Trekking Across Switzerland, Guided by Locals’ Hand-Drawn Maps (Gift Article)
nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/17/travel/switzerland-local-maps.htmlNostalgic for a time before ubiquitous connectivity, a writer ditched his phone and relied instead on serendipity — and maps made by people he met along the way.
A Woman Who Left Society to Live With Bears Weighs in on “Man or Bear”
bikepacking.com/plog/man-or-bear-debate/In this piece, long-term bicycle traveler Laura Killingbeck reflects on the "Man or Bear" debate and adds her unique perspective...
How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo
wired.co.uk/article/heathrow-radioactive-cargo-screeningHidden screening devices are used to track the movement of dangerous materials—and recently caught a shipment of uranium at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Packing A Backpack
info.deuter.com/blog/packing-a-backpackPacking A Backpack
The experts can stay wrong longer than you can stay alive - Lessons From The Crisis
lessonsfromthecrisis.substack.com/p/the-experts-can-stay-wrong-longerEarly in 2020 Western governments, alarmed by reports from China, asked the international public health community whether they should close borders to limit the spread of coronavirus into their country. The UK government consulted its pandemic flu plans
Slow Ways - a network of walking routes connecting Great Britain
slowways.uk/Slow Ways is a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s towns and cities. Created by you.
The Mystery of John Titor: Hoax or Time Traveler? - Pacific Standard
psmag.com/environment/the-mystery-of-john-titor-hoax-or-time-traveler-57001A person named "John Titor" started posting on the Internet one day, claiming to be from the future and predicting the end of the world. Then he suddenly disappeared, never to be heard from again.
The Man in Seat Sixty-One - the train travel guide...
seat61.com/index.htmlHow to travel by train or ferry from the UK into Europe & worldwide... Train times, fares, how to buy tickets, advice & information.
Marchetti's constant
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchetti's_constantMarchetti's constant is a term for the average amount of time spent commuting each day, which is approximately one hour. Developed by Venetian physicist Cesare Marchetti, it posits that although forms of urban planning and transport may change, and although some live in villages and others in cities, people gradually adjust their lives to their conditions such that the average travel time stays approximately constant.[1][2] Even since Neolithic times, people have kept the time at whi...
An alternative guide to what's on in London
ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/A quirky low cost guide to what's on in London updated daily with fresh things to do in the city