Category Archives: Europe

“To Travel Is To Possess The World”

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Long before Rick Steves and Peter Greenberg showed us how to travel, Burton Holmes was delighting audiences with original travelogues and short films. The fascinating Burton Holmes Archive has a treasure trove of information about early travel writing and the … Continue reading →

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Chuuuttt !!! (Place Stravinski)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Last Friday’s post, Paris…Art on the Street, featured a monumental wall mural that’s actually called Chuuuttt !!! . The work, which can be found at the south side of the Pompidou Centre by the fabulous Fontaine des Automats in Place … Continue reading →

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Salon Du Chocolat

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Every Fall Paris attracts serious chocoholics for the annual Salon Du Chocolat at France’s largest exhibition center, the Porte de Versailles. The delecious show covers the world of chocolate from the cocoa bean growers based in Africa and South America … Continue reading →

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Paris…Art on the Street

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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Pulp Fiction (better than pulped books)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

In the Philly region, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller are famous for their spooky art installation Pandemonium in Cell Block Seven at the über-scary old Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. But they rubbed some booklovers the wrong way with … Continue reading →

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Round the World Travel (for breakfast)

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Do you ever wonder what the rest of the world is eating for breakfast as you shovel your granola or Frosted Flakes? Well the folks at Hostel Bookers sent a link to their photo spread on fifty typical breakfast meals … Continue reading →

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Life is the Story

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

  Life is the Story is a charming 20 minute illustrated video presentation on the creation of a graphic travelogue by cartoonist/illustrator/travel writer Lucy Knisley. Along with her popular internet comic strip Stop Paying Attention, Chicago-based Knisley is known for … Continue reading →

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wagamama…Art and Eat

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Okay, full disclosure, if there’s a wagamama in a city that I visit, I’m there. If there’s more than one restaurant, I’ll eat at them all. So, when I heard about the new wagamama project Art and Eat, I was … Continue reading →

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My Wilderness

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Piers Faccini’s new album, My Wilderness, was released on October 11th in the U.S.. His first video from the new effort is for the cut “Tribe”. Directed by Cyril Gfeller, this marvelous stop-motion film was created entirely from old (hopefully … Continue reading →

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ABOVE Street Art

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

ABOVE PASSPORT chronicles the work of the mysterious Paris-based street artist ABOVE who has blanketed the globe with wall art and murals covering 90 cities in at least 60 countries. Creating street art since 1995, ABOVE keeps his identity secret … Continue reading →

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