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Around the Web: Top Picks for May 24, 2014

Around the Web: Top Picks for May 24, 2014

What we're clicking on this week (when we're not firing up the barbecue).

I dream about having a house furnished with finds from around the world, so this article on Nate Berkus decorating with souvenirs really spoke to me. – Berit, assistant editor

An American Odyssey is a 600-page photobook that brings color to the first black-and-white photos of America through a new photolithographic process. – Becky, editorial assistant

Two-year-old Pullman Rail Journeys restores beautiful old train cars and hitches them to iconic lines (Rio Grande, Mount Hood). Come this fall, you will be able to travel in nostalgic style (hat boxes, cocktail service, live music) from NYC to Chicago. – Jeralyn, editorial director

I've been happily drowning myself in vintage travel photos this week. I especially love LIFE magazine's pictorial homage to women air force pilots in the 1940s. – Becky, editorial assistant

Instagram hashtag of the moment #FaceTheFoliage is my latest addiction. I can't get enough of these beautiful botanical ladies and gentleman created from flowers, leaves, and twigs. – Berit, assistant editor

THIS WEEK ON FATHOM: The Spirit of Vintage Travel

Around the Web: Top Picks for May 24, 2014

The joys of Airstreaming and house boat living in the rugged and beautiful Western United States.

Rocky Mountaineer's first train route into the United States from Canada kicks off service this month.

A log cabin resort where the families are friendly, the fish are plentiful, and the Thursday night smorgasbord is worth the 240-mile drive from Minneapolis.

Fathom takes a field trip to Chief Trunk, a 19th-century American travel goods company revived for the modern gridskipper.

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Travel Notes
  • Around the Web: Top Picks for April 12, 2014

    What were clicking on this week. (When were not changing our passwords. Thanks heartbleed bug.)Mark your calendars: Tuesdays total lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red. – Berit, assistant editorIm ashamed to admit that I have hardly printed any photos since Facebook launched their album funtionality. This year Im belatedly making a resolution to create one Artifiact Uprising book for each of my trips. – Beri

  • Top Web Picks: Around the Web Highlights for March 29, 2014

    What were clicking on this week (when were not eating hotel breakfasts).Tastemades charming YouTube series explores 56 countries via their drink of choice, from Tibetan butter tea to watermelon agua fresca. – Tess, editorial internI really enjoyed this delightful little animation about the evolution of the bicycle. – Becky, editorial assistantI attended a Flamengo matchin Rio this week at Maracaña, a stadium that seats 78

  • Weekly Web Highlights: Top Picks for March 23, 2014

    What were clicking on this week (when were not busy spring cleaning).Beautiful maps of countries made out of the foods theyre best known for. – Berit, assistant editorBig museums like NYCs Met or the Louvre in Paris are great, but Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk favors the smaller museums around the world for their focus on indivudal stories. – Becky, editorial assistantMany thanks to the TheLi.st and Lucky