Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Whirlwind Touring

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

This week, Taiwan-based photographer Stan Chang released the second in a captivating series of timelapse videos based on three years of travels around thirty European countries.

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My Travel Secret Is Out

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

A publicity stunt by a village mayor in Switzerland this week revealed a personal travel secret that I’ve been keeping for more than three decades. You may have seen the clever PR campaign that was launched a few days ago … Continue reading →

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Little Books

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

British illustrators Emma Ehrling and Michael Driver created this amusing animation for Penguin Random House to promote the publisher’s imprint Vintage Minis. Cleverly summarizing twenty books in two minutes , the short film covers big subjects, with single word titles … Continue reading →

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Gaudi : First and Last

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Any trip to Barcelona would be incomplete without visiting the astonishing buildings designed by the renowned architect Antoni Gaudí. Soon, for the first time, it will be possible to tour the first private residential building that was created by the … Continue reading →

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Iceland in Perspective

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

I was recently speaking with a friend about the joys of traveling around Iceland and the incredible emptiness of the rugged landscape. These NASA satellite images of the island nation do a much better job illustrating my point than I … Continue reading →

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Traveling Bookshop

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Although there is a long history of traveling regional bookmobiles, La Librairie Itinérante is a unique mobile bookstore and home. Stocked with 3,000 titles, this tiny house serves as both the owner’s home and business. The peripatetic bookshop visits small towns and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

I recently had an email from a loyal TBTP reader who is planning an extensive trip around the U.S. and Canada. He was concerned about frequent media stories regarding the prevalence of dreaded bed bugs in hotels. While I assured … Continue reading →

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Just Saying

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Brian D. Butler
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See NYC from the sea

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

If you are one of the millions of folks who will be visiting New York City this summer, be sure to take advantage of the recently relaunched and expanded passenger ferry service between the boroughs. As you can see from … Continue reading →

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Travel Light

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Brian D. Butler
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