Category: Travel
Follies of the Mad Men #116
Airplanes, what airplanes? There were airplanes in this ad?
How to Go Places
Once upon a simpler time, Americans needed lessons in how to leave the house.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri May 14, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: Family, Travel, 1950's, Cars
Category: Family, Travel, 1950's, Cars
Hope You’re Thirsty
Another great example from Engrish.com -- I wonder how much water they sell?
Here's the link for the page -- be careful in the adult section!!
http://www.engrish.com/category/drinks/page/2/
Outside His Comfort Zone

Posted By: Nethie | Date: Fri Apr 23, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: Bums, Hobos, Tramps, Beggars, Panhandlers and Other Streetpeople, Eccentrics, Mass Transit, Travel
Category: Bums, Hobos, Tramps, Beggars, Panhandlers and Other Streetpeople, Eccentrics, Mass Transit, Travel
6 1/2 Magic Hours
What's weird about this film? The fact that once upon a time, air travel was sexy, easy and fun!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Mar 18, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: Travel, Documentaries, 1950's
Category: Travel, Documentaries, 1950's
Visit the Strange

Posted By: Nethie | Date: Fri Dec 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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Category: Geography and Maps, Nature, Travel, World
Category: Geography and Maps, Nature, Travel, World
Amazing and Unusual USA
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Category: Pop Culture, Regionalism, Travel, Landmarks, Sightseeing, Books
Category: Pop Culture, Regionalism, Travel, Landmarks, Sightseeing, Books
Oasis of the Seas
A cruise ship that holds "6,360 passengers and 2,160 crew"...? Now, that's pretty weird.Read about the launch of the ship here. Then watch the official promotional video.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Nov 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Recreation, Technology, Travel, Sightseeing, World Records
Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Recreation, Technology, Travel, Sightseeing, World Records
Globetrotters Costume Party
Here is a history of The Globetrotters Club, which is still in operation today.Shortly after their founding, in 1947, they threw a costume party, pictured here.
I hope such events are still part of their activities.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Sep 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Eccentrics, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Pop Culture, Travel, Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Dogs, 1940's
Category: Costumes and Masks, Eccentrics, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Pop Culture, Travel, Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Dogs, 1940's
An Orchestra of Motion

When I was very little, growing up in a small suburb of Charleston, South Carolina, one of the most exciting things to do was to sit outside the barber shop and wait for the train to roll through town. Some people might say that would be as boring as watching grass grow, but they are not "railfans". So what's a railfan? The people who camp out for hours, and even days, to watch a train go by. According to Train Magazine, there are over 175,000 railfans in the United States and more than 24,000 railfan videos on YouTube. Bill Taylor, from Montana, sums it up the best by saying "It's an orchestra of motion." Learn more about railfans here.
Posted By: Nethie | Date: Sun May 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Category: Eccentrics, Obsessions, Travel, Trains
Category: Eccentrics, Obsessions, Travel, Trains

Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Sexuality, Travel, Transportation, Russia