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Category Archives: Tourism
Haunted Hotels
In keeping with this week’s apparent Halloween theme, here’s a peek at Booking.com’s very timely new “Haunted Hotels” ad campaign. Created by advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy (Amsterdam), the creepy ads are cleverly designed to look like classic horror film posters. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tourism, USA
Tagged Booking.com, Halloween, Haunted Hotel, The Shining, Wieden+Kennedy
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Adventure is Calling
If adventure calls, will you answer? Well, Ohio photographer Shane Black answered his call and along the way he created this awesome timelapse video. Black’s epic journey took him through thirty-two American states and thirteen national parks (where most of … Continue reading
Grand Hotel Budapest
I’m a huge fan of Wes Anderson‘s quirky, sentimental and witty films, and of an equally committed fan of all things Budapest related. So, of course, I’m already smitten by the prospect of Anderson’s upcoming film The Grand Budapest Hotel … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, movies, Tourism
Tagged Budapest, Grand Budapest Hotel, Hungary, Jason Schwartzman, Wes Anderson
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Not Just Spinning Your Wheels
Touring a new city on foot or by bicycle provides perspectives not possible from car or bus. The folks at Rapha, sellers of very hip cycling gear, get this and have created a marvelous series of European urban travel guidebooks. The … Continue reading
Free WiFi for Travelers
One of the most frequent complaints that I hear from travelers these days is the lack of free WiFi hotspots. Well the city of Tel Aviv, Israel has stepped-up and addressed the problem by installing a network of eighty WiFi … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Israel, Tel Aviv, Travel and Tourism, Wi-Fi
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Discover Budapest
H/T to TBTP reader Rita from the website Love My Vouchers for this fun infographic (see below) on incredible Budapest. After spending a delightful week in Budapest this Spring, I’ve become an ardent proselytizer for the charms of Hungary’s capital. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Budapest, Hungary, Prague, River Danube, Travel and Tourism, Vienna
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This Could Be Handy
Funded with $230,000 from Indiegogo, the SIGMO Voice Translator is a little gadget that helps users speak and understand more than twenty-five languages with the touch of a button. Potentially revolutionizing the way travelers communicate, the tiny translator may be … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Bluetooth, Google Translate, SIGMO, Smartphone, Translation
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La Tour Paris
La Tour Paris 13 is a unique street art event that has transformed a derelict Seine-side apartment building in the 13th arrondissment into a ten story installation. The free event, which runs through the month of October, has covered the … Continue reading
Better In Than Out (redux)
The elusive Banksy continues to take NYC by storm with his diverse and random art bombs. One of the most recent creations is an ordinary delivery truck transformed into a mobile garden space complete with an actual waterfall. This component … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tourism, USA
Tagged Banksy, Better In Than Out, Brooklyn, East Village Manhattan, New York City
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Travel Between The Pages 