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Norwegian shuffles the deck on U.S. service

  Norwegian (we’ll call it that before we list its operating parts) has made two moves in the U.S. market this week, both parts of its strategy of opening up long-term discount service between the U.S. and Europe.   It’s opening service…

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Oslo, Stockholm get hi-speed link this summer

A new rail link to connect Stockholm and Oslo opens in August, cutting the time from 6 to 4-1/2 hours. It’s aimed at international professionals who might otherwise have chosen to fly between Scandinavian capitals.   It almost got delayed;…

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Wait! Wait! What Was THAT?

This is about those moments when you look at something as you walk about a city (or outside one) and you see something so odd, or at any rate odd enough, that you just need to tell someone about it, or show them.

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Strictly for the Birds…

I’m sure there must be some place without birds, but I haven’t been there. And everywhere I have been, the birds have caught my attention….

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Van Gogh Museum takes a new look at Vincent

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum is marking the 125th anniversary of his death by refocusing the display of its collection to change the focus of how we look at the artist; in their words “to discover the ideas and ambitions behind his art” and present “a…

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From the Shoebox, a Gallery of Details

The pictures in this gallery are mainly architectural details—rooflines, entrances, windows—noticed in years of walking in cities and having my eye caught by a strong line, an unexpected contrast, an extended shape…I don’t even always know what catches me, and, as here, it’s often not the most significant building.

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Norwegian shuffles the deck on U.S. service

  Norwegian (we’ll call it that before we list its operating parts) has made two moves in the U.S. market this week, both parts of its strategy of opening up long-term discount service between the U.S. and Europe.   It’s opening service…

Read More

Oslo, Stockholm get hi-speed link this summer

A new rail link to connect Stockholm and Oslo opens in August, cutting the time from 6 to 4-1/2 hours. It’s aimed at international professionals who might otherwise have chosen to fly between Scandinavian capitals.   It almost got delayed;…

Read More

Wait! Wait! What Was THAT?

This is about those moments when you look at something as you walk about a city (or outside one) and you see something so odd, or at any rate odd enough, that you just need to tell someone about it, or show them.

Read More

Van Gogh Museum takes a new look at Vincent

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum is marking the 125th anniversary of his death by refocusing the display of its collection to change the focus of how we look at the artist; in their words “to discover the ideas and ambitions behind his art” and present “a…

Read More

From the Shoebox, a Gallery of Details

The pictures in this gallery are mainly architectural details—rooflines, entrances, windows—noticed in years of walking in cities and having my eye caught by a strong line, an unexpected contrast, an extended shape…I don’t even always know what catches me, and, as here, it’s often not the most significant building.

Read More