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Category Archives: Europe
Mapping History
Perspicacious followers of Travel Between The Pages will have long ago noted my interest in history, cartography, archeology, and the city of London. All of these subjects serendipitously come together in the Archaeology of Greater London website, which has interactive maps … Continue reading
Literature vs Traffic
Regular visitors to TBTP are likely aware of my enormous regard for the brilliant installations from the Madrid-based street art collective Luzinterruptus. Somehow I missed their most project titled Literature vs Traffic that they created in one of my favorite cities, Utrecht, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Film, Libraries, Tourism
Tagged Madrid, Netherlands, Street Art, Utrecht
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“what I said was that writing makes everything clearer and worse.”
“Not His Best” by Joy Williams from 99 Stories of God Franz Kafka once called his writing a form of prayer. He also reprimanded the long-suffering Felice Bauer in a letter: “I did not say that writing ought to make everything … Continue reading
Around the world in just 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes, and 14 seconds
On this day in 1890, New York City police cleared a path through a cheering throng for reporter Nellie Bly as she stepped off a train just 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes, and 14 seconds after setting sail east … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged Around the World in 80 Days, Jules Verne, Nellie Bly, New York World, Phileas T. Fogg
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Who reads what where
I’m a sucker for a clever infographic, especially if it pertains to books or reading. The graphic above shows which reading genres are most popular in 36 countries around the world. To collect the data, the folks at Study In … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Books, ebooks, Europe, USA, Writing
Tagged genre fiction, infographics, Reading
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Historic Peregrinations
Shifting Borders: A Journey to the Centre of our World(s) at the Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery in Leeds, England, focuses on the world of travel, guidebooks, and historic maps as well as contemporary artists’ books. For my money the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Europe, History, Maps, Middle East
Tagged book illustration, Publishing and Printing, Travel Guidebooks, woodblock printing
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Not That Orient Express
I am not a cruiseship kind of traveler, but I might make an exception for the sleek new vessel from the Orient Express train people. The new cruiseship, Silenseas, is a luxury ship modeled after historic 19th century vessels. Renowned for … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Public Transport, Tech, Tourism
Tagged cruiseships, Orient Express, Trains
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What’s That Smell: Europe’s Olfactory Heritage
It is commonly accepted that our sense of smell is linked directly to our emotions and our memories. The year-old project Odeuropa is applying state-of-the-art AI techniques to historical texts and image datasets that span four centuries of European history, … Continue reading
Archives of the Planet
In 1908, French financier Albert Kahn created a project that aimed to photograph the diversity of humanity across the planet. He hired 12 photographers to capture images of everyday life and culture around the globe. His staff traveled to 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, Europe, History, Middle East, Museums, Photography, USA
Tagged archives, autochrome, France, Paris
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Lost At Sea
On its maiden voyage en route from Southampton to New York, the RMS Titanic sank after colliding with an iceberg. Among those who died at sea were American book collector and Grolier Club member Harry Elkins Widener who at 27 had already amassed an … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, History, Tourism
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Omar Kayyam, Sir Francis Bacon, Titanic
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