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The Man in Seat 61 | The train travel guide
A detailed guide to traveling by train and ferry across the UK, Europe, and the world without flying.
The New Swiss Passport Series
How the Swiss studio RETINAA designed Switzerland's 2022 passport, with Alpine landscapes, hidden UV artwork and securit…
The Pleasant Places to Live
A data-driven map of the United States showing how many pleasantly mild, dry days each place gets per year, from sunny L…
The Problem with Maps
An illustrated interactive essay on why flat maps distort the round Earth, letting you explore different map projections…
The Rectangularness of Countries
Which country is the most rectangular? This playful analysis fits the best rectangle to every nation's outline and ranks…
The Riddle of the Embankment Sphinx
A London history blogger spends a few unproductive hours trying to track down the Victorian foundry behind the bronze sp…
The Secret Language of Ships
A visual piece decoding the signs and symbols painted on the sides of ships, which tell stories about a global shipping…
The Short Tragic Life of Allegra Byron
Starting from a small memorial tablet at Harrow church, this post retells the brief, sad life of Allegra, Lord Byron's d…
The Signal Box
A deep archive on British railway signalling, explaining how signal boxes, levers, and safety systems once controlled tr…
The Story of my First Burn
A day-by-day account of a first trip to Burning Man in 2017, built from raw notes written in the desert and illustrated…
The Transport Politic
A blog analyzing transit expansion projects and policy debates in cities across North America, tracking new rail lines a…
The Treasures of Noh
A feature on a Kyoto woman who carves masks for Noh, one of Japan's oldest theatre forms, following her unusual path int…
The Trek
A thru-hiking community site publishing daily blogs, gear reviews, and trail updates from hikers currently out on long-d…
The Unique Art of Sign Painting in Los Angeles
A photo essay on the hand-painted signs of Los Angeles storefronts and the sign painters keeping the craft alive, from b…
The Wrestlers Who Made Soho
A long, personal read that weaves the story of a life-changing friendship with the forgotten history of the professional…
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This is Versailles: Trianon de Porcelaine
The story of Louis XIV's Trianon de Porcelaine, a blue-and-white tiled pleasure house built for Madame de Montespan and…
To the Senora on the First Floor
A literary letter to an elderly neighbor in a Mexico City apartment building, first noticed during an earthquake, from P…
Top 20 Russian Movies According to Russians
A ranked list of the Soviet and Russian films Russians love most, from The Diamond Arm to Gentlemen of Fortune, with eac…
Trail Journals
A community where long-distance hikers keep public journals of their thru-hikes, letting readers follow a trek day by da…
Travel Guides & Travel Inspiration - Lonely Planet
A travel media brand offering destination guides, itineraries, and trip inspiration for travelers worldwide.
Tropical Technologist
An essay by Chia on technology in the Philippines, from flooded computer shops and pisonet arcades to aircon, data cente…
Untapped New York
A site uncovering hidden corners, abandoned infrastructure, and secret histories of New York City, from disused subway s…
Urban Land Magazine
The Urban Land Institute's publication on real estate development and city building, covering housing, infrastructure, a…
Urban Omnibus
The Architectural League of New York's publication on how the city is designed and inhabited, with essays on housing, in…
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