Daily Travel

I mentioned before that we must define travel before we begin to record it. How we define it might actually alter how we record it. A first-time visit to a foreign country might merit a journal, while a trip to the dentist might only warrant a note in the day planner. As I study travel and blogging, I am looking to discover the range of travel subjects covered in blogs. For example, I found this blog about daily travel in the London Underground. The author writes about different aspects of the Underground: its riders, events, structure, design and random occurrences that happen in the course of a "normal" day in the life of a commuter:

...with my site don't expect too much on maps, timetables (which the underground never really follows apart from the first and last train!) and pictures of trains (you can find these amongst my links page if you really want them). What you should expect is fun, the latest views about what it's really like to travel on the tube and a good laugh.

Today's post is about the irony of her Underground blog headlining the daily paper distributed IN the Underground. While riding the Underground, she read about herself writing about herself riding the Underground.


Also, read the post about a graffiti bomb that exploded last week in the Camden Town station.


The art is beautiful and, while destructive, sends messages and blares public art to the riders. It is like an exciting, spontaneous, temporary art installation, albeit an illegal one that will ultimately cost the city thousands of pounds to repair. Do follow the links to the photo sets. Some examples of other graffiti bombings are quite something:


Punching up the intricacies and trivialities of everyday life elevates their status, allowing legend to form. One commenter on this blog pointed out that business travel is not really blogworthy. Going Underground's Blog changes this perspective, making the mundane entertaining. She really stops, smells those flowers, snaps photos of them and writes about each one, sharing her discoveries with all of us. It's really the long-held concept of making the most out of life, treating each day like it's special, making-every-moment-count type thing.