Monthly Archives: August 2015

Don’t Call Me A Coffee Snob

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

I take my coffee seriously, but not to the level of the folks at the Specialty Coffee Association of America. The SCAA has been setting standards for the U.S. coffee market for the past three decades and offers guidance for … Continue reading →

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On The Road

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Wish You Were Here

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Time Zones

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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We Are All Typewriters

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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See London Like A Victorian

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Stanfords Bookshop, London’s place to go for travel literature, guides and maps, has announced plans to offer horse-drawn carriage tours of central London on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3, 4:30 and 6PM. Bookshop customers will be able to ride in … Continue reading →

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Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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The Escapist

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to TBTP are well aware of my inordinate enthusiasm for old school print travel magazines. So, it will be no surprise that I’m a big fan of The Escapist from the editors of MONOCLE. Each issue of this … Continue reading →

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One is never lonely when one has a book

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Can You Borrow My Book ?

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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