Christoph Niemann
Many people end up traveling by air in the days leading up to major holidays, and Christmas seems to be the most popular/perilous time for these travels. Some are trying to get to family, some are trying to get away from them, but all will no doubt agree that it’s the worst time of the year to travel. Delays, weather, and impossible airport overcrowding all contribute to make most people’s travel experience extra awful.
Recently, New York Times illustrator Christoph Niemann flew from New York City to Berlin with a stopover in London. Lucky for us, he illustrated his experience.
Happy trails to all who have to travel by air (or train or car) this holiday season!
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann
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December 18, 2015 at 7:14 am
great timing I have a long haul home to nZ via Sydney on the 23rd!
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December 18, 2015 at 11:04 am
Oh, boy. Good luck! That’s a long trip.
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December 18, 2015 at 8:09 am
Love this!
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December 18, 2015 at 11:05 am
I’m glad! I was thrilled when I found them. His work is great. It’s a fun website to explore.
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December 18, 2015 at 8:20 am
Another ode to my mantra, “there’s no place like home.” Safe travels to the rest of you!
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December 18, 2015 at 11:06 am
I take that to mean you’re staying home. Very sensible of you!
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December 18, 2015 at 8:37 am
Hahaha! Good one! Scarily accurate….
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December 18, 2015 at 11:09 am
Turns out we all think the same things when we’re traveling. Although he did leave off the inevitable neighbor with the smelly homemade food.
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December 18, 2015 at 8:51 am
Great fun. But as leannenz seems to be indicating, you haven’t done long haul till you’ve done the 30 hours or so from Heathrow to NZ. Me, I just watch movies. But even that wears thin.
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December 18, 2015 at 11:16 am
30 hours! Good grief! I think if I had to do that regularly, I’d rent a flat in Nepal and create my own layover.
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December 18, 2015 at 12:15 pm
So funny.
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December 18, 2015 at 2:03 pm
He really did a great job!
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December 18, 2015 at 1:05 pm
This is brilliant. So clever. 🙂
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December 18, 2015 at 2:04 pm
So glad you liked them!
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December 18, 2015 at 2:09 pm
He is a very talented illustrator anyway, and the way he documented this journey made me laugh 🙂
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December 18, 2015 at 2:49 pm
Me, too. It’s certainly an interesting way to pass the time while stuck on a plane!
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December 18, 2015 at 3:20 pm
Love! These are very awesome sketches and very relateable. I feel inspired. I should visually record my next flight in my art journal. It will just be lots of drawings of my kids interrupting me so that I can neither watch a movie or read a book.
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December 18, 2015 at 3:29 pm
I would so love to see that!!!
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December 18, 2015 at 6:32 pm
My partner got home to Canberra yesterday after 60hrs to and from Lancaster in the UK in a week and in between laughter said ‘this bloke has been in my head’
Happy Christmas to you and your beloved and thank you for a year of beautiful things.
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December 18, 2015 at 6:35 pm
Holy cow, your poor partner! I hope all that traveling was worth it.
I wish you both a Happy Christmas as well. Thanks for the kind words!
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December 18, 2015 at 11:20 pm
Brilliant.
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December 18, 2015 at 11:46 pm
I need him to follow me around and make everything annoying thing clever and funny. Do you think he’d do that?
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December 19, 2015 at 11:34 am
You are fairly charming. I think you have a shot.
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December 19, 2015 at 12:06 pm
You’re very kind. And I’m using you as a reference.
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December 20, 2015 at 1:01 am
By all means.
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December 19, 2015 at 1:14 am
This has been my life for the last six months!
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December 19, 2015 at 2:22 am
Oh, no! I’m sorry to hear that. Hope you get to stay home more in 2016!
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January 4, 2016 at 1:32 pm
The last few weeks have been ridiculously busy and included a trip by car to Denver and back. The way up, we did in one day, we being me, my younger son and his girlfriend. The way back I did in two days, traveling with my parents, who were in their own car but took turns riding with me. I will leave the effect on my emotional state to your imagination.
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January 4, 2016 at 6:38 pm
Yike. Click your heels together and say it with me. “There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home.” Then take a deep breath and drink something stiff.
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August 14, 2016 at 6:27 pm
Reblogged this on ARHtistic License and commented:
Just in time for the holiday travel season, guest blogger Donna from MyOBT shares travel journal entries by illustrator Christopher Niemann.
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