Monthly Archives: September 2023

Seeing London for Free

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Starting today, visitors to London will be able to book free tickets for the new viewing gallery called  Horizon 22, which gets its name from the unique view of the London horizon that you’ll get to see from the skycraper … Continue reading →

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Florida ! Love it or hate it

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Florida is one of those places that you never really know unless you’ve lived there. Having spent the better part of my twenties in the Sunshine State, and having resided in both South and North Florida, I feel that my … Continue reading →

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The Exhaustive Output

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Starting with Common Sense

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Books That Shaped America is a new 10-part series – a joint original feature production from C-SPAN and the Library of Congress – will trace America’s history by examining masterpieces in literature that have had, and still have today, a major … Continue reading →

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

It is that time of year again when the leaves in the northern hemisphere change colors. As it does each Autumn, SmokyMountains.com has published their best guess as to when the leaves will be changing in various parts of the … Continue reading →

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Streets of Europe

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

During my internet wanders, I stumbled upon a mesmerizing series of data visualization videos on the streets of European capitals. The videos were created by Anders Sundell who teaches data visualization at the University of Gothenberg. Here’s how he describes … Continue reading →

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Great Art Cities

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I recently discovered a YouTube channel created by gallerists James Payne and Joanne Shurvell that focuses on lesser known art museums in European cities that are often overlooked by visitors. Their art and travel series, Great Art Cities Explained, concentrates on … Continue reading →

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Exercise for Bibliophiles

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Dave Coverly  

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Poet turned travel writer

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Not long ago, I was queried by a book buyer about the availability of a first edition copy of A Guide through the District of the Lakes, William Wordsworth’s travelers’ guidebook to England’s Lake District. Although I have seen early editions … Continue reading →

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AI Fictions

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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