Manhattanhedge a biannual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east-west streets of Manhattan’s main street grid. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at which the sun aligns with the stones on the solstices.
Hey, you guys!
I recently started a new blog where I collect all the travel-related posts. So if you’re into travelling, you can follow it at:
http://travelhighlights.tumblr.com
“Timelapsed Downtown Toronto” by Sam Javanrouh
Happy Canada Day everyone!
Also: July 1st is a 14-year anniversary of me first moving to Canada :D
Imaginary postcard from 1900
By Paula C.
Summer of ‘87
Paintings by Jake Longstreth
Toothpaste Art on Passed Out People
So great!
» Google Dips Its Toe Into Travel Space With City Tours
From Jason Kincaid:
Getting started is incredibly easy — just type in where you’re visiting (say, San Francisco or London), and Google will present a suggested itinerary spanning a three day trip, with around a dozen attractions per day depending on the city. From there you can change the number of days you’ll be staying (Google will show more attractions the longer you stay), and you can also manually adjust the list of places you’d like to visit. You can add a new attraction by entering its name in a text field, and Google will try to find it in its database. All attractions include a star rating, along with its hours operation and location.
I tried it out for Toronto and it’s looking very promising. The locations they pick for a day are more-or-less within walking distance, although you should probably cut the number of attractions in half and spend some more time in truly interesting places.
Also interesting: CN Tower did not appear at all in the itinerary!
