Commutes
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Commutes, Urbanism, Terrorism
Morning commute. Mind you, this is not the country side, this is the city center of Ethiopia's capital!
by Peter NackenAddis ababa — … to be fair, Addis Ababa is currently under construction … has been for years and no end in sight. This particular spot is know as ‘Mexico Square’ and currently looks more like a crater. They are working on setting up a light rail train system. Who would have known, when I took this photo, what news this day would bring. There was a bomb blast yesterday in a neighborhood known as ‘Little Som...
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Commutes
Exceptions.
by Mona NomuraTokyo — Typical view of my morning commute. The aggression during peak commute times, is really something else. A neck, shoulder, head, top of a head or even hair is in my face, the side of my face, my back....
cars, traffic, Commutes
Concert in the car!
by Christine HerrinQuezon city — Stuck in traffic. Again. (When are you not stuck in traffic when you drive in Manila, anyway?) I know these roads so well, but I never know what to expect each time I drive by. Speeding (!) buses. ...
Commutes, Cities, Underground
The man stands motionless in a crush of white-shirted salarymen, as they swarm past him, toward the single escalator.
by Dan WTokyo — As I walk toward him, he turns and makes eye contact, then blinks furiously and faces the tracks. The crowd parts for a second and I am able to see him in profile. On top of his shaved head rests a th...
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Commutes, Cities, Underground
The man stands motionless in a crush of white-shirted salarymen, as they swarm past him, toward the single escalator.
by Dan W in Tokyo -
Commutes
Taking the bus home after a long night at the office
by Frank Carnevale in Orlando -
Accra, Commutes, Cities
The Infamous Accra Trotro Cinema
by Samuel Alomenu in Accra -
Commutes
Morning distribution
by Michael Silva in San Francisco -
Commutes, listening
"Dreams Never End"
by Stephen Scott in Eltham -
Commutes, Rivers
Going home
by Adrian Tribe in London -
Commutes
Help, I'm squashed!
by Adrian Tribe in Bromley -
Commutes
It's a foggy start today
by Adrian Tribe in Sevenoaks -
Commutes, Weather, The weather
More travel chaos ...
by Steve Dearden in Leeds -
Commutes
Long Nights, Early Mornings
by Jonathan Jackson in San Francisco -
Commutes, Architecture
The end of the line is the beginning of the city ... now
by Steve Dearden in London -
Commutes
This is where buses sleep
by Michael Silva in Tokyo -
New York, Hotels, Today's office
New vertical commute.
by Kristen Taylor in New York -
Commutes
Exceptions.
by Mona Nomura in Tokyo -
Fall, Public Transportation, Weekends
Is this the Chuo line?
by Chris Palmieri in Kunitachi -
Commutes
And in the lower left… a humpback whale.
by patrick foster in Bowen Island -
Commutes
Meanwhile ... And this is the pre-construction traffic!
by Peter Nacken in Addis Ababa -
Architecture, music, Commutes
52 minutes into The Necks' Open. Almost there...
by Stephen Scott in Melbourne -
Commutes, Trains
I'm on my way home, at Shinjuku帰り道、新宿にて
by K Tom in Tokyo -
Commutes
Am I bovered?
by Adrian Tribe in Swanley -
Landscape, Architecture, Commutes
The evening commute.
by Sunny Vergara in San Francisco -
music, Commutes
Play us a tune
by Adrian Tribe in London -
Commutes, Urbanism, Terrorism
Morning commute. Mind you, this is not the country side, this is the city center of Ethiopia's capital!
by Peter Nacken in Addis Ababa -
Commutes
Under my umbrella...
by Adrian Tribe in Sevenoaks -
Prose, Commutes
The stand - in - bus market
by Samuel Alomenu in Accra -
Architecture, Commutes
Concrete and glass DNA (the Francis Crick Institute)
by Adrian Tribe in London -
Trains, Commutes
Yes, Virginia, there are still passenger trains in the US
by Laura S in Lakeland -
Architecture, Commutes
St Pancras station is, without a doubt, an architectural beauty.
