Category Archives: Tourism

America’s Coolest Towns (small)

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

We all have those favorite small towns that we badger our friends to visit. You know, the out of the way villages and hamlets with great bookstores, restaurants, architecture and shops. Every year Budget Travel magazine celebrates those bright spots with the … Continue reading →

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Final Frontier B & B

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

An ambitious company called Orbital Technologies has an out of this world plan to put an actual hotel/space station in orbit. The little getaway will be nestled 217 miles above the Earth. A five day stay,including round trip transport, will … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Season

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

It’s…

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Travel By Poster

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Philly’s award-winning design studio, The Heads of State, is a two man operation run by Jason Kernevich and Dustin Summers. After learning their design chops creating posters for Philly bands and music venues, the team has garnered such diverse clients … Continue reading →

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Paris Orly : Virtually Helpful

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Orly Airport in Paris is experimenting with virtual boarding agent avatars to assist and inform passengers. The pilot project at Paris’ second airport, just south of the city, began in July, and has so far been met with a mix … Continue reading →

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The City Limits

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Dominic Boudeault shot this wonderful timelapse montage titled Timelapse—The City Limits from late 2010 through early 2011 in Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Chicago and New York City.

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Sunday Should Be Random

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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NYC : A Different POV

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

A very different trip around NYC:

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London Riots : Two POV

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

VisitBritain, the official British Tourist Authority, has hastily pulled its current tourism marketing campaign. But mashup artiste Ben Churchill has single-handedly revived it with updated visuals. The local residents of London’s Peckham neighborhood had a very different response to the … Continue reading →

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Exploding Volcano, 3 Guys, 11 Countries, 18 Flights…

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

MOVE is an entertaining little spectacle based on a whirlwind trip by 3 guys, to 11 countries, via 18 flights, over 38,000 miles, in 44 days, with 2 cameras and 1 exploding volcano. Move was directed by Rick Mereki and … Continue reading →

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