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Category Archives: Asia
March of the Penguins
Paper penguin sculptures have been popping-up in cities around the world to raise awareness about protecting Antarctica from exploitation. The penguins were created by German artist Wolfram Kampffmeyer for the new Greenpeace campaign titled March of the Penguins. The sculptures have been … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Art, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Public Transport, South America, USA
Tagged Antarctica, Greenpeace, penguins, Street Art
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My Kind of Recycling
During the last eight months, the trash collectors in the Çankaya District of Ankara, Turkey have rescued more than 5,000 books from the garbage. Thanks to their diligence, a lending library has been created in the townhall. The library is open … Continue reading
What’s Your Endonym
An endonym is the name of a country, region, or geographic area as it’s known by the people who live there. These names may legally designated by a government or just commonly used terms. The clever endonym map of the … Continue reading
Library Tourism
Starfield COEX Mall is one of Asia’s largest underground malls. Located near the Samsung Metro station in Seoul and adjacent to the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center, it also features an amazing two-story library. With forty -foot tall bookshelves and … Continue reading
Tourist Scams
If you haven’t been the target of a tourist scam, you probably haven’t been paying attention. Whether you’re visiting New York City or Rome, you are likely to be targeted by con artists and thieves. The helpful infographic below covers … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, Tourism, USA
Tagged Con Artists, Paris, Rome, Taxi Driver, travel scams
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Coffee Makes The World Go Round
Folks who know me will vouch for my life-long love of coffee. For the most part, I’m a coffee purist; I tend to stick with simple and direct caffeine delivery systems. Give me a doppio espresso, a Red-Eye, or just … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, Middle East, Restaurants, South America, Tourism, USA
Tagged affogato, Coffee, coffee shops, espresso
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Library of the Future
While libraries in the West struggle with budget cuts and closures, China is building institutions for the future. Looking like it’s straight out of Bladerunner 2049, the new Tianjin Binhai Library occupies five floors of a huge cultural center and … Continue reading
Mind Your Metro Manners
The Los Angeles subway system thought it was a novel idea to use a Sailor Moon-inspired anime-like character named Super Kind Girl to star in a new series of PSA videos encouraging good public transportation manners. Each of the bilingual … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Asia, Film, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Anime, California, Los Angeles, Metro, Subway
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
This week, Chinese dissident artist and human rights activist Ai WeiWei launched a multi-site, crowdfunded project in New York City titled “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors”. The three centerpieces of the project utilize metal fencing materials and are located in … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, USA
Tagged Ai Weiwei, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, Queens, Washington Square
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Middle East Pow Wow
The floating international street art festival known as POW! WOW! has recently wrapped up a visit to Israel and Jordan. The always exciting collaborative effort is documented in the entertaining video below from director Andrew Tran.
Travel Between The Pages 