Travel

Some friends referred us to this site recently. We aren’t big cruise-type people, but you never know …

My sweetheart discovered this program recently and was able to meet me at the gate as a result. 😘

via kottke.org: This map shows the 50 countries in the world where you can (mostly) drink the tap water. But: “Fewer than one billion people have a tap at home that issues potable water.”

via kottke.org: The Loneliest Road in Every State in America. Only about 200 vehicles travel on the 414-mile stretch of state route 11 in Alaska each day.

Huh, fascinating take on what it means to be the remote launch point for the world’s most remote travel destination.

via Martijn Faassen: One of the things I like to do when winding down is watch Jared Rydelek (Weird Explorer) taste some unusual fruit and review it. I am years behind in his voluminous archive of videos so there is always more to watch. So many types of fruit, it’s wonderful!

via Boris Mann: If anyone on #TrainJam wins the lottery, please take me on this deluxe travel + food trip.

via Adrianna Tan: In 2008 I started spending extensive amounts of time in Indonesia and this post I wrote back then, of being in a small town, brings back all the feels.

via John Voorhees: Söka, an app to build travel bucket lists, is one of the best implementations of an AI feature I’ve seen. Instead of being gimmicky, it helps kick off exploring a new location, providing ideas for places to visit that you might not have thought of.

via [John Gruber at Daring Fireball]: Terrific update to one of my very favorite iOS apps.

via Nita Lake Lodge:

A photographer friend on Facebook writes: If you are exploring Scotland, Skye is a must! We highly recommend staying at the romantic storybook cottage, Lusa Bothy.

Tindra on Mastodon: Periodic reminder that if you’re in a hotel where the blackout curtains have an annoying gap and won’t stay closed, the hangars with the clippies are great at holding them together so you can actually get some darkness and sleep

via kottke.org: A list of 30 roadtrips you can take this summer on all seven continents: safaris in Uganda, travelling the east coast of Taiwan, an epic Patagonia trip, coast-to-coast US roadtrip, driving Adelaide to Melbourne, etc.

via John Voorhees: App Spotlight: ETA

via Simon Gray: The Danish artist Thomas Dambo put up these large, wooden trolls all around Denmark. They are located in various hidden or hard-to-get-to places, making them perfect as destinations for hikes (or bike rides).

The Mandagies: 10 Stunning Washington Beaches To Make You Drive To The Coast Right Now - The Mandagies

Apparently the new hotness in Japan is Morioka.

Me (on Facebook, now deleted):

Looking for recommendations for places to stay / see / eat in Barcelona. We will be there two nights in November.

Me (on Facebook, now deleted):

Planning a ~7-day road trip from Florence to Lisbon in mid-November. If you were making this trip, what would you put on your agenda?