Category Archives: Tourism

Don’t Call It The Underground (but it is)

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

If you visit here on a regular basis, you are well aware that we at TBTP World HQ are big fans of urban transit networks. So we get preternaturally excited when a new service launches in one of our favorite … Continue reading →

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Experience Some Peace

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

It has been a difficult week for anyone who has been paying attention. Here’s a pleasant break from the depressing news of the world with some soothing,  bucolic scenes from the Lake District, a mountainous region in NW England that … Continue reading →

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The Bookcase of Tolerance

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

I’ve visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam many times over the years and I’ve always been moved both by her family’s story and the Museum’s goal of promoting tolerance. The organization recently release an AR-based project called The Bookcase … Continue reading →

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February Midnight Moments

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Times Square in New York City has usually been considered a tawdry, tourist mecca, until now.  The full-on art installation, Continuum by Krista Kim  synchronizes across 90 electronic billboards, with a slowly shifting gradient of color washes over Times Square, … Continue reading →

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Teleport me to Barcelona

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

I have only been to Barcelona one time—actually twice on the same three week trip to Spain—and I fell deeply in love with the capital of Catalonia. You will see why after viewing this gorgeous hyperlapse video below by Kirill … Continue reading →

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Get Ready To Waiver

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

U.S. citizens have enjoyed the ability to take spontaneous trips to Europe for decades, but soon there will be an extra step to take before leaving for Europe. Currently, a U.S. passport is suffient documentation to enter European Union  countries … Continue reading →

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Light Show

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

After many visits to Iceland, we were finally rewarded with sightings of the spectacular Aurora Borealis three nights in a row on our last trip. I didn’t take any videos, but I just ran across this wonderful short film compilation  … Continue reading →

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Mapping The Way

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Waymap:  Is an exciting concept for hyperlocal mapping software that can turn most smartphones into personalized guidance devices. Originally designed for people with visual disabilities, the app can provide local navigation directions for anyone in unfamiliar territory. “With Waymap, anyone … Continue reading →

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Life Lingers On Blank Pages

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to TBTP know that I am a huge admirer of the Spanish street art collective known as Luz Interruptus. They recently completed this extraordinary installation for the first International Festival of Light at the beautiful Plaza Mayor in … Continue reading →

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Down and Out in Paris

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

In 1928, a former Colonial police officer and aspiring author named Eric Arthur Blair moved from his London home to Paris in order to buckle down and launch his writing career. The move didn’t work out so well, but it … Continue reading →

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