In an era not too long ago, travel epitomized glamour. Globetrotters dressed up, carried leather trunks, and were soothed by the knowledge that the U.S. dollar was the strongest currency in world. Alas. The upcoming auction of travel posters at Swann Auction House on November 12 captures that bygone age, when you didn't have to pack your shaving cream in a plastic baggie.   

-Fly to South America in a zeppelin?  Why not. The Graf Zeppelin, which flew around the world in 1929, though it was the sister ship of the Hindenburg.

-You don't associate Ireland's Aer Lingus with technological advances?  It wasn't always so.  In 1954 they were very proud of their Viscount, the world's first turbo prop airliner.

-The Darjeeling Limited isn't the first great advertisement for India.  This "Visit India" poster is the best graphic spot a country could want.

-If you're open to dangerous propositions in a foreign land after you've had a little too much to drink, rest assured that you're part of a long tradition of just that sort of behavior in Pamplona.

--David Coggins