Category Archives: Restaurants

Book Making

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

If you are a regular visitor to Travel Between The Pages, you will be well aware that I am enamored with books. I have been a bibliophile since I picked up my first book. By this I mean that I … Continue reading →

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Il caffè fa girare il mondo

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

You can visit coffee shops in different places around the world in this video. A coffee drink is ordered in nine countries, and we get to watch it through the customer’s POV. Each coffee drink is captioned, indicating its name … Continue reading →

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Tourists get blamed for everything now

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Japan is selling off its national emergency rice reserve for the first time since 1995 because prices have doubled, and they are blaming tourist visitors for eating too much rice. France 24 reports that record numbers of visitors are partly to … Continue reading →

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A NYC Culinary Mystery

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

I recently discovered a tasty mystery in New York City’s East Village neighborhood. When you enter Surprise Scoop  it’s quickly obvious that this ice cream shop isn’t like the others. There are no employees in sight and no ice cream … Continue reading →

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The Wonky House of Windsor

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

No, I’m not referencing the British royal family—although they are a shambolic mess—I’m referring to a lovely, rickety looking building a historic Windsor, England. If you have every visited the tourist town, you have likely had a peep at the … Continue reading →

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Deep Fry Everything

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

As I may have mentioned 20 or 30 times, I’ve been planning a trip to Japan and keep falling down Japan related rabbit holes. Like any sane person, I love Japanese cuisine, but as a vegetarian it’s sometimes difficult to … Continue reading →

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Banned in the USA

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The map above comes from from PEN America, which tracks book bans and fights censorship in public schools and libraries across the country. Here’s how they defined a ban: PEN America defines a school book ban as any action taken … Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Travel Tips

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

You’ve probably run across the popular annual compendiums of long time blogger Kevin Kelly. His year-end posts seem to get widespread coverage which reflects both his sage wisdom and a bit of clever promotion. Kelly is also a serious traveler … Continue reading →

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One word of truth outweighs the world

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

To stand up for truth is nothing. For truth, you must sit in jail. You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Dog

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

 

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