Category Archives: USA

A Very Special Atlas

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

The Atlas of the United States Printed for the Use of the Blind was published in 1837 for children at the New England Institute for the Education of the Blind in Boston. The entire volume was printed without ink, the text … Continue reading →

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Treasures from the Library

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

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 →

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Summer’s Almost Gone

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

“Summer’s Almost Gone” by William Trowbridge The squirrels are spreading the rumor: no more monkey business. The Dow Jones hops up, then down, then back up, trying for attention,            up against dog days. The Capitol dome rattles like a … Continue reading →

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How Travelers Can Help

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

This week has left many of us wondering how we can help folks caught up in the many current crises around the world. The wonderful organization Miles4Migrants, a non-profit founded back in 2016, has been using donated frequent flyer miles … Continue reading →

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Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter to the Future

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

The recent United Nation’s report on climate change should be a wake-up call to humanity. But we have been warned about these challenges for decades and have done little about them. Way back in 1988, the great writer Kurt Vonnegut … Continue reading →

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there is no friend as loyal as a book

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

I love these chalkboards from the folks at Barnes & Noble bookstores and the nook e-reader.  

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Travel To Middle Earth

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

If you regularly visit Travel Between The Pages you will know that I am a life-long LOTR fan and that I love a good travel poster. This beautiful set of Tolkien themed travel posters is the work of LA-based artist … Continue reading →

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Improving on the Travel Notebook

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

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 →

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Another Reason To Visit Queens

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

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 →

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Inspired by Jose Saramago

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

Frequent visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my appreciation for the writing of the late Ursula K. Le Guin. If memory serves, I first discovered her work in the magazine Amazing Stories. The first of her … Continue reading →

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