I had a view of Africa from ten thousand metres

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 8 March, 2010 to the photography subset

From Jakob Wagner’s amazing 10.000m above Africa photo series.

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Watching airline food being prepared is as much fun as eating it

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 8 March, 2010 to the photography subset

I’ve said it a couple times before, so I’ll say it again, I love airline food.
An English version of the article can be found at English Russia.

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The airline posters of Mexico and Latin America

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 18 February, 2010 to the design and art subset

A nice selection of vintage airline posters, mostly advertising destinations in Mexico and Latin America.

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9 Hours and the reinvention of Japanese capsule hotels

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 9 February, 2010 to the design and art subset

The Japanese capsule hotel concept, where guests literally sleep in a space about the size of a single bed, has been given a classy make-over by Cubic Corp, who have recently opened a new style capsule hotel called 9 Hours.

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On the road again, a guide to being a digital nomad

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 8 February, 2010 to the trends subset

While I may not be a digital nomad in the strict sense of the term, I still like to dream as I move between bases in Sydney, the NSW Central Coast, and wherever else I may go.
And sometimes it seems that my laptop (together with a wireless internet connection), and a mobile phone – probably [...]

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Photo: streetlights, a scene from our summer road trip

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 1 February, 2010 to the snap shots subset

A random road trip road stop somewhere.

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Spanning the gap, bridges of the world

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 1 February, 2010 to the photography subset

A photo collection of some of the world’s most visually impressive bridges, including Sydney’s “coathanger”.

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Passport photos render us all as attractive as the next person

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 22 January, 2010 to the photography subset

The passport photos of various artists, poets, actors, and writers, such as Fatty Arbuckle, F Scott FitzGerald, and T.S. Eliot.
The quality is pretty gritty, but I find them interesting, not the least because they are glimpses of these people without their artistic personas showing. Just another traveller submitting to the demands of the state.

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The British made Mini is more popular in US than at home

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 15 January, 2010 to the trends subset

A sign of the times possibly, as more people seek out cars that are a little more fuel efficient and cost effective, than vehicles they’ve owned in the past?
British car Mini is now more popular in the US than in the UK, where it is made. About 45,000 Minis were sold in the US [...]

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I can’t believe it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 4 January, 2010 to the photography subset

A selection of photochroms from the Flickr blog, somewhat singularly titled It’s Istanbul not Constantinople…
Istanbul was Constantinople. Now it’s Istanbul not Constantinople.

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