Yearly archives: 2022

Seems that lying with maps is not a new thing.

Reinder Storm shared this walking tour map of Amsterdam which is used as part of the Remembrance Day activities in the city. Hiking map 4 May: Walk your own commemorative route through Amsterdam with this special map.

My friend Elizabeth spotted this theatre poster

The title says “Secret Commando Operation. Top Priority”. Note the jolly little boats sailing towards England with clouds of smoke coming out of their chimneys – there be monsters in them seas.

Tom Armitage send us this map dress spotted in the window of Honest Thistle in Pitlochry.

Note how “redrawing the map” is how boots on the ground become the new reality.

Sensing a bit of role reversal in this?

My friend Mark is a Blue Badge Guide, he took a group of friends to the Imperial War Museum to visit the World War 2 galleries. The trip was made by Mark’s brilliant guiding and explanations (ping me if you want an intro). There were shocking resonances between the start […]

Spotted on the London Underground by Elizabeth. This must be one of the most meaningless inclusions of a globe in corporate puff. They call it an ecosystem, I’d call it another crypto band wagon follow.

Globe found in the Hotel Pullman, Toulouse (France)

This series was brought to you via Reinder Storm visiting Paris, France

Geomorphological map in the pavement (Rhenen, The Netherlands)

From Dr Fiona Tweedie a beautiful whisky bottle box coming from distillery1826.