Mark Safran shared this bottle of Katla, Icelandic vodka – seems alcohol and contour lines are a timeless combination. Katla is a very active volcano in Iceland – pauses for the jokes about erupting vodka.
This is the bus map of central Tel Aviv. It’s pretty good and I use this photo as an aide to getting round the city. Maybe not a Map in the Wild but I get to indulge myself occasionally
I love a chance finding of a map outline on the pavement or path. Ken spotted this and wondered whether he was walking over Iceland. Then he rotated the picture and thought he might be walking over Switzerland! Who knew? So where do you think I put the pin for […]
Erik Meerburg shared this stunning globe mural made from Chimay beer glasses. “Nice #mapsinthewild in the Chimay experience… made out of Chimay (beer) glasses. Glasses were neither half empty nor half full”
Reinder Storm shared this stunning map bench with us. “In The Hague there are some street furniture items that are cartographically decorated. This one is in the Bankastraat, in what is called the Archipelago neighbourhood. It’s annoying that the islands on this bench are positioned geographically incorrectly!” Now, this is […]
Dr Sara Hannafin sent us this geology gem representing the Ireland. A bit of browsing the internet gave me: Clocha na hEireann is a collaborative 1916 commemoration work between stone masons from every corner of Ireland. They each used stone native to their county to produce a magnificent carving that […]