Martin Parr, “The Artificial Beach Inside the Ocean Dome, Miyazaki, Japan

In Small World, published in 1995, Parr tackled mass international tourism, the subject that has most preoccupied him ever since. He has travelled all over the world, even to North Korea, and no longer takes holidays as such. “I just go on work trips with my camera and, sometimes, my wife.” His mission is, again, to combat propaganda. “Tourism is the biggest industry in the world. You can’t ignore it. I like to explore the problem with it, which is the difference between the myth and the reality of the place. The purpose of most travel photography is to sell travel adverts, which doesn’t interest me at all.”

Tokyo’s subway system…

In order to fully understand the Tokyo metro system, you must first understand that it is run by several different companies: Tokyo Metro (東京メトロ) and Toei (都営) run underground; Japan Railways (JR) cuts through the city; and a multitude of private companies (Keio [京王], Odakyu [小田急], Tokyu [東急]) serve mostly the suburbs. Each of these systems is independent, with unique ticketing schemes and maps.

Clear ?

(Source: nileguide.com)

Hi all, I’m back…

Sad the travel is behind, happy to find you back…

“En vol, dix mille mètres d’altitude, côtés hublot. La pensée qu’il y a des hommes qui vivent en bas m’émeut toujours infiniment.” (Michaël Ferrier - Tokyo, petits portraits de l’aube)

Bangkok at night (by bhophoto)

A thought for my friends in Bangkok. Hope it’s gonna be better soon

Jack Kerouac

Jean-Louis “Jack” Kerouac (1922 – 1969), American novelist and poet. Alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, he is considered a pioneer of the Beat Generation, and a literary iconoclast. Kerouac is recognized as an important writer both for his spontaneous style and for his content which consistently dealt with such topics as jazz, promiscuity, Buddhism, drugs, poverty, and travel.

Garder On The Road à portée de main, toujours…