Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
Afghanistan, iPhone, Kabul, Wndr Media
In Design, Online, Travel on January 19, 2012 at 9:14 pm
The Wndr Kabul mobile app is nearly ready – it’s the first mobile application guide to Kabul. It’s free, so download it at: www.wndrkabul.com or if you are an Android user, download here. There is still lots of content to be uploaded, which will be a continuous process over the coming months. We have a Facebook page and a Twitter account, so let us know what you think.
In my quest for new content, found this remarkable video. Showcases some of the stunning scenery the country has to offer. Planning a trip back there later this year, possibly to Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat.
Grafik, It's Nice That, Lula, Port
In Magazines, Travel on December 16, 2011 at 7:05 am
It is nice, and one of my favourite magazines – It’s Nice That is worth hunting down. Some other cool magazines I have picked up on my travels:
Port
Grafik
Lula
Emirates, Japan, Open Skies
In Design, Magazines, Travel on September 25, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Just about to head to the airport – taking Open Skies on the road for a week where we will be inviting some of Japan’s best illustrators to help us create the Japan issue. All the original work will be auctioned in November with the proceeds going to the Japanese Red Cross. Follow us here.
Emirates, Jashanmal, Open Skies Magazine, Tokyo, Wndr Media
In Magazines, Online, Travel on August 26, 2011 at 6:37 am
We finally launched our new Wndr Media website. We will have a number of new announcements to make in the coming weeks, covering mobile applications, websites and print products, so watch this space! In other news, Open Skies is going to Tokyo to create our Japan issue (which will be published in November). This mobile magazine concept will be the first in a series of projects and should be a great way to work with some of the world’s best creatives in their own backyard. Time Out Tokyo have given us a mention, and a lot more exciting coverage to come.
Magazines, Middle East, We Are Here, Wndr Media
In Magazines, Travel on August 15, 2011 at 2:29 am
A bi-monthly magazine rooted in a different city each issue
A magazine about the people that make their city special
Amazing writing
Amazing photography
Simple, elegant design
Thick, matt finish
Collectible
Sanaa, Yemen
Tehran, Iran
Kabul, Afghanistan
Damascus, Syria
Beirut, Lebanon
Baghdad, Iraq
No front of book – Only features
Same design template and typeface throughout
A snapshot of a place in time
cheap flights, Dubai, Fly Cheap, Wndr Media
In Online, Travel on June 7, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Our new cheap flight website will be launching this week – we will be bringing you the best cheap flights from Dubai to around the world. This is a mailing list only service, so sign up and get booking. Stay posted for the web address….
Dakar, Senegal
In Travel on April 9, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Just back from an interesting few days in Dakar, Senegal. Went there to get some products for the booty shoot for Open Skies magazine and was well worth the 20-hour round trip. The French influence is there for all to see, as is its geography: sandwiched between the Sahara and the jungles further south, it has a perfect climate. The culture feels almost latin; big, proud, men and women, a brilliant afro-jazz scene and a feel-good vibe.
Emirates, Open Skies, Qat, Rolling Stone Middle East, Senegal, Yemen
In Magazines, Published articles, Travel on April 4, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Check out the April issue of Rolling Stone Middle East if you get a chance – as it features a piece I wrote on qat, which is everywhere in Yemen. The country itself is an amazing place, and hopefully some of that came through in the article. Off to Senegal tomorrow for three nights which should be interesting. It’s the Africa Open Skies issue in May, so need to do some last minute research. You can check out the April issue of Open Skies here.
Chuck Thompson, Emirates Airline, Laura Mullane, MagCulture, Mark Twain, Michael Palin, Open Skies, Pico Iyer
In Blogroll, Books, Magazines, Travel on February 10, 2011 at 1:05 pm
The excellent MagCulture blog took part in an interesting 24-hour experiment earlier this week, posting a different magazine every hour for 24 hours. Some of the covers are above, but we recommend you take a look at the site for yourself. Ignore the dross you see on the shelves, there is a host of quality magazines out there. Speaking of quality magazines, we are a week away from sending the new issue of Open Skies to press. Emirates Airline’s inflight magazine has been given a revamp and I am looking forward to the reaction it gets. We have some outstanding writers in the March issue (Chuck Thompson, Pico Iyer, Laura Mullane, Michael Palin, Mark Twain). If you are so inclined, you may follow us on Twitter.
In Books, Travel on January 3, 2011 at 6:39 pm
A goal has been reached. It was my aim to read 100 books in 2010, and the last day of December saw me finish book 106. This probably means my limited social skills have dwindled even further, but I would rather knowledge than social skills anyways. My aim for next year is 150 books and with my daily metro commute, this will be reached. Other non-book goals in 2011 include visiting Socotra, Tehran, Damascus, Eritrea and the volcanoes of Java.This coming year should also be a successful one for URBN with a number of projects about to be launched. I will also aim to post more regularly here – with the crapulence of local media expanding each week, this should not be difficult.
1. Alain De Botton – The Art of Travel
2. Ahmed Rashid – Taliban
3. Robert Byron – The Road to Oxiana
4. Martin Lindstrom – Buyology
5. Tom Shales & James Miller – Live From New York
6. Jerry Hopkins – Thailand Confidential
7. Tim Ferris – The Four Hour Body
