Category Archives: Tourism

NYC Runs on Coffee

It’s no secret that I am obsessed with coffee. I love drinking it, I love roasting coffee beans, and I love learning about all things coffee. So, I was delighted to discover that the amazing New York Coffee Festival is … Continue reading

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Mainly Miscellany

You should check out Postcard Past: A site collecting contemporary photo recreations of scenes from old postcards, which neatly contrast the stylized presentation of the often-future-seeming architecture depicted in postcards of the past with the reality of today. To quote … Continue reading

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The World’s First Coffee Hotel

Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my coffee obsession. It all started with an old school stove top percolator when I was just five years old. My Mother taught me how to set-up the coffee … Continue reading

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Scotland by the book

I am fortunate to have spent quite a bit of quality time visiting Scotland over the years and hope to return in the not too distant future. When I do, the new free app Scotland by-the-Book from Birlinn Publishers should be … Continue reading

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Seeing London for Free

Starting today, visitors to London will be able to book free tickets for the new viewing gallery called  Horizon 22, which gets its name from the unique view of the London horizon that you’ll get to see from the skycraper … Continue reading

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year

It is that time of year again when the leaves in the northern hemisphere change colors. As it does each Autumn, SmokyMountains.com has published their best guess as to when the leaves will be changing in various parts of the … Continue reading

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Streets of Europe

During my internet wanders, I stumbled upon a mesmerizing series of data visualization videos on the streets of European capitals. The videos were created by Anders Sundell who teaches data visualization at the University of Gothenberg. Here’s how he describes … Continue reading

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Great Art Cities

I recently discovered a YouTube channel created by gallerists James Payne and Joanne Shurvell that focuses on lesser known art museums in European cities that are often overlooked by visitors. Their art and travel series, Great Art Cities Explained, concentrates on … Continue reading

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Being Flighty Can Be Good

For travelers it’s sometimes a hassle to keep family, friends and other interested parties informed about flights. Flighty is a helpful flight tracking app that’s been around for years and now it has released  their 3.0 version that addresses the … Continue reading

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Café Americano

Two of my favorite things are coffee and Italy. So, I loved this charming, but a little silly, video about the search for the perfect cup of coffee in Italy by bike. Filmmaker Joey Schusler followed mountain biker Shawn Neer … Continue reading

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