travel & belgium — #
NY Times: A Weekend in Bruges—Beyond Cobbled Lanes and Medieval Canals
travel & asia — #
Mike Matas’ One Week In Japan is a beautifully choreographed photographic exploration of his latest trip to Japan.
politics & travel — #
Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer?
Since 9/11, the U.S. has spent more than $1.1 trillion on homeland security.
To a large number of security analysts, this expenditure makes no sense. The vast cost is not worth the infinitesimal benefit. Not only has the actual threat from terror been exaggerated, they say, but the great bulk of the post-9/11 measures to contain it are little more than what Schneier mocks as “security theater”: actions that accomplish nothing but are designed to make the government look like it is on the job. In fact, the continuing expenditure on security may actually have made the United States less safe.
travel & technology — #
Wikitravel is a project to create a free, complete, up-to-date, and reliable worldwide travel guide. And I don’t know how I have not discovered it until now.
travel & technology — #
OnTheWay is “going to change the way you plan your road trips.”
health & travel — #
If you’re ever looking for a great charity to give time or money to, Operation Rainbow is a great option
travel & technology — #
FATHOM is an independent online travel hub that “reflects the way that wired, global-minded travelers plan for and share their travel experiences.”
travel & architecture — #
Care to spend the night in a glass igloo in Northern Findland?
travel & south-america — #
With the conflict and curfews of the 1990s now behind it, Colombia’s capital is bursting with creativity, clubs and great cuisine
travel & video — #
These three videos by Rick Mereki, Tim White and Andrew Lees offer a beautiful testimonial to the soul-enriching nature of travel.
travel & technology — #
rome2rio is a fun way to find out how to get from here to there.
culture & travel — #
peoplemovin allows you to visualize migration flows across the planet.