Tag Archives: France

The End of An Era

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Nicky Gardner for this story. When Tobias Smollett left England for France in 1763 he was in no particular rush to get anywhere. The famously ill-tempered Smollett made his way to Dover, complaining about the cold and comfortless … Continue reading →

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Join the Slow Travel Movement

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Jools Stone from He Thought of Trains blog for this discovery: The Slow Travel Website, the brainstorm of web designer Pauline Kenny and her husband, software developer Steve Cohen, is the information source for people interested in traveling … Continue reading →

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Keeping History Alive : D-Day

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The following post was provided by photographer Valerie Jardin. It’s an excerpt from her moving photo essay, Keeping History Alive. It was in July 2009, in the town of St Lô in Normandy, that I met the Carentan Liberty’s Group.  The … Continue reading →

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In Memorium

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

“Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality.” Emily Dickinson Photograph contributed by Bjarki Sigursveinsson.

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