Category Archives: Tourism

Funny, they don’t look Bluish

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Morocco is famed for its colorful markets, towns and cities, but the northwestern city of Chefchaouen has a singular take on its color scheme. In fact, it’s rare to find a building in the town that’s not painted completely blue … Continue reading →

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Reykjavik Is A Work of Art

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Snorri Tryggvason spent two years and 3,000 plus hours creating this marvelous new interactive map of Reykjavík Iceland. This work of art is not at all computer generated. A mobile app version will be out soon. Even if you have … Continue reading →

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China Clones Austrian Village

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The serenely beautiful Austrian village of Hallstatt attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. And deservedly so, with its idyllic lakeside setting at the foot of Mt. Docstein in the Salzkammergut, the traffic-free town of less than a thousand … Continue reading →

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L’Homme Chat

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Filmmaker Paul Trillo shot this endearing mini-documentary during the Cannes Film Festival this year. Béla the Cat Man is originally from Hungary, but now travels the south of France “performing” on the street.

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Looking For A Cheap Place to Stay in NYC ?

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Are you searching for a reasonably priced place to stay in New York City? How about camping ? No, not in a cardboard box on the sidewalk. New York may be the last place that comes to mind for sleeping … Continue reading →

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London Walks

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

“London Walks!” by illustrator/writer Joanna Walsh – aka Badaude– offers a fresh angle on 22 city walks, 3 bus rides and a boat trip, reframing the capital’s streets into a set of kooky cartoons and providing the London-weary with an … Continue reading →

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Hurtigruten: the world’s most beautiful voyage

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Lucky travelers have been taking the “world’s most beautiful voyage” along Norway’s coast on the Hurtigruten line since 1893. Now, we can all travel along with the world’s longest continuous live TV program. Beginning on June 16th and running until … Continue reading →

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Van Gogh Goes Green In London

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The world’s first living wall replica of a painting masterpiece, Van Gogh’s A Wheatfield, with Cyrpresses, is now “hanging” in Trafalgar Square, London at the National Gallery. Working with GE and ANS Group, the museum designed, grew and installed the … Continue reading →

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NYC: The High Line (Part 2)

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

In celebration of the completion of Phase Two of New York’s wildly popular High Line Park this week, AOL partnered with FriendWithYou to offer Rainbow City, a candy-colored, interactive sculptural installation. The whimsical inflatable artworks were created to be a … Continue reading →

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Paris Gets Silencio

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

If you have ever wanted to experience the surreal cinematic world of director David Lynch (who hasn’t), come September you’ll have your opportunity at Silencio, the new club he’s designing in Paris. The combined bar/restaurant/screening room/gallery/music venue is being installed … Continue reading →

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