The continent, as far as it is subject to the monarch of the flying island, passes under the general name of BALNIBARBI; and the metropolis, as I said before, is called LAGADO. I felt some little satisfaction in finding myself on firm ground. I walked to the city without any concern, being clad like one [...]
Posts Tagged ‘travel’
Lagado and Balinarbi
Posted in D - reflections, tagged politics, reflections, smart growth, suburbia, travel on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
luxury trains come back to Italy
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, B - Trends, tagged italy, news, trains, travel on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(source image: flickr) Luxury trains have come back to Italy. in 2005, SeaTrain has renewed some trains from italian companies FCU and Vesuviana and turned them into Roma Express and Napoli Express. (source image: flickr) Rome Express runs from Civitavecchia Harbour to Rome S. Pietro Railway station, leaving passengers in the very heart of Rome, [...]
sheer transit pleasure: historical trains
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, B - Trends, C - Tips, tagged buses, fun, lausanne, metro, paris, party, trains, tram, travel, trends on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(photo via flickr) One of the nice surprises you can find while riding public transports, is finding yourself into a special, historical train. Ancient rolling stock, old fashioned staff, special festive ambiance… in a while, the trip loses its tmosphere of boring daily commute and turns itself into an improvised party: everybody starts to talk, [...]



