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Links We Love: Fathom HQ's Top Picks – June 6, 2015

Links We Love: Fathom HQ s Top Picks – June 6, 2015

What we're clicking on and talking about this week at #FathomHQ, from the road in Montana, London, Maine, and Manhattan.

Meet my new favorite armchair traveler: Artist Ariel Vocalino travels the world via Google Street View and sketches the people he meets along the way. – Becky, editorial assistant

The microlearning trend is something I'm really excited about. This article on PSFK lays out a few of the best resources, including Highbrow, a five-minute read on the topic of your choice delivered each day via email. My first course: A refresher on the most important historical events of the 20th century. – Berit, editor

This weekend, a battle of 25-foot-tall handmade kites will happen over a river in Shirone, Japan. The tradition dates back to the 1700s, when kite battling was used to resolve feuds of neighboring villages. I can't wait to see the photos. In the meantime, here's a little film all about it. – Jeralyn, editorial director

I love Wes Anderson and his brand new Bar Luce in Milan, but a cafe can't come close to a whole village. Though not officially by the Studio Ghibli team, I imagine entering Nukumori Forest is exactly what stepping in to a Studio Ghibli film will feel like. I'll make it there one day. – Becky

THIS WEEK ON FATHOM: Hi Summer! We've Been Waiting For You

 Links We Love: Fathom HQ s Top Picks – June 6, 2015

Hit the beach in New Jersey. Photo courtesy of Asbury Park

This week we welcome all things summer.

Capri: What do you do when the weather interrupts your plans for a glamorous lunch on the Amalfi Coast?

Ischia: Speaking of the Bay of Naples, we spent a few days discovering the volcanic island north of Capri.

Tel Aviv: There's more to this old modern town than beaches and the Bible.

Rosh Hanikra: Take a break from Tel Aviv on the coast in northern Israel.

USA: Hit the road with our revamped guide to the Best Road Trips in the United States with new itineraries in the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast.

USA: Check out our round-up of what's hot this summer in all 50 states.

In your shopping cart: Get something sweet for your favorite globetrotting man this Fathers' Day.

Instagram: What are you doing this summer? Here's fourteen ideas to get you started.


Travel Notes
  • Curated Links We Love: Top Picks from May 30, 2015

    What were clicking on and talking about this week at #FathomHQ.The S.S. Hangover, an Icelandic fishing boat-turned performance sculpture from the Venice Biennale, can now be found floating in the Harlem Meer in Central Park on Fridays and Saturdays through June. The boat will be sailng in a loop, carrying aboard it an ensemble of tuba, trombone, and trumpet players. And I will be ashore, waving them in. – Jeralyn, editorial direc

  • Curated Links We Love: January 31, 2015 Edition

    What were clicking on this week (when were not perfecting our chip-and-dip strategy).Would you sleep in a cable car 9,000 feet above the French Alps? For 100 words, Airbnb will let one lucky winner stay for free. – Becky, editorial assistantAt a Fathom cocktail party this week, we screened a fantastic short about Baltazar Ushcha, the last ice merchant in Ecuador. Turns out Nowhere Magazine also met Baltazar! Fun connections and a nice

  • Curated Links We Love: January 24, 2015 Edition

    What were clicking on this week (when were not getting deflated by the NFLs lack of ball regulation).Gabi from The Funnelogy Channel reflects on identity and how travel influences it, and shares a little of her amazingly diverse heritage. – Becky, editorial assistantThese shots of a flipped iceberg are unreal! Not to mention the crazy science behind why it happened in the first place. An iceberg is normally 90 percent underw