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Category Archives: Europe
Helping the Ukrainian Book Community
Donations of rare books, artworks, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera are being sought for an auction aimed at raising funds for Ukrainian booksellers and publishers affected by the Russia-Ukraine war, the Guardian reported, adding that the proceeds will go to Helping Ukrainian Books and Booksellers (HUBB), … Continue reading
The World’s First Coffee Hotel
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my coffee obsession. It all started with an old school stove top percolator when I was just five years old. My Mother taught me how to set-up the coffee … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Hotels, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged coffee roasters, coffeeshops, Rotterdam
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Scotland by the book
I am fortunate to have spent quite a bit of quality time visiting Scotland over the years and hope to return in the not too distant future. When I do, the new free app Scotland by-the-Book from Birlinn Publishers should be … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Art, Books, Europe, History, Maps, Museums, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Scottish culture, Scottish Highlands, Visit Scotland
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A river of Portuguese red
While I was in Portugal earlier this month, I read a local news story about a tragic loss of thousands of liters of red wine due to a storage tank collapse. And in an odd coincidence, I just spotted a … Continue reading
Seeing London for Free
Starting today, visitors to London will be able to book free tickets for the new viewing gallery called Horizon 22, which gets its name from the unique view of the London horizon that you’ll get to see from the skycraper … Continue reading
Streets of Europe
During my internet wanders, I stumbled upon a mesmerizing series of data visualization videos on the streets of European capitals. The videos were created by Anders Sundell who teaches data visualization at the University of Gothenberg. Here’s how he describes … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Europe, Maps, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Berlin, Cartography, Data Visualization, Madrid, Mapping, Paris, Rome
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Great Art Cities
I recently discovered a YouTube channel created by gallerists James Payne and Joanne Shurvell that focuses on lesser known art museums in European cities that are often overlooked by visitors. Their art and travel series, Great Art Cities Explained, concentrates on … Continue reading
Poet turned travel writer
Not long ago, I was queried by a book buyer about the availability of a first edition copy of A Guide through the District of the Lakes, William Wordsworth’s travelers’ guidebook to England’s Lake District. Although I have seen early editions … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Lake District, Poets, Travel Guidebooks, William Wordsworth
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Making Do
“Making Do” by Italo Calvino translated by Tim Parks There was a town where everything was forbidden. Now, since the only thing that wasn’t forbidden was the game tip-cat, the town’s subjects used to assemble on meadows behind the town … Continue reading
Café Americano
Two of my favorite things are coffee and Italy. So, I loved this charming, but a little silly, video about the search for the perfect cup of coffee in Italy by bike. Filmmaker Joey Schusler followed mountain biker Shawn Neer … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Tourism
Tagged Coffee, Italy, mountain biking, Rome, Tuscany
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