Category Archives: Public Transport

Around the World by Railway

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages know that the entire crew (me) here at TBTP World HQ have an enduring interest in maps and train travel. So, when I stumbled upon this ambitious project I was intrigued. Oregon-based geographer … Continue reading →

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From-To

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

The new website From-To promises to ‘make new places familiar’. It does this by comparing districts in the city you wish to travel to with a city you know well. For example if you are traveling to New York from … Continue reading →

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Paris Syndrome

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

This weekend my wife and I watched a very disappointing film which was primary set in Paris at Christmas time. The only thing that it had going for it was the romance of Paris all aglow with holiday lights. And … Continue reading →

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Venice fights back and I say bravo

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I count myself lucky to have visited Venice for the first time nearly half a century ago. In that distant halcyon era of European travel, Venice was gloriously free of massive cruise ships and mobs of day-tripping bus groups. It … Continue reading →

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Think you know your cities ?

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

With 4.4 billion people living in cities, it’s more important than ever to stay informed about what is happening in the homes of 56% of the world’s population. Bloomberg news recently published a fascinating quiz that examines “… how are … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from the Underground

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages know that I’m a sucker for classic travel and transportation posters. So, I love this historic poster art from Transport for London. For over 100 years, London Transport has used posters to promote … Continue reading →

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Take the Night Train

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

On December 11th at 8.18pm the night train to Paris left Berlin Hauptbahnhof. This was remarkable because it was the first Berlin-Paris night train in over 9 years. The new Nightjet service between the German and French capitals is more evidence … Continue reading →

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Would you like to buy a bridge

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I’ve recently been watching a period drama series set in New York City during the early 1880s. A number of episodes feature story lines about the building of the world famous Brooklyn Bridge which officially opened on May 24, 1883. … Continue reading →

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Where comedy meets geography

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

It’s always a treat when two of one’s interests intersect. In my case, I’m a huge comedy fan and a big old geography nerd. So I was happy to recently discover that Geographical magazine has a profile of the Map Men—that is, … Continue reading →

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New York to London in two hours, 52 minutes, and 59 seconds

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Before commercial flights of the famed Concorde were discontinued 20 years ago, a world record flight time of 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 59 seconds was set on a flight from New York City to London. Since then the Concorde … Continue reading →

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