Pinboard: bookmarks for bkerr tagged 'travel'

"Cairo Museum Egyptologists noticed that the mummy's condition was rapidly deteriorating. They decided to fly Rameses II's mummy to Paris for examination. Ramesses II was issued an Egyptian passport that listed his occupation as 'King (deceased).'"

wikipedia mummy air travel passport king-(deceased) fun via:srah
august 2007 by bkerr

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Wikitravel Press

"'Making printed guidebooks has been one of the aims of Wikitravel since day one,' said Evan Prodromou, Wikitravel co-founder. 'Guidebooks from Wikitravel Press will allow travelers to bring Wikitravel along anywhere.'"

wikitravel press books travel guidebooks paper-has-wiki-nature
august 2007 by bkerr

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Wikitravel | Ann Arbor travel guide
wikitravel annarbor washtenaw michigan travel
july 2007 by bkerr

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SMART Newsletter - June 14, 2007 | Upcoming Speaker June 21st from noon until 1:00pm: Mary Crass, European Conference of Ministers of Transport

"Using selected examples from Europe and other OECD countries, Mary Crass will discuss how national policies and incentives affect and support implementation of sustainable transportation and accessibility in urban regions."

umich events transit travel urban access inclusive etc via:vaguery
june 2007 by bkerr

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amorphism.net
russia travel weblog travelog
june 2007 by bkerr

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Naomi Leibowitz
media art video photography immediast travel etc
april 2007 by bkerr

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Hell - Wikitravel

"One silver obolus (1/6 of a pre-Euro Greek drachma) is required for entry. When Charon is in a good mood (which is pretty much never) you can pay in other currencies: US$0.25, Can$37.43, or €0.02)."

hell travel wikitravel
april 2007 by bkerr

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Ask MetaFilter | I, too, would like 10 million dollars
japan air travel via:revgeorge
january 2007 by bkerr

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FlightAware > Statistics & Analysis > All Flights Movie

(very cool)

air travel time-lapse visual
january 2007 by bkerr

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carfree ann arbor

"Resources, tips, tricks and ideas for the car-free community in Ann Arbor, Michigan."

annarbor ypsilanti public transportation travel weblogs
september 2006 by bkerr

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Flickr: Rolling Rains - Travel with a Disability

"This group gives travelers with disabilities, their travel companions, friends, and allies of the disability community a place to post on travel. Sometimes we see (or use other senses) differently; sometimes not. "

flickr group disability travel accessibility
august 2006 by bkerr

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Jeff Russell's STARSHIP DIMENSIONS
lit movie sf space travel via:paperclypse
july 2006 by bkerr

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AirPower Wiki

"This wiki is dedicated to helping you find power while travelling at airports around the globe."

travel power laptop etc airport wiki
july 2006 by bkerr

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SFGate | Carrying off the art of one carry-on
howto travel bag via:merlinmann
june 2006 by bkerr

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Minimus - For All Your Travel Size Item Needs

Only the internet could sustain this business model.

microcommerce tiny commerce travel
may 2006 by bkerr

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Dirt Cheap Guide to Portland, OR

"Mission: pool useful information for tourists and locals alike while minimizing personal economic damage in the process. Contribute, Suggest, Ask."

portland travel etc
may 2006 by bkerr

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alt.portland

"...the Portland [Low-Budget] Guide."

portland travel food navigation etc via:vj
may 2006 by bkerr

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NASA Advanced Supercomputing | Space Colony Art from the 1970s

"Colonies housing about 10,000 people were designed. A number of artistic renderings of the concepts were made." This stuff looks like Villa Straylight.