Category Archives: Tech

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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Information Wants To Be Free (some restrictions apply)

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

It’s a bit off topic, but I’ve been increasingly frustrated by the increasing number of paywalled sites that I seem to encounter daily. Obviously for-profit businesses need to raise revue to continue to function, but why tease online information and … Continue reading →

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Traveling Feline

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

The new online geo-game  Travel Cat  lets you pilot a plane as a cat. Flying a feline-piloted plane past the Eiffel Tower in Paris or around the Statue of Liberty in New York is as cute as it sounds. It … Continue reading →

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Not creepy at all

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Young, blonde and available to chat in 20 languages “Emma”  is the new brand ambassador “Emma” for the travel in Germany — and she is AI-generated. On Instagram and in a chat function, she is designed to offer the international … Continue reading →

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IDK but you may be interested too

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Best of lists are always subjective but can be helpful if you’re planning a trip. Here’s one from a newspaper that has gotten some bad press of late. A list of the 20 best art museums in America, including the Wadsworth … Continue reading →

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Is it human or is it AI

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

We have reached the point where the Authors Guild, the professional association representing published novelists and nonfiction writers in North America, is planning to offer  its 15,000 members a new certificate they can place directly on their book covers. About … Continue reading →

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Who doesn’t love a good Dorling Cartogram

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

World Population Flags is a Dorling cartogram in which country flags are sized by population. The cartogram is used to visualize where people live around the world and the relative size of each country’s population. Take for a spin. A … Continue reading →

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when you got to go, you got to go

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

During a recent visit to New York City, I became hyper aware of the disappearance of public restrooms. There’s no polite way to put this: going to the bathroom in New York is a big hassle. Public restrooms in the … Continue reading →

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The Original Swiss Army Knife

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I miss traveling with my handy Swiss Army knife. Since the advent of strict air travel security regulations, I stopped packing my trusty multi-function tool. Recently, I learned that the original version of the utility knife was invented by the … Continue reading →

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I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are aware that I am both a Sci-Fi and space exploration geek. So it will come as no surprise that I am sharing the marvelous short film below. Wanderers is made even better by its … Continue reading →

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