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Category Archives: Europe
Homage to George Whitman
Way back in 2005, the Sundance Channel aired Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man, a documentary that pays homage to George Whitman, the American founder of the most famous independent bookstore in Paris, Shakespeare and Company. Whitman died … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, History, Writing
Tagged georgewhitman, Paris, Seine, Shakespeare & Company, Sundance Channel, Sylvia Beach, World War II
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Underground Literature
Metro Litteratur is a recently launched campaign that helps to promote talented Danish authors, poets and graphic artists by distributing their works at various metro stations in the city of Copenhagen. The program is a collaboration between the Milan-based organization Subway … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Copenhagen, Denmark
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Autolib’ Has Arrived
On December 5th, the city of Paris launched an innovative electric-car sharing program called Autolib’ . Starting with 250 all-electric vehicles, and growing to 2,000 by this summer, the collaborative enterprise between the city and private partners is the outgrowth … Continue reading
Trains, Planes and More Trains
Construction began back in 2000 on the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germanyand has never really stopped. It’s now the largest model railway in the world and one of Germany’s most popular tourist attractions. Now everyone can take a virtual ride … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Tourism
Tagged Alps, Austria, Germany, Hamburg, Harz, Miniatur Wunderland, Scandinavia, Trains
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eBook Treasures
Bibliophiles will be dead chuffed to discover eBook Treasures a new way to view (and own) rare books. The UK-based organization has partnered with the British Library, the Royal Society, the John Rylands Library and the British Natural History Museum … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, History, Libraries, Museums, Writing
Tagged British Library, John Rylands Library, Royal Society
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What’s Up With Airport Scanners
The European Commission recently decided to ban the controversial “backscatter x-ray” machines (which emit directed ionized radiation) from all of the EU’s 27 member country airports “in order not to risk jeopardizing citizens’ health and safety”. Meanwhile in the U.S., … Continue reading
I (Heart) Venezia
I’m a sucker for anything Venice-related (and who isn’t), so of course I fell hard for this gorgeous, little visual love letter to the Queen of the Adriatic. If this doesn’t have you rushing to check Kayak for airfares, then you … Continue reading
A Mapping Mania
Paula Scher has been creating remarkable, idiosyncratic, enormous, hand-painted typographic maps of the world for nearly two decades. She explores individual nations, cities, transit systems, continents and diverse cultural phenomena through her quirky, whimsical and even visionary one-of-a-kind giant maps. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Art, Asia, Books, Canada, Europe, Maps, Middle East, South America, USA
Tagged Cartography, Maps, Paula Scher, Princeton Architectural Press
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What’s a Zipaaltje ?
Combining two ubiquitous symbols of Amsterdam—bikes and bollards—Zipaaltjes are new iconic features of the Amsterdam cityscape. The Zip project is designed to encourage rediscovery of public space by offering a comfortable place to enjoy the city. It invites Amsterdamers and … Continue reading
