June 2012

Awesome Weather App via Swiss Miss New Travel Book via The Onion AV Club Wander Blog New York Mural via Colossal Swiss Photobooks via Grain…

Large Gardens and Shrine in Central Tokyo In 1867, Japan was an isolated island nation ruled by shoguns and relying on agriculture. Then Emperor Meiji…

Proper Sun Protection When I was a kid, my grandparents lived on a lake and we visited them just about every weekend in the summer.…

Yosemite National Park via A Dangerous Business Really Cool Map of Tokyo via Creative Roots Bier Poster via Quipsologies This Stamp Says it All via…

Using Your JR Pass If you think you want to go to Japan, but aren’t sure of you can move about the country without being…

Bring Your Gadgets’ Accessories Remember your first Discman? It took 24 AA batteries and would skip if you tilted it to see which track you…

Lovely Gardens in the Center of Tokyo Tokyo is a pulsating metropolis. Jam-packed sidewalks and a dizzying array of trains, subways, buses and taxis that…

Brunch in Bayview Honeypie Cafe in Bayview, Milwaukee is uses fresh, local ingredients to make Wisconsin style food. What is Wisconsin style food you ask?…

Eat well anywhere with the Eat Well Guide Great stories about flying via Slate Advice for the Non-American on Touring America via The Atlantic Solutions…

Bayview’s Best Coffee One of the best places for coffee in Madison is the Victory. Located on Atwood Avenue on the East side, this tiny…

Bring Your Own Food on the Airplane “Chicken or beef?” You hear the flight attendant ask the question. You try to peer around the food…

The East Side of Madison’s Best Coffee “I feel like coffee,” she says. “I want ice cream,” he says. The solution? The Victory. Located on…

Family-Friendly Park in Taito, Tokyo Any big city worth its salt has a large public park where its citizens can congregate, relax and while away…

Japanese paper city via Creative Roots Photography tips via Not Martha America’s Transportation System via PBS Awesome T-shirts via Swiss Miss Outdoor Library via Colossal

Recharge on This Daytrip From Amsterdam Leiden is steeped in history. It is home to Rembrandt Van Rijn, one of Europe’s oldest universities and the…

When It Rains, It Pours Keeping your clothes dry is important at home where you have access to a washer and dryer and a closet…

The Namesake of the Cheese in  Noord Holland  L&A HQ is located in America’s Dairyland, and we eat our (more than) fair share of cheese.…

Electric Avenue and More After WWII, Japan began rebuilding. Roads and homes were constructed, people went to school and new consumer products were all the…

Here’s a roundup of Kindra’s favorite things to make traveling easier. Fabric Band-Aids – for treating blisters and covering cuts and scrapes. I like these bandaids…

Folding Bikes are here! via Good Cool Atlas for the Blind via kottke Northern Lights in Iceland via Pauline Frommer and National Geographic Cute Prints…

Swank Splurge in Central Amsterdam Hotels in Amsterdam can be kinda pricey. The city has a lot to offer and word is out that it’s…