Vintage Travel Posters
Vintage travel posters and hotel stickers provide for some of the best travel inspiration. They remind us of a long gone, romantic era of travel, when explorers embarked on long boat trips across oceans to discover foreign lands; when you packed a leather suitcase and set off for a train trip across the continent. I compiled some of my favorite vintage posters, as well as some history on them, in this article over on Been Seen.
View From the Train
Nothing like a gorgeous train ride to kick off a long Thanksgiving weekend. The weather in Portland was crisp and clear, with Mount Hood outlined by the bright blue sky and yellow trees on the horizon.
I love taking the train because it allows the time to decompress and prep for vacation; like a buffer zone between everyday life and relax time. A lunch of goat cheese, salami and satsumas along with a thermos of cider makes that trip even more perfect.
Swedish Delight: Food From Gothenburg
I’m excited for my article on Swedish food in the latest issue of Wend Magazine. Chanterelles + crustaceans + Aquavit = some of my favorite things. Read it here.
Help Send Me to Copenhagen for COP 15
A big shout out to all you blog followers: I’ve applied to be Huffington Post’s Hopenhagen Ambassador. Basically if I win I get to fly to Copenhagen and be on the ground reporting about one of the most important international conferences of our time. But I need your help…
All you have to do is go to the Huffington Post slideshow and vote for my video! Just click here. (A ten would obviously be preferred…!) And maybe some social media love like Tweeting and Facebooking.
Thanks!
-A
Recycled Colored Pencil Rings
Often, attempts at making eco-jewelry can be a tad too juvenile. But Italian artist Maria Cristina Bellucci makes playful rings out of old colored pencils that still manage to be chic and sleek. By attaching fragment pieces of colored pencils, the rings reveal both the color and natural wood base. A striking use of upcycling!
Fjällräven NYC: Swedish Outdoor Gear Comes to US
There are few times when I wish that lived in a city other than Portland… but this month has given me a few reasons to want to live elsewhere. First there was the Nau NYC pop-up shop. Who doesn’t want to go visit that? And now it’s the Fjällräven NYC store. The Swedish brand is probably best known for its classic, and slightly vintage-looking, backpack (yes, that is the Swedish flag made out of a bunch of them pictured above).
I grew up camping in a Fjällräven tent, purchased by my father sometime back in the 70s, and I must say that I’m highly jealous of all the New Yorkers that now get to bask in Swedish outdoor gear glory. Certainly not helped by the fact that I fell in love with a certain red, Fjällräven winter jacket when I was in Sweden a couple of months ago… Not only does Fjällräven design durable and functional products — my father’s tent is still in working order — the company also has a respectable set of responsible environmental codes used to run their business.
So if you live in the Big Apple, make sure to drop by and say hej.
[Via: Cold Splinters]
[Photo: paulandwilliams, Flickr]
Friday Photo: Red Afternoon
I took an afternoon walk this week to get out and capture the last of the fall colors. I’ll put together a whole series for next week, but in the meantime, here was my favorite find: lone red leaves that stood out against the gray afternoon.
Moleskine Color a Month
Just like any other self-respecting traveler writer (ok, or crowd follower), I can’t pull myself away from Moleskines. They’re compact, beautiful and so much fun to write and draw in. So of course I love the 2010 Color a Month planner series. In fact, with a different color for each month, the planner is almost a work of art itself, even before you go personalizing it with your quickly jotted events and happenings.
Delicious Quinoa Spice Cake Recipe
Excited about my first post over at EcoSalon… and it happens to be my recipe for the amazing quinoa cake that I have brought to oh-so-many dinner parties. Go read about all the benefits of quinoa and how to make a dessert that’s actually made with a complete protein!
blog.annabrones.com 