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Category Archives: Tourism
Merry Christmas from the Underground
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages know that I’m a sucker for classic travel and transportation posters. So, I love this historic poster art from Transport for London. For over 100 years, London Transport has used posters to promote … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged London, TFL, Transport for London
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Take the Night Train
On December 11th at 8.18pm the night train to Paris left Berlin Hauptbahnhof. This was remarkable because it was the first Berlin-Paris night train in over 9 years. The new Nightjet service between the German and French capitals is more evidence … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Berlin, Europe by Rail, Paris, railways
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How Random Is That
In 1927, the publisher of Paris-Soir newspaper hired the prolific novelist Georges Simenon to become an advertising attraction. They had a glass booth constructed in the lobby of the newspaper where Simenon, under eyes of the public, was to write … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, History, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, Georges Simenon, Guy Debord, Stockholm Syndrome
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Atop NYC
New York City’s famous Rockefeller Center is taking tourism to new heights. They’ve just launched a new, immersive experience called “The Beam” which offers visitors the chance to recreate the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture that was taken in … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Photography, Tourism
Tagged 30 Rock, New York City, Rockefeller Center
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Thank you for waiting
Thank You for Waiting by Simon Armitage Thank you for waiting. At this moment in time, we’d like to invite First Class passengers only to board the aircraft. Thank you for waiting. We now extend our invitation to Exclusive, Superior, Privilege … Continue reading
New York to London in two hours, 52 minutes, and 59 seconds
Before commercial flights of the famed Concorde were discontinued 20 years ago, a world record flight time of 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 59 seconds was set on a flight from New York City to London. Since then the Concorde … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Architecture, Europe, History, Museums, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged London, London Eye, River Thames
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Beautiful Iceland
This holiday weekend I binged watched a mystery series set in Iceland. Of course this led to a bout of nostalgia for one of my favorite places on Earth and a search for videos set in Iceland. The fabulous film … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Photography, Tourism
Tagged horses, Iceland, Iceland Central Highlands
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Advice for Travelers
In a previous incarnation as a travel writer, I proferred various sorts of advice to travelers. I pontificated on everything from where to visit and what to eat, but I rarely offered instruction to time travelers. The very clever video … Continue reading
Switzerland with the stars
I am a huge fan of the Swiss railway network and Switzerland itself. So, I love the promotional video below that stars the brilliant comedian Trevor Noah and the tennis superstar Roger Federer in a grand tour of the country … Continue reading
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