Vacations, diversions and roadtrips:
On The Way suggests attractions and reststops for any route.
The Weekend Map shows events and activities for 27 American cities for the coming weekend.
Nerdy Day Trips (previously) suggests trips for geeks of all kinds, while
Trazzler suggests daytrips for where you live. Don't have a car?
Mapnificent (previously) shows you where you can get to from any point in a given time using public transit.
EveryTrail suggests walks, rambles, strolls and hikes. Google's new
HotelFinder service locates places to stay in a sketched area on a map, with a range of options.
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posted by Bora Horza Gobuchul
on Dec 14, 2011 -
7 comments
The life and times of the British seaside holiday. The BBC explore the
Victorian beginings of this British
cultural export, its
history and heyday, and the slow decline into genteel decay -
and not so genteel - decay.Perhaps buoyed by nostalgia for childhood memories of lemonade ice lollies, sticky gobs of tar underfoot, and sand sandwiches, there's a move to promote
regeneration and reinvention. Especially now that the
beaches are
cleaner than ever, although some still occasionally subject to
unpleasant bobbing objects.
Although any regeneration might play on icons like the
piers,
beach huts,
grand hotels,
architecture, and
classic cafes, it's perhaps less likely to feature traditional and dubious delights like
Punch and Judy, end of the pier shows, fearsome landladies and
holiday camps. The builders of new sandcastles have grander plans, whether that be the
Las Vegas of the northwest, the artist's paradise of
St Ives, the surfer's paradise of
Newquay, or Hove's
multi-coloured pleasure dome. Anyway, would you like this
open or wrapped?
posted by reynir
on Aug 22, 2006 -
6 comments
Country Life: Wildlife Reports From Around The World. Here's a generous helping of trip reports from a group of dedicated naturalists who manage to be thorough and entertaining at the same time. It's part of a travel agency's web site, but not so as you'd notice it. Reading through them, one feels quietly (perhaps dangerously?) optimistic at the astonishing variety of all things bright and beautiful in this grossly over-exploited world of ours. (
Well, there may be too many birds in the fauna/flora mix, if you're not a certified ornithologist. Oh - and not enough detail on the local gastronomical delights!)
posted by MiguelCardoso
on Mar 18, 2004 -
5 comments
