A Couple’s Incredible 550,000-Mile Odyssey Through 177 Countries Over 26 Years.
I want to remember this couple for when folks ask me about inspiration.
Virgin America – Welcome to the new VirginAmerica.com
Tour of the new and excellent flight site. / via Yewknee
Welcome to the new VirginAmerica.com
Tour of the new and excellent flight site. / via Yewknee
Oregonians in Oregon
Aaron Rayburn goes deep, snaps photos along the way, and makes me wish I would spend more time there!
Hidden Gems of San Francisco
The Bold Italic makes a list. / via LaughingSquid
Mike Matas – One week in Japan
Really dig this "video" comprised of (thousands?) of still photos. Beautiful stuff.
MOVE
44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles. A short movie. / via towleroad
The Type Truck, real movable type
This mobile letterpress studio is traveling across the country and the whole notion is dreamy. (Coming to Oxford Ohio and likely your neck of the woods).
Morocco and Spain in two minutes
by Mike Matas
The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck
Come spring, I hope to grab a treat from here. / via wonderland
Panasonic Lumix GF1 Field Test : 16 Days in the Himalayas
Review and travelogue. Phenomenal in every way (camera included, via Daring Fireball)
The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Friends in the Bergdorf Holiday Windows
Man, I was just in NYC and I want to go back. These windows, that Burton exhibition at the MoMA...
Ace Hotel
Sweet hotels in New York City, Palm Springs, Portland and Seattle (I'm making note for maybe some day staying at one of these joints)
Rule #1 of Ogori cafe: “Let’s treat the next person. What to treat them with? It’s your choice.”
A bit of serendipity abroad, captured by Cabel Sasser.
Kuroshio Sea – 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world (HD video)
I want to go to Japan. (thank you Max Wheeler @makenosound)
Kayak – multi-site travel search
Search multiple sites for airline, hotel, and car rental. My studiomate is going on a trip and I had to retrieve this from memory. Now I'm tagging it for future reference.
Drives of a Lifetime
Scenic paths across the country and all over the world (via Coudal)
100 things to eat in San Francisco
Totally safe for work. Saving this list for later. (via CalH)
Jillys Cupcake Bar
On the to-do list next time I'm in St. Louis
Stranded at the airport? Invoke Rule 240
If it is not a weather delay, you can go on the next flight out even if it is not your airline (via linkfilter)
A coat of paint for the Castro
Retro and prettifying it for the upcoming Gus Van Sant movie about Harvey Milk (with Sean Penn taking the lead role). Man I wanna go be a tourist in SF right about now.
Mr. Pratt describes in detail how to find a cheap room anywhere
Lots of into here. Saving for the next time I travel
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
This looked like a place I'd like to visit while watching the program disguised as informercial on the Discovery Channel. Potential get-away with my mom.
interesting elevators
wow. I wanna ride all of these (via giz)
FLIST : Chicago
Hey there Chicagoans. I do believe I'm driving up to the Happy Dog Gallery on Friday to be present for this. I need to fill up the tank and plot things out on Google.
iheartpgh
A weblog about the good stuff in Pittsburgh. For reference on the day when I finally go up and check out Falling Water. (via yummy wakame)
Public
A place to eat in NYC. Looks neato. (via bruce)
Mule Design Studio’s Blog: How To Visit San Francisco
Word on the burritos in the Mission
The DWR Airstream
I've looked at this camper before, but it wasn't until a rainy weekend with a leaky tent that I realize how complete my life would be if this were in the garage (I also do not have.)
The Grand Canyon Skywalk opens
Officially on my to-do list
trip advisor
I am finding this to be a most helpful travel site. The user generated reviews are great. Candid photos (when available) even better.
NYC’s Limelight to be future mini mall
We have an Urban Outfitter church in Cincinnati, so I can sorta see this. I suppose. (via towlerroad)
Manhattan User’s Guide
for the days of travel (danke swissmiss)
Wallpaper* City Guides
It's like Pantone swatches for book covers. But how on earth could they have skipped Cincinnati (or Dayton for that matter)
Ponte del diavolo (Borgo a Mozzano – Lucca)
neat bridge
world subways
presented in scale
Photographer’s Journal: A Teahouse in Hangzhou
NYT Interactive feature with wonderful photos I have to show my tea-lovin ma (via signal vs noise)
The world’s largest things
A travel planning guide
megabus
cheap bus rides from Cincy to Chicago (and Indy)
Farecast
Airfare predictions, cheap tickets, etc. (to try out sometime, via kottke)
Astroland Amusement Park
Another to do. Funny thing is, when you google "Coney Island" - the water park in Cincinnati is the first result. And also the location of my first job in life (behind the deli counter)
Flavorpill NYC
Stuff to do (and a well designed site I must say)
Rooftop Films
Movies on a roof in Brooklyn (potential to do)
Museum of Arts & Design
The Eames Chair Lounge (turns 50) potential to do (via david in denver)
The Architect and the Sculptor: A Friendship of Ideas
Through Oct. 15 at the Noguchi Museum, 32-37 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens (potential todo)
superfuture city
Urban cartography for global shopping experts is the tagline. To dig into when I have time. Lots of time. (via inertiastar)
Tartan Week
Sadly, I will not be able to attend the Tartan Day Parade in NYC (via vern)
Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack, SFO
Just bookmarking this as a reminder to eat here someday. They don't have a site yet, but I don't think they need one.
Kayak.com
I'm not sure if this is a good travel site, but I'm bookmarking it to try next time I fly.
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