Three things you love about Jerusalem: The feeling of Shabbat on Friday evening, the call to prayer, the Old vs. New dichotomy
Polar (Bear) Vortex
I've been on a virtual travel kick, so it was particularly great to hear about Google Street View's latest project: mapping Canada's polar bear country!
Encyclopedia of Early Earth
I spent some quality time with a graphic novel this weekend, not a medium I often gravitate to.
How Do I Get There?
There is nothing I trust more than a good, hand-drawn map. Beyond a way finder, it's a record of time and a secret path into someone else's experience of place.
Girl Bike Gangs of Morocco
The title was enough to intrigue me. But when I clicked through the photographs by artists Hassan Hajjaj, my jaw dropped.
Digital Worlds: Traveling Through Video Games
While often dismissed as simple backdrops, the modern open-world “sandbox” in a video game also encourages exploration and discovery—the very same qualities you rely on while traveling.
"Winter makes a bridge between one year and another"
Mr. Andy Goldsworthy is an artist whose work I revisit often. Especially when I’m feeling consumed by a season (see view from our window above).
England's Young Criminals
This fascinating collection of vintage photographs caught my eye, first due to the haunting expressions of its subjects.
The Aquarium
Last week we visited the new aquarium. Toronto's only one. Franchised by Ripley's (believe it or not). It is a monstrous building poorly camouflaged into the concrete of the waterfront's 'entertainment' area.
Above the Andes
A recently found note from my dad: "On our flight from Santiago de Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina we were extremely lucky to have clear skies and an opportunity to take this amazing photos of the Andes.
Vintage Guides
love the idea of travelling with old guides. They will likely send you to long forgotten places, spots that were the epitome of hipster circa 1979, and probably on a wild goose chase or two.
Not an Island
Thank you for taking time to explore this corner of the internet over the years. I so appreciate it, and hope to share even more travels and discoveries in 2014.
Hot Springs!
Need I say more guys? Time by time, through our apartment window I can spot some discreet types tip-toeing across a particular rooftop. A few quick steps, a tossed towel and splash—they are in their rooftop hot tub.
The reindeer herders of Oymyakon
Here is Russia’s far North East through the eyes of its nomadic reindeer herder population, the Eveny. Photographed by Yakutia's most vocal ambassador, journalist and travel guide, Bolot Bochkarev.
Whistle+Work x Yen Magazine
Continuing our reprieve from the snow and windchill outside, there are some more sunny news in my part of town.
Revisiting Coney Island & Brooklyn Pier
Some priceless Baywatch-type moments were captured as New Yorkers flocked to the beach in style and numbers collectively raising the sea level.
Stretched out on the hot sand
This is exactly what I want to be doing right now. And how brilliantly captured by Lithuanian architect turned photographer Tadao Cern in his series "Comfort Zone".
Whistle + Work
I've been working away on a new project and I thought I'd share, just in case you need some handmade gift-giving inspiration.
Wilder Mann in My Hands
I've been waiting for this book for months. Wilder Mann by Charles Fréger is a collection of mythical European creatures that have haunted the nightmares of children for centuries.