Category Archives: Europe

How we live now (almost)

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

It’s been more than a year since I read Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize winning novel Prophet Song, but I’ve been thinking more and more about it lately. Prophet Song takes place in an alternate Dublin. Members of the newly formed secret … Continue reading →

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The Trial

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the posthumous publication of Franz Kafka’s chilling novel of the nightmare world of authoritarian repression and merciless bureaucracy. I remember reading the book only after I saw Orson Welles’ chilling film production. Somehow … Continue reading →

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Your AI Travel Guide

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

I am still dubious when it comes to AI travel tools. I’ve tried out some AI trip planning with disappointing results. But how about navigating tourist sites with your very own AI travel guide, ready to reveal the stories behind … Continue reading →

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Spain says: Ausentarse to tourists

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Chronic overtourism has prompted Spain to implement significant restrictions on travelers as local resistance grows. Long a welcoming destination for global travelers, Spain now faces the challenge of balancing its thriving tourism economy with the well-being of its communities, which … Continue reading →

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Starring Great Britain

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

According to research conducted by VisitBritain in 20 overseas markets, nine out of ten people who are interested in visiting Britain would be keen to see film and TV locations as part of their trip. This learning has underpinned the … Continue reading →

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It’s a small world

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

I’m a huge fan of tilt-shift and timelapse videos. Some of my favs are from Little Big World. Here is a compilation of some favorite clips from previous Little Big World episodes, including Sudan, Hallstatt, Ore Mountains, Melbourne, Doha, Dubai, Kyiv, Chernobyl, … Continue reading →

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A Little London

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

So, I know nothing about the Grime music scene in the UK, but I do know a bit about London and its trains. I love this video and catchy song which puts rappers Jme and 8syn into tiny London in this short … Continue reading →

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Why don’t we do it in the road

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

It’s one of the most famous images in pop culture: the four members of the Beatles — John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison — striding single-file over a zebra-stripe crossing on Abbey Road, near EMI Studios in … Continue reading →

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Underground Europe

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my public transit fandom. Although I grew up riding the New York City subways, I never appreciated how good an urban rail system could be until I spent four … Continue reading →

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A Book of Marvels

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The Book of the Marvels of the World, an illustrated guide to the globe filled with oddities, curiosities, and wonders for the medieval armchair traveler exhibition opened this week at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. Running … Continue reading →

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