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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Travel Buzz
It won’t be available for sale for two years, but I’m already psyched about Volkswagen’s modernized electric microbus van. After spending much of a summer living in a VW just like the red one pictured above, I’m a little nostalgic … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged Camping, transportation, vans, VW Van
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Planting Seeds
The U.S. budget airline JetBlue, along with publisher Random House and author Mary Pope Osborne have been bringing books to children in U.S. cities that are considered book deserts or communities with difficult access to children’s books. The Soar With Reading project has installed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, USA
Tagged children's books, Children's literature, Fort Lauderdale, JetBlue
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Ice Scream
During the last few years, I have had the opportunity to observe first hand the devastating impact that climate change is having on glaciers in Alaska and in Europe. It’s heartbreaking to see the rapid retreat of these spectacular natural … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Photography
Tagged Climate Change, glaciers, global warming, Street Art, the Alps
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Happy Bookstore Birthday
This week New York City’s beloved Strand Bookstore celebrated its 90th anniversary. Although book shops seem to be going out of business daily in NYC, the Strand—and its 90 year-old owner Fred Bass—are still going strong.
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, History, USA
Tagged Bookselling, Lower Manhattan, NYC
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Take The Train
In the not too distant past, European travel transportation decisions were simple—just take the train. The most complicated choice involved the efficacy of train passes. These days the options are often confusing. Is it better to fly a budget carrier … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Europe, Public Transport
Tagged Budget Airlines, buses, Train Travel
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Most Literate Countries
Posted in Books, ebooks, Europe, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged newspapers, Printing, Publishing, Reading
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Be Here Now
Posted in Architecture, Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookselling, Street Art
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Bookstore Tourism London
Lined with mellow oak paneling, bathed in natural light from tall glass roof, Daunt books in Marylebone London is an elegant and calm oasis for visiting bibliophiles. The sedate, Edwardian building provides a pitch-perfect setting for one of the city’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Daunt, London, Marylebone
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Time Travel
New York City’s Museum of Modern Art is currently showing an extraordinary short film titled “New York 1911”. Created from a restored nitrate print, the nine minute film enables the viewer to virtually time travel to turn of the century … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 