We are pleased to announce that we will be partnering with them to distribute custom maps for their short adventure itineraries known as “trails” in the coming months.
The partnership allows Fairytrail users to have a beautiful map to accompany them on their mini-adventure dates in the UK and rest of the world. Hopefully, it will become something that they cherish as they start their journey exploring the world together.
We are really excited to be working on this product for Fairytrail. We hope our artwork will make their adventures all the more magical.
We are delighted to announce our second hand-drawn map, Grand Map of the World, is finally complete! We’ve been diligently working on this for over three years.
About the map
Based on the familiar Robinson projection, Grand Map of the World is exceptionally detailed and replete with natural and man-made landmarks, peoples and cultures, wildlife, vegetation, ships, and mythical sea creatures. The side panels depict people in traditional dress from around the world.
With interesting travel times, hints of what one might find in each country, and chronicles of the greatest adventurers in history, this map is a constant invitation to set off for new lands.
Tattoo are hugely popular and becoming even more common. You don’t need to be in a gang to have one now! In fact in 2008, Pew Research found 36% of Americans between the ages of 18-25 had at least one. Eight years later, that interest has grown and I bet you’ll find more and more of your friends and co-workers sporting them.
Interest in “Tattoo” from Google Trends:
However, I’ve noticed they are perceived differently among different cultures and countries. Personally I don’t understand them, nor do I strongly like or dislike them. I am curious though. In some countries and regions, people are largely un-inked. I’m thinking Jewish, Christian, and other traditional communities. In other regions or cities such as Berlin, if you are tat-less, you feel almost like an outsider. Why are you even living here, conformist?
What I wanted to know was the percent of people with tattoos by country. There are no data on this, so I decided to use hashtags as a crude proxy. I looked into this tool called Keyhole that can track hashtags. If you sign up, please use my referral link.
Anyway, this map shows the Interest In Tattoos By Country On Instagram. The darker the area, the more popular tattoos are in that country.
So it seems in Instagram world:
1) Italians, Germans, Brits, Russians, and Spaniards are super super into tattoos.
2) North and South Americans are kinda into tattoos. Asians and Australians are not really into it. Africans don’t care much about tattoos or need to get on Instagram.
3) In Europe where Instagram has a pretty even level of awareness and market penetration, the opinions on tattoos are very pronounced: Italians love it (14%), followed by the Germans (12%), Brits (9%), and Spaniards (7%). Body art is generally not popular Eastern Europe (average 1%).
These maps really show how countries view tattoos differently. It also highlights the cultural differences in the European countries. They may all be European but the views are still very different. For example, look at neighbours Italy and Switzerland. One seems obsessed and the other is barely interested.
To see the full-sized interactive map with percentages, go here:
To get closer to the truth, I’d need to adjust the data to account for the number of posts in that country and sample for a larger period of time. If this is topic is interesting let me know!
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You may have seen the 1914 London isochronic map by mapmaker John G. Bartholomew. It illustrates how long it would take to travel from London to destinations across the globe. You can quickly determine how long it takes to go somewhere based on the map’s colour coding.
Rome2rio made an updated version of the map for the year 2016 which has a huge time constrast to the old one. After 100 years, you’ll notice the biggest difference is instead of taking weeks to get somewhere it only takes hours or days now.
Given the interest in these maps, Rome2rio and Wellingtons Travel Co. have made them available as paper and canvas prints for home decor. You can buy one here!
Kickstart project: The Grand Map of the World is our dream to make a world map that is worthy of your home and being treasured forever. This map aims to inspire a sense of adventure, appreciation of the past, and awe for our magnificent earth. The style shall be similar to that of the 1600s Blaeu maps and theme is exploration. The bottom legend shall feature some of the greatest explorers in history.
Have you ever wanted to give someone a gift without revealing who you are? It’s really hard!
Well, at Wellingtons Travel we’ve decided to make it easier for people to spread appreciation by starting the world’s only Secret Delivery Service. With this new service, you can send any product sold on Amazon to anyone worldwide, whilst keeping your identity private.
It’s okay even if you don’t know the person’s address! We will acquire or confirm the recipient’s shipping address for you based on the contact information you provide before sending the package.
An anonymous delivery order starts at £7 on top of the standard Amazon delivery charge. We’re very excited to offer this anonymous gift delivery service! Give it a try and let us know what you think!
