Tag: Travel

  • Lodestars Anthology

    Lodestars Anthology

    Lodestars Anthology is a new London-based travel magazine focusing on a different country in every issue. Edited by Liz Schaffer, Lodestars Anthology is aimed to the curious traveller looking for new experiences and adventures. The publication merges the lifestyle content of a magazine with a focus of a guidebook, providing an insightful introduction to the country through beautiful imagery and informative content.

    Lodestars Anthology released its first issue, focusing on England, in September 2014 and the second issue, with a focus on Scotland, was launched in March earlier this year.

    It’s great to see the country we live in portrayed so beautifully throughout the pages of a magazine. From Edinburgh to the Hebrides, the second issue of Lodestars Anthology is an impressive trip across Scotland documented through stunning photographs, illustrations, insights and essays.

    Lodestars Anthology is available to buy online and at selected stockists across the world.

    www.lodestarsanthology.co.uk

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  • Helsinki instants

    Helsinki instants

    We’re back from having an amazing time in Helsinki! Thanks so much Visit Helsinki and Visit Finland for such a great trip. We’ve loved the city and its people and can’t wait to share all the places we visited on a new City Guide. In the meantime, here are some snaps from our time there. You can see many more on our Instagram profile:

    www.instagram.com/futurepositive_

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  • Getting ready for Helsinki

    Getting ready for Helsinki

    We’re really excited to announce that in just a couple of weeks we will be travelling to Helsinki to produce a new City Guide in partnership with Visit Helsinki. It will be our first time in Finland and we can’t wait to see what its capital has to offer.

    In anticipation to our trip, we have prepared a list of things we are excited about and look forward to experiencing when we arrive to Helsinki.

    Food

    Food is an essential part of our guides and we can’t wait to try some of Finland’s delicacies. There are so many dishes we want to taste that we’re not sure where to start, but we want to make sure we don’t leave the country without trying Karelian Pies (a traditional pastry made of rye flour and rice), Grillimakkara (sausages made for grilling and served with mustard), Korvapuusti (Cinammon buns) and Leipäjuusto (known in English as Finnish squeaky cheese).

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    Photo by Dan Zelazo via Flickr Creative Commons

    Alvar Aalto’s Architecture

    One of the things we’re most excited about is being able to see the work of Finnish designer and architect Alvar Aalto in person. Aalto’s buildings are spread across the city, including his own house and studio, and we’re looking forward to seeing some of his creations such as the Finlandia Hall, the Academic Bookshop and the Kulttuuritalo.

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    Photo by Ro Rro via Flickr Creative Commons

    The Design District

    Covering 4 different neighbourhoods in the heart of Helsinki, The Design District will definitely be our destination during most of our trip. With a list of almost 200 different shops, galleries and businesses, it will be difficult to see all of them but we’ve already started making our selection of independent designers and cafés to include in our guide!

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    Photo by IK’s World Trip via Flickr Creative Commons

    Kallio

    Kallio is known as Helsinki’s hipster and up-and-coming district. From what we’ve read, this lively area is bursting with designers opening their own stores, artisan cafés (we’re especially interested in Good Life Coffee) and bars where you can enjoy cheaper drinks compared to the rest of the city – sounds like a good plan!

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    Photo by /Kallu via Flickr Creative Commons

    Make sure to check our Instagram profile to follow our trip live in just a couple of weeks!

  • A Book from Lind – Small Wonders of Rome

    A Book from Lind – Small Wonders of Rome

    A Book from Lind is an independent publishing house founded by Jakob Vestergaard and Tine Lind. Jakob, a writer and travel editor at Danish newspaper Information and Tine, an art historian and designer, quit their jobs and sold their house to have more time to spend with their family and friends, and to start their own publishing project.

    Small Wonders of Rome is their first guide to the city where they lived last year, and which will be followed by two additional guides to Italy’s capital and two for Copenhagen later this year. This little guide features a map and 42 carefully selected places to eat, drink, see and pause in three central neighbourhoods, divided into four different categories: Out of the ordinary, On the table, Pause and think, and To your health.

    Printed in Denmark on high-quality FSC certified paper, A book from Lind‘s guides are designed to be small enough to carry with you comfortably on your trips, and can be easily folded to see just one category or the map whilst discovering the city.

    We have two Small Wonders of Rome guides to give away. For a chance to win a copy, you only need to follow A Book from Lind and Future Positive on Twitter, and retweet the tweet below. We will choose two random winners on 18th May.

    www.lindbooks.com

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  • Herb Lester Associates Travel Guides

    Herb Lester Associates Travel Guides

    Since we introduced the City Guide section on Future Positive, we pay a lot of attention to city guides available in bookshops. When travelling, we try to avoid the most touristy spots in the city and always look for places that will let us experience the city as it really is.

    While planning our next trip, we came across Herb Lester Associates illustrated guides. These compact guides present a great curation of places with tried and tested tips on how to get around the city and make the most out of your trip. Each map presents a digestible selection of shops, cafes, places to eat, galleries, museums and parks – perfect for a weekend away.

    We’ve already got our hands on the Barcelona guide. Have a look at their website for a full list of cities across the globe!

    www.herblester.com

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    Images via Herb Lester Associates