Video: gorgeous time lapse of Paris and New York Posted on 3 November 2014 Tags:timelapse Paris versus New York. Bagels versus macaroons. Crepes versus pizza. Check out the contrasts – and surprising similarities – between two of the world’s most fascinating cities in this gorgeous time lapse video. Check out: from Barcelona to Iceland, we’ve got some crazy time lapse videos in our archives. There’s a reason why time lapses are so often used in capturing travel experiences of cities. We tend to be captivated by the tiny details – the sound of rain against a window, the patterns on the pavement, the condiments locals put on their breakfast – but one of my favourite things about travel is being overwhelmed by the sum of all these parts. It’s a great feeling, the expansiveness of being a tiny cog in a whirring machine which will always be partly incomprehensible to you. If you don’t have travel plans in the near future, the next-best way to get that feeling is with a slow shot of the street-lights coming on over a rushing cityscape, accompanied by a stirring soundtrack. It gets me Every. Damn. Time. Paris / New York time lapse Paris / New York from MATEL on Vimeo. Alright, yes, technically it’s an advert, but you could get all the way to the end without realising that. Nicely played, OpenSkies. If this doesn’t result in more people flying between Paris and New York, either the spirit of human adventure is dead, or people just haven’t tasted macaroons yet. Related Posts A large pod of orcas spotted off the coast of Plettenberg Bay 25 March 2023 Boat tour agency Ocean Safaris posted a video of one of the largest pods of... read more Agitated hippos attack stranded lion in the middle of Crocodile River 15 March 2023 A guide and his guests were treated to a very rare sighting, when a lion,... read more The Okavango River rages 10 April 2020 PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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