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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Peak Experience
Folks with any degree of acrophobia may find the new Tissot Peak Walk bridge at Les Diablerets, Switzerland a wee bit daunting. Opened on October 25th, the first suspension bridge to connect two European mountain peaks is 107 meters long … Continue reading
A Moment Abroad
I love this stunning time-lapse video of the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany, and I think that you will love it too. Moment Abroad was shot and edited by Los Angeles-based cinematographer Andrew Walker.
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Film, Photography, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Prague
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A Really Long Train Ride
I love a long train ride, but I don’t know if I’m up for the Trans-Mongolian/Trans-Siberian Railway trip from Beijing to Irkusk. Maybe I’ll just settle for this very condensed version of the 4,500 mile journey below.
Now we see through a glass darkly
London-based photographer Nick Turpin transforms images of boring London bus rides into poignant and compelling portraits. The uncanny synthesis of foggy windows, interior lighting and otherworldly, but natural color turns Turpin’s photos from documentary to moving works of art. The painterly … Continue reading
Don’t feed the donkey spongecake
If you’ve ever been confused by a foreign language idiomatic expression during your travels, you’ll enjoy “Idioms of the World”. Artist and illustrator Marcus Oakley incorporated some of his favorites for this infographic that he created for the HotelClub travel … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Idiomatic Expressions, Idioms, Travel and Tourism
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Reality Simulator
This wonderful short film explains why literature matters and what books do for us. The animation is by Marcus Armitage and Ignatz Johnson Higham with voice over by Alain de Botton, who wrote the script.
Breaking Down Walls
Airbnb is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a short animated film inspired by a true story. “Wall and Chain” recounts the story of two former border guards, one from each side of divided … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Europe, Film, History, Tourism
Tagged Airbnb, Berlin, East Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg
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No More Boring Rides
The Moscow Metro now is offering riders access to a virtual library of hundreds of classic novels. The free downloads are accessible via QR codes from station platforms without prior registration. The entire library is also available on buses and trams … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Europe, Libraries, Tech, Writing
Tagged Libraries, Moscow, transportation
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Literary Coffee
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Agatha Christie, Hemingway, Jane Austen, Jorge Luis Borges, Nabokov
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Set the art free
French artist and filmmaker Julien de Casablanca has created a brilliant interactive project for art lovers everywhere. Participants in Outings are encouraged to visit museums and use their phones to photograph “small, secondary and forgotten” paintings and to print out … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums, Photography
Tagged Crowdsourcing, Louvre, National Gallery, paintings
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Travel Between The Pages 