Interactive Visualizations
Travel, made playable — animated, tap-to-explore maps and diagrams of the places we cover.
Sometimes the best way to understand a place is to watch it move. This is a small, growing collection of interactive pieces — press play, drag a slider, tap around. First up: the tangle of Skytrain, subway and monorail lines in Bangkok, Tokyo and Taipei, all running live.
Bangkok on Rails — BTS & MRT, Alive
Every Skytrain, metro, monorail and airport line in one animated schematic. Press play, watch the trains run, and tap any station to see its interchanges and what's nearby.
Interactive map · ThailandTokyo on Rails — the Yamanote & Metro
The JR Yamanote loop plus the tourist-useful Tokyo Metro and Toei lines, from Shibuya to Skytree. Press play and tap any station — Shinjuku, Ueno, Asakusa, Odaiba and the rest.
Interactive map · JapanTaipei by Metro — the MRT
Every Taipei MRT line, from Taipei 101 to Tamsui and the Maokong hills. Press play, tap a station, and follow the colour-coded lines the way locals do.
Interactive map · TaiwanKuala Lumpur — LRT, MRT & Monorail
The LRT, MRT, Monorail, KTM and airport lines, all knotted together at KL Sentral. Press play and tap any station — KLCC, Bukit Bintang, Batu Caves and the rest.
Interactive map · MalaysiaComing soon
Ideas in the works: a cherry-blossom bloom-front sweeping up Japan, Southeast Asia's monsoon calendar, and a flight-time web from your home airport. Suggestions welcome.
In development