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Category Archives: Tourism
A New Breath
I continue to be blown away by the magnificent “land art” created by French-Swiss innovator Guillaume Legros (aka Saype). His latest work, “Un Nouveau Souffle” (A New Breath) was completed above the village of Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland, not far from Montreux … Continue reading
Is it possible to love a vending machine
TBTP has featured all kinds of weird and wacky vending machines over the years, but I think that I’ve found the best ever. Portland, Oregon artist/entrpreneur Taylor Valdes has created a thriving business by stocking 18 repurposed vending machines around … Continue reading
How Cool Is This
If you have ever visited southern Spain during warm weather months, you are well aware that the sun can be brutal and keeping cool can be a real challenge. Well, the pretty town of Alhaurin de la Torre near Torremolinos … Continue reading
Treasures from the Library
One month from today, the New York Public Library will be launching its first ever permanent exhibition. Treasures will offer rotating highlights from the NYPL’s collection of 56 million items spanning 4,000 years of history. For more than 125 years, The New … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, History, Libraries, Maps, Museums, Photography, Tourism, USA
Tagged New York City, NYPL
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Improving on the Travel Notebook
If you are a writer, or a traveler, or even a travel writer, it’s quite likely that at one time or another you have utilized an iconic Moleskine notebook (or in some of our cases a very good knock-off). But … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged London, Milan, Moleskine, New York City
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Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
I was recently trying to remember the details of a camping trip in Denmark many summers ago and ran across this wonderful series of short time-lapse videos of the four seasons there. Filmmaker Casper Rolsted beautifully captures the magic of … Continue reading
Another Reason To Visit Queens
Very few tourists who spend time in New York City bother to visit the Borough of Queens. Those who do are usually in search of the amazing variety of ethnic food on offer. But it would be well worth the … Continue reading
It’s No Mystery
Marple is a pleasant English town located a short distance from Southport and Manchester. For decades now, the community has been claiming that it was the inspiration for the name of Agatha Christie’s iconic sleuth Miss Marple. The town has … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Agatha Christie, Cheshire, England, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Summer in the City
I can’t imagine a better way for book lovers to spend a summer evening in New York City than at a Books Beneath The Bridge event. Sponsored by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservency and local indie bookstores, the atmospheric weekly event features … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Tourism, USA
Tagged Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, indie bookstores, New York
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August Antidote
Just when the dog days of summer were settling in I stumbled upon the refreshing little tilt-shift video below. Filmed by Jorg Daiber for his marvelous Little Big World series, this slice of alpine heaven focuses on the very popular Austrian tourist … Continue reading
