Hand-drawn ryokan map, Kyoto, Japan, 1990
How inexpertly drawn kanji led me out of Asia to the Middle East and Europe
Car bomb in Beirut, invisible map revealed
Even in peacetime, every Beiruti knows which sect ‘owns’ each district
Rediscovering the joys of web surfing
MapCrunch randomly pulls street scenes from Google Maps. Most of it is ugly, yet irresistible
Mapping the invisible city of Beirut
How a city fed up with thinking about war knows where the next frontlines will be
Where were you on September 11th?
Mapping where I stood on that day, and where others stood around the world at the same moment
Where tourists and locals go in Cairo
Genius mash-up map uses Flickr photos to reveal insiders’ favorite areas in cities around the world
Google Maps finally does a better job hiding Tel Aviv
Israel’s many satellite image “parks” change their colors