Category Archives: Tourism

Time is Nothing to the Traveler

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

After quitting his day job in San Francisco, Kien Lam bought a one-way ticket to London on Virgin, packed a bag and grabbed a pocket-sized Lumix camera. He proceeded to make his way around the world, along the way passing though … Continue reading →

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Made In Iceland

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

During the summer of 2011, Austrian photographer/cinematographer Klara Harden hikes solo for twenty-five days throughout the Icelandic countryside. The result was this extraordinary video that she created from her adventures. Even if you’ve have been fortunate enough to have visited … Continue reading →

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The Art of Travel

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

The Boston Public Library Print Department is home to a marvelous, though little visited, collection of more than 350 vintage travel posters from the “Golden Age of Travel”, the 1920s through 1940s. Rail travel had opened up all of North … Continue reading →

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Get Lost In Some Good Books

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Way back in 2011 we shared a story on the book sculptures and installations of the Slovakian-born artist Matej Krén. Now the enormous stacked book assemblege that he calls “Idiom” has found a permanent home in the Prague Municipal Library … Continue reading →

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See Europe This Year (by Bufalino)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Inspired by the Piaggio APE 50  tricycle, the German designer Cornelius Comanns has designed a one person home for modern travelers. The Bufalino Camper is a great mixture of Italian design and German functionality. The mini-camper comes with all services … Continue reading →

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Do You Ever Wonder…

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Do you ever wonder what happens to your checked airline baggage once it disappears down the conveyor belt and behind those mysterious rubber flaps? Well, this eye-opening, time-lapse video, entitled “Behind- the- Scenes: Your Bag’s Journey on Delta”, follows a … Continue reading →

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Do You Miss the Routemaster ?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

It’s been nearly half a century since London Transport commissioned the development of a completely new double-decker bus. The spiffy new hybrid double-decker, designed by Wrightbus and Thomas Heatherwick, has just hit the streets of London for the holidays. Clearly … Continue reading →

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Underground Literature

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Metro Litteratur is a recently launched campaign that helps to promote talented Danish authors, poets and graphic artists by distributing their works at various metro stations in the city of Copenhagen. The program is a collaboration between the Milan-based organization Subway … Continue reading →

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Autolib’ Has Arrived

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

On December 5th, the city of Paris launched an innovative electric-car sharing program called Autolib’ . Starting with 250 all-electric vehicles, and growing to 2,000 by this summer, the collaborative enterprise between the city and private partners is the outgrowth … Continue reading →

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Trains, Planes and More Trains

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Construction began back in 2000 on the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germanyand has never really stopped. It’s now the largest model railway in the world and one of Germany’s most popular tourist attractions. Now everyone can take a virtual ride … Continue reading →

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