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Too much, the magic bus

Here's a "cruise" that can literally take you everywhere. With the exciting splash into the Elbe, the HafenCity RiverBus becomes a ship and continues its journey up the Elbe.   The unique amphibious city cruises through Hamburg's historic warehouse district, the sophisticated HafenCity and the authentic Rothenburgsort district. The "home port" is located at Brooktorkai 16…
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Alternative Lifestyle Do Something Different Europe Health Inspiration Meditation Mindfulness The Thinking Traveller

A range of possible futures

I have a confession. As a physicist and psychiatrist, I find it difficult to engage with conversations about consciousness. My biggest gripe is that the philosophers and cognitive scientists who tend to pose the questions often assume that the mind is a thing, whose existence can be identified by the attributes it has or the…
2020-12-150Comments

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Adventure Do Something Different Europe Relaxation Technology The Thinking Traveller

Sleeping your way through Europe

The national railway companies of Austria, Germany, France and Switzerland have announced new overnight train routes linking some of Europe’s largest cities. The new routes are intended to offer a more sustainable option for travelers to enjoy the continent’s beautiful and historic metropolises.  Some stations are spectacular, in more ways that one. In a press…
2020-12-140Comments

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Adventure Alternative Lifestyle Europe Lifestyle Partytime Unusual

British Bareways

A London Heathrow-based flight attendant for British Airways has deleted most of her social media accounts as an airline investigation is underway to uncover her identity, after the U.K.’s Sun newspaper revealed that she offered illicit onboard entertainment to passengers for a fee as well as selling worn items of clothing online to fetishists. The attendant, who also sells…
2020-11-300Comments

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Do Something Different Europe Fun Special Interest The Thinking Traveller

Everything is negative

A normal tourist map, "but everything is negative" 'Critical Tourist Map of Oslo' offers uniquely dark perspective on Norway's capital. Your standard tourist map is irrepressibly positive about its location—but not this one. Norwegian activist/artist Markus Moestue reveals the dark and shameful sides of Oslo. He hopes his 'Critical Tourist Map' will inspire others…
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Adventure Do Something Different Europe Life of Luxury Outdoors Rest of World Special Interest The Thinking Traveller

12 Travel

Matouring is very happy to present our newest partner, 12 Travel.ch. 12 Travel.ch works with over 140 tour operators such as Neckermann Reisen, FTI Touristik Reisen, Alltours Reisen, Jahn Reisen, Dertour, Meiers Weltreisen, ITS, Thomas Cook. 12 Travel.ch / 12 Travel.de / 12 Travel.at searches and finds for you, from the confusing and seemingly endless…
2020-10-260Comments

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Design and Art Do Something Different Europe History Inspiration The Thinking Traveller Unusual

Genesis of the Docklands

A floating church has moored in East London. The work of locally-based architecture studio Denizen Works, this innovative project brings together architecture and boat building, religious, community spaces and practice, and contemporary design. The project was spearheaded by the Diocese of London for the St Columba East London community, and has been created in close…
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