Tag Archives: Europe

Is Iceland Real

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Last month, Icelandair launched a social media campaign that takes a tongue- in- cheek look at whether Iceland is  “real”  as opposed to AI-generated. The “Expedition Iceland” campaign was developed by social-first agency Kubbco in partnership with Icelandic agency Hvíta … Continue reading →

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Chat Europe

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

I admit that I’m an unrepentant Europhile, so I really like this clever and informative new project from the EU.  “ChatEurope is the first chatbot dedicated to European news. Launched by 15 European partners, this project includes a unique news … Continue reading →

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A Show of Hands

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Starting tomorrow foreigners traveling to Europe will have their fingerprints scanned and picture taken when they arrive in 28 EU nations under new regulations. Those who don’t provide such biometric data will be denied entry. The change comes as the … Continue reading →

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Wish You Were Here

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

I recently discovered the dubious concept of Beforehand Postcards. The conceit behind Beforehand Postcards was that, if you were going on vacation to Europe, you could buy your postcards from them beforehand. Then you could address the cards, and maybe even write … Continue reading →

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Atlas of Antiquity

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I don’t know how I missed the amazing site vici.org which offers an excellent interactive map of archeological sites. It’s easy to spend hours down the rabbit hole exploring the thousands of locations with significant ancient buildings or ruins. Most … Continue reading →

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What’s Cooking

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

The UK-based hotel booking site Hotels4U produced this amusing infographic that purports to identify the most popular dishes from 28 European countries. What do you think about the choice for your nation? Stroopwafel over pannenkoeken for the Netherlands, really?  

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No papers, No problem

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Düsseldorf-based, Polish-born photographer Josef Schultz traveled throughout Europe for years documenting abandoned passport control points, border posts and military check points. In his resulting series “Übergang”, Schultz digitally manipulated the landscape by removing commercial signage and by subtly blurring the … Continue reading →

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Z is for Zagreb

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

London-based, French-Japanese illustrator Hugo Yoshikawa has created this marvelous alphabet with letters composed of building, bridges and monuments from European cities. Each letter is hand drawn and watercolored. Of course A is for Amsterdam and Z is for Zagreb, but … Continue reading →

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