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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Maps explain everything (almost)
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware that I am an insufferable map nerd. When I travel, I still insist on carrying multiple paper maps along with the usual digital map apps and downloaded maps to my travel destinations … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Middle East, Public Transport, USA
Tagged Cartography, Rome, Vikings
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Stamp Books/Book Stamps
The Liverpool-based design studio Dorothy has created a wonderful series of colorful stamps based on 20th century literary works. Their Modern Classics collection, above, reimagines the covers of the 42 titles in clever and imaginative ways. They have reimagined the 42 essential … Continue reading
When Dali Met Disney
Destino is an animated short film released in 2003 by Walt Disney Feature Animation. What makes this short animated film noteworthy is that its production originally began in 1945, 58 years before its eventual completion in 2003. The project was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Film, movies, USA
Tagged Animation, Salvador Dalí, Surrealism, Walt Disney
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Brilliant Bookshops
You would be hard pressed to discover a bookshop in a more beautiful setting than the charming Atlantis Books in the tiny village of Oia on the stunning Greek island of Santorini. But it’s just one of the wonderful bookshops … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Hanoi, New Hampshire, New York City, Oxford, Santorini
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Día de los Muertos in NYC
For countless generations the indigenous people of what is now the nation of Mexico have celebrated Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. The exhuberant celebration of life and death occurs annually during the first two days of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Tourism, USA
Tagged Aztec, Mexico, NYC, Rockefeller Center, Zapotec
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The Tell-Tale Heart
What better time than Halloween for a story from America’s father of psychological horror. And what better example than The Tell-Tale Heart. Among the numerous of Poe adaptations for stage, screen and television, there are at least 20 versions of The … Continue reading
Just in time for Halloween
I have no intention of ever setting foot inside the Salem, Massachusetts Salem Witch Board Museum but this spooky little museum in the historic town seems like the perfect spot for Halloween. The attraction located in the town that’s famous … Continue reading
Posted in History, Museums, Tourism, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Occult, Salem, witches
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Samhain Is Upon Us
In Ireland Samhain was an ancient pagan festival that marked the end of summer and the beginning of the Celtic new year and long winter ahead. (Samhain translates to “summer’s end” in Gaelic.) Begining at sundown on October 31 and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History
Tagged All Hallows Eve, British Isles, Celts, Halloween, Ireland
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Stare hard enough at the fabric of night
FIELD OF SKULLS Mary Karr Stare hard enough at the fabric of night, and if you’re predisposed to dark—let’s say the window you’ve picked is a black postage stamp you spend hours at, sleepless, drinking gin after the I Love Lucy reruns … Continue reading
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