I have some good friends carving out niches in the relatively new field of travel blogging, and as I keep a watch, their writing skills evolve. I also see them sharpening other native talents as they venture off to distant lands. Anil Polat, the proprietor of the great travel blog FoxNomad, is on a quest [...]
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The Quick Look – Estació de França Train Station
Even with all its issues, its overpriced beer, dramatic unpredictable economics and its on again off again romance with the tabloids, I do love me some Europe. The legacy of its history makes it fabulously photogenic and those that are keen enough with the lens know just how to make it timeless. I’m in an [...]
They Draw and Travel – Artists as Mapmakers
Map making ain’t what she used to be. Especially since they let those creepy artist types at it. The website They Draw & Travel from brother and sister wanderlusters Nate Padavick and Salli Swindell features a massive collection of city maps, but not what you expect a city map to be. These are cities as [...]
If Waves Were Jewels – Surfing Fiji
If you happen to love pretty things (and who doesn’t?) the water in this video will mesmerize you. It’s clear, with the unmistakeable look of something unspoiled, and the waves rolling over the top will make you wish you weren’t locked in your little room with a jacket on. While yes, this is a surfing [...]
5 Reasons Why San Francisco Could Beat Up Your Town
If you’re under the impression that San Francisco is a town filled with sissies and weaklings let me be the first to beat that notion out of you. We’ve got some of the toughest mo-fos to ever walk a Pride Parade. It does take some balls to live in San Francisco and not just because [...]
Sicily Shows Us How to Drink a Glass of Wine
The question “Do you know how to drink a glass of wine?” is posed innocently, innocuously, as if such a pretentious question – of course I know how to drink a glass of wine! – was somehow endearing. But then it starts, poetic it comes with scenes of the good life in Italy, grapes, vineyard [...]
Two Slow-motion Videos to Blow Your Short Attention Circuits
If you’ve been to the Internets recently you’ve probably seen at least one time-lapse video, maybe with some tilt-shift added in to make it all look adorable. Let it be known, I’m hardly sick of these two popular art forms, but I am getting a little weary of the trend, mainly because of the mediocrity [...]
The Listening Ears of Dungeness
After World War I things were still pretty dodgy in Europe. It was supposedly the war to end wars, but due to acts of aggression and a series of chain reactions there was much preparation for more of the same. On the Dungeness headland at Denge at the very southeastern coast of England sits one [...]
Cartegena on a Buzz – photo find of the day
Cartagena is a travelers’ city. When you step off the plane, the heat instantly puts your brain stem in the microwave, but stepping into the Old Town you realize exactly what you took that plane ride for. The city opens you up, devours you. It promises you a sensual rendezvous with the exotic, dances with [...]
Skateboarding in India – A short film
For me India still holds a magic just by saying the name. The landscape, the crowds with their dark skin and million pressing eyes, the delicate structures and just the smell of it all. This incredible short film by Guilhem Machenaud for Oxelo Skateboards shows off the talents of a small group of kids as [...]
Photography on the Open Road, England
One of the great things about England is how accessible it all is. Just about every airline on the planet flies there, they speak with a peculiar little accent and the entire country can be explored by wheels or rails in less time than it takes to say, “Bob’s your uncle“. And on top of [...]
