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Category Archives: Europe
Rhodes – The Island of the Knights
Today’s guest post is an excerpt from the new travel book “Rhodes —The Island of the Knights” by Richard Clark. Rhodes – The Island of the Knights With a fair wind, the island of Rhodes is but half a day’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Dodecanese, Greece, Helios, Pindar, Rhodes
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We’re All Urbanites Now
There are lots of travel magazines devoted to individual countries, and of course a myriad of city-specific periodicals, but now there’s a magazine that devotes each issue to a single street. The brainchild of Berliner Ricarda Meissner, Flaneur launched last … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Photography, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Berlin, Flâneur, Magazines, West Berlin
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Hotel Security
A newly hatched UK thinktank plan to turn historic, old prisons into high-end boutique hotels may be taking hotel security a bit too far. The project would reinvent famous slammers such as London’s Wormwood Scrubs, Petonville, Dartmoor and the 400 … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Boutique hotel, Dartmoor, London, Shepton Mallet, Wormwood Scrubs
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Venice to Venice
This little film transcends its original purpose as a lowly commercial for skateboard footwear with a charming rolling tour of La Serinissima . In the video tale, directed by Federico Vitetta, pro-skateboarder Guy Mariano daydreams his way from the waterways … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Tourism, USA
Tagged Guy Mariano, Piazza San Marco, Travel and Tourism, Veneto, Venice
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Scratch, Don’t Sniff
Old-school travelers may still document their trips with maps and pushpins, but you can now track your journeys with your very own scratch-off maps. Produced by Luckies (UK) the fun Scratch Map series features maps of the World, Europe, the … Continue reading
Who Is Banksy ?
If you are interested in street art, then you’ll want to see this neat infographic created by the folks at Canvas Elite, an online “art” seller. The graphic highlights the career of the elusive banksy from 2001 until 2012, with … Continue reading
Mind The Gap (really)
Forget about pickpockets, muggers, or football hooligans, visitors to London have a scarier prospect to look out for: exploding pavements. The UK Health and Safety Executive has revealed that 12 “under-pavement” explosions have occurred during the first half of 2013 … Continue reading
Party Like It’s 1900
Beginning tomorrow and running through the end of September, Fête Paradiso, the world’s first traveling festival of vintage European carousels and carnival rides, is making it’s North American debut on New York City’s historic Governors Island. The diverse collection of late … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Tourism, USA
Tagged Brooklyn, Carousel, Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City
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Free Beer in Europe
The recently revived tourism campaign I Am Canadian wasn’t created by Tourism Canada, but instead is the work of Molson Brewery, Canada’s oldest beer maker ( and second oldest business after the famed Hudson Bay Company). Molson’s clever, but self-promotional, … Continue reading
I’d Miss My Train
Rail travelers will never be short of reading material if they pass through the main train station in Haarlem, Netherlands. Two years ago de Bibliotheek op hef Station opened with 2,000 books and an interesting model. The collection is displayed … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 