A seat with a view.

“Journeys are the midwives of thought,” said Alain de Botton in The Art of Travel. “Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than a moving plane, ship or train.” Indeed, some of our favorite travel memories are of the moments in transit: the anticipation of touching down in a new airport, the bone-rattling foreign tuk-tuk rides, the changes in landscape as you traverse a country by train. “At the end of hours of train-dreaming, we may feel we have been returned to ourselves – that is, brought back into contact with emotions and ideas of importance to us,” Botton said. Let this photo collection of scenes from planes, trains, and automobiles take you on a mental journey, and allow your thoughts to roam free.

(above) Reymert, Arizona, USA

Barcelona, Spain

London, England

Valle d’Aosta, Italy

Estrella, Arizona, USA

Malla, Spain

Baghdad, Iraq

Cebu, Philippines

Fuefuki-shi, Japan

Fiji

Arnessysla, Iceland

Bangalore, India

Mt. Fuji, Japan

Glasgow, Scotland

Punta Cana, Mexico

Naperville, Illinois, USA

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lima, Peru

Madrid, Spain

Bangkok, Thailand

Venice, Italy

Edinburgh, Scotland

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

San Francisco, California, USA

Holland

Costanero Norte, Chile

Transsiberian Railway, Russia

Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, USA

Montevideo, Uruguay

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Planes, trains, and automobiles.

Memorial Day marks the official start of summer, the season of long weekends, road trips, and frequent excursions to the closest body of water. To aid in your summer travel planning, we’ve compiled a collection of transportation-related infographics, covering everything from carbon footprints to plane safety to the health benefits of sunshine. Now get out there and have an adventure!

The Greener Way To Get There: a guide to the most eco-friendly transport modes for your next trip.

5 Stages of Travel Interactive Infographic: from planning to booking to sharing, Google investigates the Internet’s role in travel. [click for interaction]

From Train to Tweet in 171 Years: a brief history of the travel industry as we know it.

Travel Insurance: Do I Really Need It?: an investigative look from none other than tripinsurance.com.

2012 Travel Bucket List: assuming the Mayans are right about 2012, how would you spend your last year on earth? Many said travel, and here’s where they’d go.

Road Trip: Advice from the Road’s Most Seasoned Pros: the best tire brands, truck stops, and smartphones for your next family road trip.

Techie Traveler: a look at how social media has fundamentally changed the way we travel.

Find The Best Airline Fees: in this day and age, airline fees are inevitable. This infographic helps you find the most economical travel solution.

Plane Travel the Healthy Way: it’s a dangerous world out there.

Sunshine & Happiness: as if you needed another reason to book a beach getaway.

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Because life is sexier above 10,000 feet.

Looking for love in the friendly skies? If international wanderlust is the name of your game, then these pick up lines just might be for you.

1. I’d swap to a coach seat just to sit next to you.
2. What do you think about raising this arm rest to get the party started?
3. According to the lights, the bathroom is unoccupied right now.
4. This warm hand towel feels so good. Touch it.
5. Want me to help you recline?
6. I’ll show you my passport if you show me yours.
7. I only pack the essentials.
8. You’re so cute, I don’t need to see your boarding pass.
9. I love a good South of the border crossing.
10. I don’t need the captain to remind me about the upright position.
11. A 9 hour time difference wouldn’t keep me from you.
12. I would love to show you first class.
13. Want to share a cappuccino in Milan tomorrow morning?
14. If I was a sticker, would you add me to your vintage luggage set?
15. I can last longer than a jet engine.
16. Let’s cross the international dateline together.
17. Want to come over and see my world map?
18. I would give anything to be your personal item.
19. Are you ready for take off?
20. Have trouble sleeping on trains? [No] You will when we travel together.
21. You don’t need an international ticket to get duty free with me.
22. I’m a pilot, want me to captain your 747?
23. Can I buy you a drink in [insert cosmopolitan city of your choice]?
24. Ever had champagne for breakfast… in Champagne?
25. If you were a TSA agent, I would be happy to get a body scan.
26. You put me on Red alert.
27. I bet you prefer a European lifestyle.
28. Can I claim your baggage?
29. Is that an oversized carry-on or are you just happy to see me?
30. Are you ready to board?
31. I’d love to be your final destination.
32. Would you like to join me in the members-only lounge?
33. I don’t know what gate I’m boarding at, but I hope it’s close to yours.
34. Do you believe love at first frequent flyer mile?
35. Do you have your travel workout planned yet? Because I could help.
36. Your eyes are as blue as the waters surrounding the exotic island I would take you to if we were dating.
37. Want to stamp my passport?
38. Something tells me we’d make great travel partners.
39. Want to come to Paris and see my pied-à-terre?
40. I know a great recovery for jet lag.
41. What’s your address? [Why?] So I know what to write on my luggage tag in case my bags get lost and they need to find me.
42. Which language would you like me to ask you out in?
43. You’re as classy as the first Pan Am flight.
44. Your wanderlust is overpowering.
45. I wouldn’t complain about a layover with you.
46. It’s always a first class trip with me.
47. Airplane food is always so terrible, so I always pack my own food. Want one of these chocolate covered strawberries?
48. For safety’s sake, how about we practice assuming the emergency position.
49. Want to play TSA officer and pat me down?
50. I hate red eyes, but I would fly all night for you.

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