by Adrian Tribe in London -
Commutes
My train is several minutes earlier now to compensate for the leaf fall season.
by Adrian Tribe in Sevenoaks -
cars, traffic, Commutes
Concert in the car!
by Christine Herrin in Quezon City -
the city, Street, Edgelands
This is a modern world.
by Stephen Scott in Melbourne -
Commutes, Views from a train, Views from a window
Monday morning.
by Stephen Scott in Eltham -
Trains, Edgelands, Suburbia
The steel snake awaits.
by Stephen Scott in Eltham
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Commutes, Cities, Underground
The man stands motionless in a crush of white-shirted salarymen, as they swarm past him, toward the single escalator.
in Tokyo, Japan -
Commutes
ascent from the maelstrom
in Melbourne, Australia -
Commutes, Views from a train
In my head I'm in the Shinkansen.
in Eltham, Australia -
Commutes, City Walk
Blinders
in San Francisco, United States -
Commutes
Wait
in London, United Kingdom -
Commutes
Morning distribution
in San Francisco, United States -
Today's Walk, Commutes, Autumn
Autumn
in Eltham, Australia -
Commutes, listening
"Dreams Never End"
in Eltham, Australia -
Commutes, Trains
45 minutes of music and reading. And it's raining. If only the train was empty.
in Eltham, Australia -
Views from a train, Commutes
Outside in
in Melbourne, Australia -
Commutes, Views from a train, listening
new HTRK
in Eltham, Australia -
Street, Commutes, Today's Walk
Random train redirections; on foot.
in Melbourne, Australia -
Accra, Commutes, Cities
The Infamous Accra Trotro Cinema
in Accra, Ghana -
Street, light, Commutes
sayonara beta — a new day — 新しい日
in Melbourne, Australia -
Street Art, Commutes, Views from a train
Moving. Just.
in Richmond, Australia -
Commutes, Rain
A love/hate (today: hate) relationship with the rain
in San Francisco, United States -
Commutes, Thoughts, India
The only time one has to think in this city is when stuck in traffic jams.
in Mumbai, India -
Commutes, music
Cartography
in Eltham, Australia -
Commutes, Rivers
Going home
in London, United Kingdom -
Commutes
Bombay at this early hour appears to be tameable. Before the rush hour crashes us back to reality.
in Mumbai, India -
Commutes
The best day to commute.
in Eltham, Australia -
Commutes, Views from a train, Architecture
things that test one; the architecture is the least of it...
in Docklands, Australia -
Commutes
Help, I'm squashed!
in Bromley, United Kingdom -
Commutes
Riding the commuter rail.
in Belmont, United States -
Commutes
It's a foggy start today
in Sevenoaks, United Kingdom -
Commutes, Weather, The weather
More travel chaos ...
in Leeds, United Kingdom -
Commutes, Today's Walk, Street
the train's going no further, time to walk, laneway blur
in Melbourne, Australia -
Commutes, Architecture
The end of the line is the beginning of the city ... now
in London, United Kingdom -
Commutes
This is where buses sleep
in Tokyo, Japan -
New York, Hotels, Today's office
New vertical commute.
in New York, United States -
Commutes
Exceptions.
in Tokyo, Japan -
Morning, Commutes
Old City Hall tolls the hour. I'm late. I'm late. But still the morning city fascinates.
in Toronto, Canada -
Commutes
Half-way. I don't know enough to say.
in Eltham, Australia -
Commutes, Trains
accidentally took the slow train to oxford. there's no trolley. i need tea, i feel like i'm dying
in Iver, United Kingdom -
Fall, Public Transportation, Weekends
Is this the Chuo line?
in Kunitachi, Japan -
Commutes, music
at the other end: cruising into Southern Cross, The Necks still pulsing...
in Melbourne, Australia -
Commutes, music
Cueing up The Necks for a wet run in…
in Eltham, Australia -
Commutes
Long Nights, Early Mornings
in San Francisco, United States -
Commutes
The evening commute, after Daylight Savings Time.
in San Francisco, United States -
Commutes
And in the lower left… a humpback whale.
in Bowen Island, Canada