Monthly Archives: October 2020

The Walk

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Good Chance is a humanitarian theatre company founded in 2015 in the unofficial refugee camp in Calais, France that’s often called “The Jungle”. It is behind an exciting  public art project that will travel across two continents and many national … Continue reading →

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Autumn Rivulets

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Brian D. Butler
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It’s Penguin Voting Time Again

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

I can’t believe that at this time last year I was packing for a trip to New Zealand and voting for Penguin of the Year. Well elections are on everyone’s mind in the US, New Zealand and beyond.  But advance … Continue reading →

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Wandering Tree Project

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Stuttgart Germany’s Wanderbaumallee’s project brings “walking trees ” and bee-friendly patches of greenery to neighborhoods around the city throughout the spring and summer months. The mobile units contain trees, shrubbery and seating areas that are transported and then cared for … Continue reading →

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I will judge you by your bookshelf

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

If you visit Travel Between The Pages regularly, you probably have noticed that we are big fans of the always clever and insightful cartoon artist Grant Snider. It’s about time that we acknowledge his brilliant book I Will Judge You By … Continue reading →

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Nature is liberating

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Regular readers of TBTP know that I am a bit obsessed with Iceland. And even though I couldn’t visit this year due to the pandemic travel restrictions, I’ve already made plans for my next trip. So until then I must … Continue reading →

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Live Your Way Into The Answer

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Rainer Maria Rilke // “Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them…the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in … Continue reading →

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I Love Autumn

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Home of Chocolate

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Somehow I missed one of the most important stories of last month with the news that Lindt has opened an all new headquarters museum near Zurich. The Lindt Home of Chocolate welcomed its first visitors in Kilchberg, Switzerland on September … Continue reading →

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If M.C. Escher Designed Bookstores

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Situated in the southwestern Chinese city of Dujiangyan, in Sichuan province, this extraordinary new bookstore looks like it could have been designed by M.C. Escher himself. The amazing building features mirrored ceilings and extremely tall bookshelves in soaring C-shaped arches. Mirrored … Continue reading →

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