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Category Archives: Tourism
No Trees, No Fjords
This summer, Irish painter Conor Harrington visited the doleful Norwegian port town of Vardø on the chilly Barents Sea and created some marvelous murals around the desolate town for the Komafest street art festival. Lucky for us, filmmaker Andrew Telling … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Film, Tourism
Tagged Conor Harrington, Komafest, Street Art, Vardø
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Serendipity Now
Launched last month, Wanderous is a diverting free travel navigation app that creates serendipitous urban routes that are optimized for adventurous journeys. Users just enter a destination into Wanderous and it will offer a convoluted route suggesting local sites, landmarks, … Continue reading
Book This Hotel
Open for just over six months, the very cool B2 Boutique Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland is rapidly becoming an aspirational lodging destination for traveling bibliophiles. Situated in the former 19th century Hürlimann Brewery, this “Hotel with a bookmark” has managed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Hürlimann Brewery, Switzerland, Zurich
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Venice Underwater
This week, extensive areas of Venice have been underwater (even more than usual). Severe weather and unusually high tides submerged three quarters of La Serenissima under an extra meter of lagoon water. Here’s what Europe’s most romantic tourist destination has … Continue reading
Pity the Holiday Travelers
In less than two weeks the United States will be celebrating our annual Thanksgiving holiday. With more than 42.5 million Americans hitting the road, Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest travel periods in the U.S. each year. This revealing … Continue reading
Helvetia’s Traum
Back before the astronomical value of the Swiss franc made long visits to Switzerland cost prohibitive, I was lucky enough to spend some quality time in glorious Helvetia. So, it will come as no surprise that I’m smitten by this … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Alessandro Della Bella, Helvetia, Switzerland, Time-lapse photography, Zurich
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Border Land Hides Street Art Museum
Border Land is an odd appellation for a park in the the heart of a city, but Torino, Italy‘s Parco Ignazio Michelotti now bears that name. Situated along the banks of the River Po, just across from the University of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Italy, Torino, Turin, University of Turin
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We Still Love NY
Millions of New Yorkers have been impacted by Hurrican Sandy, including the city’s arts community. The Chelsea arts district was particularly hard hit by flooding which devastated many galleries and studios. NYC-based, Chilean-born artist Sebastian Errazuriz has created a series … Continue reading
Be Prepared
Many of us who live on the East Coast of the United States have been rudely schooled on the importance of being prepared for natural disasters and emergencies. Lots of folks that I know will wish that they had heard of the … Continue reading
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