Traveler | 24. Mai 2010
Being a good Steampunk (at least I hope to be and I hope the Air Kraken does not say otherwise), I did a little research about cool Steampunk places to visit here in Augsburg. As it turned out, the gasworks seems to be quite the place, especially the Behälterturm. I wonder if guided tours are [...]
Traveler | 27. April 2010
On this blog I have on a number of occasions shown examples of things that were supposed to happen or be available in the future but never did or were. Here’s another one. It’s a bit different since it concerns a new use for a giant Zeppelin, which were available in 1930 (that’s when the [...]
Traveler | 17. April 2010
Right, one thing first: If you do not know, what The Steam House is, go to your local bookshop immediately (online counts) and find out. For the rest of you, here’s the Steam Elephant from saif novel my Jules Verne. It is alive and well today and it will take you for a ride: I [...]
Traveler | 31. März 2010
Official Steampunk Holiday! On this day in 1889 the Tour d’Eiffel, Gustave Eiffel’s masterpiece, was inaugurated. So, happy 121 anniversary, Eiffel Tower! Some quick data: Location: Paris, France Coordinates: 48.8583°N 2.2945°E Constructed: 1887 – 1889 Opening: March 31, 1889 Use: Observation tower, Radio broadcasting tower Status: Completed and in use Location Paris, [...]
Traveler | 23. März 2010
Kudos to Timo once again… Seems like there are ways to integrate Steampunk elements into almost everything. The example I am taking a closer look at today is really neat and beautiful, if rather expensive contraption. If I had that sum to spare, I would not hesitate, though, because it would serf a double purpose: [...]
Traveler | 15. März 2010
My thanks go out to my friend Timo who pointed my baleful eye to the following odd beauty: This is such a marvelously neat idea. Just think of th educational and play-related possibilities of this toy. You can basically teach your child to be a dieselpunk (or steampunk) style explorer who travels the world with [...]
Traveler | 14. März 2010
I’ve been meaning to do an article on the Hughes H-4 Hercules for a while now; after all, this magnificent flying boat is one of the few real-life dieselpunk examples around. I’m not going into the technical details of this marvel, you can find enough of that around the ætherweb. I just want to muse [...]
Traveler | 11. März 2010
Continuing somewhat on yesterday’s topic, I can announce a discovery! Well, the Air Kraken blessed me and this is what I found: There is a company in New Zealand which actually produces a functional backpack for personal air-transport. It is rotor- rather than jet-powered, but: It is in a price range that make it at [...]
Traveler | 24. Februar 2010
A cool random webfind. Just take a look at this marvelous contraption: This is a truly impressive piece of equipment. I wonder if it was actually functional or if it is just an awesome work of art… Unfortunately, I was so far unable to gather any additional information other than it was supposed to be [...]
I am an anthropologist and in this capacity a minor scholar of the Cthulhu Mythos and H.P. Lovecraft. I am also quite obviously heavily into Steampunk and Dieselpunk and like travelling.
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