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Monthly Archives: January 2023
United For Ukraine
One of the largest creative agencies in the UK has launched an advertising campaign supporting the rebuilding of Ukraine through #united24 The Pablo Agency, has created retro-style tourist posters that invite you to Ukraine. They show historical buildings and tourist … Continue reading
The Master of Mysteries
In the newest addition to the Library of Congress Crime Classics series, Gelett Burgess’ Astro the Seer proves that he is “The Master of Mysteries.” This collection of short stories, originally published in 1912, features victims of crimes who bring their … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Crime Classics, Library of Congress, mysteries, Publishing
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The price of popularity
The Shore by Rob A. Mackenzie It’s why the tourists arrive and why Time Out called Leith “one of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods”; why the sky is permanently blue and the sun flaunts the burnished stonework; why a red light area … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged Edinburgh, Poetry, Scotland, United Kingdom
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To Airbnb or not Airbnb
Like millions of other travelers, I have used the accommodation service with mostly positive results. Lately though, it seems that most stories about Airbnb range from negative to nightmarish. Still, Airbnb remains the most popular rental service in most markets. … Continue reading
I am not a Bot (but this is)
The Latest Bot is an online magazine that is compiled fully automatically by a bot. From the choice of subjects to advertisements, to the texts and photos. No human work is involved. According to the creators, it is an experiment … Continue reading
As the world turns
Frequent vistors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my life-long fascination with globes and maps. As a young child, I was gifted a small globe much like the one above, albeit much less expensive and detailed, which … Continue reading
Enough with the GOATs
It’s that time of the year when the faculty of Lake Superior State University releases an annual list of words that they say deserve to be “banished” from our vocabularies over “misuse, overuse and uselessness.” “Our nominators insisted, and our … Continue reading
In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.
On this day in 1960, Albert Camus, French author, philospopher and journalist, died in an automobile accident at age 46. In his coat pocket lay an unused train ticket. Camus had intense Motorphobia (fear of automobiles), and thus avoided riding … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Public Transport, Writing
Tagged Albert Camus, Algeria, existentialism, France, Philosophy
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A Library Is A Spaceship
I have been a fan of the wildly imaginative writing of Isaac Asimov since I was a child. Recently I ran across a charming story about the iconic sci-fi author and a letter that he wrote in 1971. He sent … Continue reading
Running Into A New Year
Running Into A New Year I am running into a new year and the old years blow back like a wind that I catch in my hair like strong fingers like all my old promises and it will be hard … Continue reading
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