February 27, 2008
Smithsonian Magazine | Arts & Culture | Behind the Veil Ireland’s Travellers, a nomadic ethnic minority, photographed by Alen MacWeeney.

Smithsonian Magazine | Arts & Culture | Behind the Veil

Ireland’s Travellers, a nomadic ethnic minority, photographed by Alen MacWeeney.

Thorpe township, Hubbard County, Minnesota (MN) Detailed Profile I’ve been looking at a lot of travel magazines as part of an assignment for my Thesis Writing Workshop. The similarity in the ways that destinations are depicted in these publications made me curious about what the most ‘boring’ city in the world might be. What would be the absolute converse destination to Paris? According to this survey on at Answerbag.com, Thorpe Township, MN, population 37 (as of the 2000 census) takes the cake. As the respondant put it, ‘When I drove through it in 1984. there were two mobile homes, a grain elevator, and a gas pump.’ What sort of imagery or icons might there be of a place like this? Perhaps it would be fun to do a case study of Thorpe through the tourist lens.

Thorpe township, Hubbard County, Minnesota (MN) Detailed Profile

I’ve been looking at a lot of travel magazines as part of an assignment for my Thesis Writing Workshop. The similarity in the ways that destinations are depicted in these publications made me curious about what the most ‘boring’ city in the world might be. What would be the absolute converse destination to Paris? According to this survey on at Answerbag.com, Thorpe Township, MN, population 37 (as of the 2000 census) takes the cake. As the respondant put it, ‘When I drove through it in 1984. there were two mobile homes, a grain elevator, and a gas pump.’ What sort of imagery or icons might there be of a place like this? Perhaps it would be fun to do a case study of Thorpe through the tourist lens.

February 24, 2008

Alien-Themed Tourism Ads Cause Uproar (26th Nov 2007) - LiveVideo.com

This and much more in one person’s basement collection of tourism ephemera. Found in Mom’s Basement: Vintage airline travel posters

This and much more in one person’s basement collection of tourism ephemera.

Found in Mom’s Basement: Vintage airline travel posters

February 14, 2008
Post-Westminster.. There were 10 dogs on my flight to Portland yesterday. The flight was delayed to ensure that all were safe and sound in the cargo hold. 

Post-Westminster..

There were 10 dogs on my flight to Portland yesterday. The flight was delayed to ensure that all were safe and sound in the cargo hold. 

February 12, 2008
Louis Vuitton City Guides (NOTCOT) 

Louis Vuitton City Guides (NOTCOT) 

February 10, 2008
Postcards in peril: Camera phones, Internet replacing souvenir mail

Could it be true? Postcards seem to retain enough cache value as collectibles that I wonder if they will ever fully die out.

February 8, 2008
Tourist-friendly Kuwait Looks to Australia

Kuwait has developed a 20-year tourism masterplan with the UNWTO, which includes increased hotels and leisure infrastructure. Another example of the delicate balance between tourism (leisure) and post-war reconstruction.

January 30, 2008
I Love Tourism exhibition catalog.

I Love Tourism exhibition catalog.

From an exhibition in Venice titled, I Love Tourism. Twenty young artists were asked to respond to questions about the meaning of tourism today and how we behave when we ‘do’ tourism. Thank you Mary!

From an exhibition in Venice titled, I Love Tourism. Twenty young artists were asked to respond to questions about the meaning of tourism today and how we behave when we ‘do’ tourism. Thank you Mary!