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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Lost and Found
In celebration of its 125th anniversary, the venerable National Geographic has created a wonderful new blog designed to solely showcase never before published photographs from its extensive archive. The Found blog is being built by National Geographic photographic archive curator … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Europe, History, Photography, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged National Geographic, National Geographic Society, William Bonner
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Underground Mission
Ross Ashmore is on a mission; he plans to finish a painting of every London tube station before the end of 2013. The former graphic designer hope to contribute to the 150th anniversary celebration of the London underground with his … Continue reading
Street Art vs Misogyny
Stop Telling Women to Smile is a very clever street art project created by Philly artist and illustrator Tatyana Fazlalizadeh that boldly confronts the pervasive, unsolicited harrassment that women the world over endure. The project challenges the intrusive and blatantly … Continue reading
Not All Who Wander
The yet-to-be launched travel website Wander asked illustrators to imagine a postcard “from everywhere and nowhere at once”. Then Wander posted the results of the “Wander Postcard Project” on a dedicated tumblr. The terrific typographic postcards are also available for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tech, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Foursquare, iPad, iPhone, Postcard, Wander, Yelp
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Keep Reading
This exciting series of award-winning, promotional videos was produced last year for the Mexico City bookstore chain Libreria Gandhi by the advertising firm Ogilvy Mexico and the videos were directed by Rodrigo Garcia. If you’re in Mexico City, be sure to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Film, South America, Writing
Tagged Mexico, Mexico City
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Nirvana Is Not a Destination
Regular readers of TBTP are well aware of my interest in the work of Charles Bukowski. So they won’t be surprised that I love this brilliant, melancholy film based on Bukowski’s poem “Nirvana”. The film, Nirvana, A Charles Bukowski Poem … Continue reading
Gidsy Keeps It Real
Founded in Berlin in 2011, Gidsy is a neat website that matches travelers with locals in 140 cities in 42 countries. Local residents list activities that offer less touristy experiences for reasonable fees. Most of Gidsy’s listings are for activities and events … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Amsterdam, Berlin, Dublin, Utrecht
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Hometown TV
Wherever I travel, I am constantly surprised by the popularity (and inescapable reach) of American television shows. But there often seems to be confusion about the actual geographic settings for American TV shows. Well, graphic artist James Chapman has created … Continue reading
It’s Just That Easy
Based on some sound advice from author and screenwriter John August, Ryan Rivard developed this straightforward little infographic to help struggling writers complete that book or screenplay scene. (see below) If you’d like to learn more, you can check-out author … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 