piece on the whole high-speed train push of the eco-conscious western world. It’s a contrarian thought, but an interesting one. In short and at its core, he [...]
Entries Tagged as 'trains'
Way Beyond the Couchette
April 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Good design, Novelty, Transportation bliss
Betty knows I’m obsessed with train travel, so a photo slideshow on the world’s fanciest train cabins is right up my alley. I get excited about train stations and virtual train rides, so clearly some tricked-out hooptie of a private train cabin was going to take me to my happy place. As I flipped through [...]
Training Day
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Good design, Novelty
I love trains. Not in a trainspotter kind of way. I just love a train trip to reset my mind between destinations. I love listening to music, watching the people get off and on, and having a little snack. When I’m in the Netherlands, I love getting a little vending-machine liege waffle before I board.
All of that excitement happens for me regardless of if I’m in a historic station or a mid-70s monstrosity.
But OMG–speaking of liege-ness–how much do I love this place?
What Is the Point of Travel?
February 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty, The point of travel
As a former writer for a Guidebook Company That Shall Not Be Named, I’m partial to thoughtful essays about why we travel. Guidebook work is about facts and trends, neither of which lend themselves to any reflection whatsoever.
Yesterday I picked up the amazing new McSweeney’s, made in newspaper form. Coincidentally, I had already bookmarked this blog post from Jonah Lehrer on the cognitive inner workings behind why we travel, which is part of McSweeney’s No. 33.
Tags:dreamscapes·McSweeney's·trains
The World Is a Beautiful Place
February 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blog posts by Lia, Photo of the day
Travel Photographer of the Year 2009 awards were just announced. The Guardian has a great photo gallery of eight pictures. Here are my three favorites, with captions from the Guardian’s original post:
