I love this CityLab post about photographs of Europe’s Abandoned Border Crossing.

Sam Sturgis’s profile of a project by photographer Ignacio Evangelista called ‘After Schengen’ serves as a visual reminder about the often arbitrary and fluid nature of national borders (and, perhaps, our attitudes towards them as well).

This is a link post – You can visit the site mentioned by clicking the main link above (or just click here).

Up in the air, somewhere between New Zealand and Tahiti. #travel

A little experiment – I want to see your favorite photos from (or of) the windows on airplanes, boats, trains, lounges, airports, and the like. Use the hashtag #Transportals on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to share your pictures and I’ll do a round-up of the best ones.

To get things going, here’s one I took a couple of weeks ago somewhere between New Zealand and Tahiti.

Tetiaroa, French Polynesia — Have a huge backlog of photos from French Polynesia to post, but here's a sneak preview of the unspoiled natural lagoon at @TheBrandoResort… It is one of the most stunning and astonishingly beautiful places that I've ever seen!
Have a huge backlog of photos from French Polynesia to post, but here’s a sneak preview of the unspoiled natural lagoon at The Brando Resort… It is one of the most stunning and astonishingly beautiful places that I’ve ever seen!

Today's Polynesian Sights: Dolphins Stingrays Sharks Humpback Whales Huge Rainbow Or as locals call it—

Today’s Polynesian Sights: Dolphins, Stingrays, Sharks, Humpback Whales, and a Huge Rainbow.

Or as locals call it—”Wednesday”.

Moorea, French Polynesia—A soft sunrise this morning at #SofitelMoorea