Category Archives: Tourism

Travel Better London (with poetry)

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Transport For London (TFL) has partnered with London poets to encourage Tube riders to be respectful, courteous and mindful. The overarching goal of the project is to encourage what they call Poetiquette: Patience, Helpfulness, Courtesy and Awareness. Along with celebration … Continue reading →

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Iceland Naturally

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Elemental Iceland is an extraordinary time-lapse video shot over a three week road-trip last month . Peripatetic Norwegian photographer Stian Rekdal created the video from more than 40,000 shots. If you’ve ever visited Iceland, it will whisk you right back … Continue reading →

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Think You Know London

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Do you think that you know your way around London? Know the Underground like the back of your hand ? Could you name all 270 Tube stations? Well, comedian and song-writer Jay Forman has managed to squeeze it all into a … Continue reading →

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I Want The Space Shuttle

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Situated in a former industrial warehouse building, Bonn Germany’s BaseCamp Young Hostel is a very clever campground with a twist. The hostel consists of a group of rehabbed, quirky, vintage camping trailers and rail cars. The units are arranged in a … Continue reading →

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Sagrada Familia Completed

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Like every other visitor to Barcelona, I’ve been gobsmacked by the awesome Sagrada Familia church. And like most Gaudi fans, I’ve wandered around the unfinished marvel trying to imagine what the completed project will look like. This amazing video (see … Continue reading →

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Shadow City

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Gradually shifting and changing throughout the day, Shadow City by Netherlands-based designer Izabela Boloz, captures the movement of sunlight to cast fifty-two images based on Copenhagen’s history, culture and environment. Located on the Østerbro district, Shadow City invites passing pedestrians … Continue reading →

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Rove Around

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

For decades I’ve documented my travels with an endless supply of pocket-sized notebooks filled with scribbled notations on nearly every museum, attraction, restaurant, bookshop or pub that I visited. These days I’m always on the look-out for new apps that … Continue reading →

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End of an Era

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Whether you called it a Kombi, Samba, Transporter or simple a Bus, the Volkswagen Transporter Van has been an iconic vehicle for travelers and wanderers for more than sixty three years. Now it’s finally happened—Volkswagen is killing off the Bus … Continue reading →

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Ambient Paris

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

It has been my eminent good fortune that my travels have taken me to Paris three times during the past two years. Like most visitors to Paris, I am smitten by the architecture, museums and great tourist sites, and of … Continue reading →

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Sounds of the City (2)

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

There are scads of travel apps out there that help us navigate unfamiliar territory, find suitable accommodations, discover trendy eating and drinking spots, or plan a tourist agenda. But the new Stockholm Sounds app (free on iTunes) allows the user … Continue reading →

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