David Waterston » tourism

I’ve been to Paradise, but I’ve never been to me

David Waterston — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:29:17 +0000

5 places I intend to visit in the next year:

The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Venice, Italy
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Phnom Penn and the temples of Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The Kutna Hora Ossuary in the Czech Republic

Utopia

David Waterston — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:48:14 +0000

I’ll be spending a couple of days in Edinburgh (Scotland) soon, and this list by Richard Jobson seems like a good starting point for re-acquainting myself with the city:

Edinburgh
01 06 06
Ten things that matter The Old Town STILL by Alison Watt in Old St.Pauls Arthurs seat Calton Hill National Portrait Gallery The Cameo cinema Hibernian FC Spoon Cafe Shore bar Botanical Gardens

Richard Jobson (richardjobson.co.uk)
“Essential Edinburgh” walking tour in MP3 format (walki-talki.com)
Pictures of Edinburgh on Flickr (flickr.com)
Quotes about Edinburgh (edinburgh.gov.uk)

Previously:

Walki Talki

Walki Talki

David Waterston — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:19:02 +0000

There comes a time in every iPod owners life when they have to accept there is only so many times you can listen to that bloody Artic Monkeys album. If your ears need a break then you could do a lot worse than check out Walki Talki, a promising looking new site offering downloadable guided tours of major European cities in MP3 format. $3.99 gets you an audio tour and a printable map in PDF format. The numbers on the map match the track numbers for the tour so it’s easy to keep track of what you have and haven’t seen.

At the moment there are tours for some of the major European cities. Amsterdam, Berlin, Madrid, and more are covered in an informal, entertaining and often humourous style. Each tour has a short, downloadable sample so you can ‘try before you buy’ – I’m going to try out the Amsterdam Red Light Tour later this week.

Walki-Talki (walki-talki.com)