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Tag Archives: London
Bookstore Tourism : London
Over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to visit each of the 17 wonderful bookstores in this charming short video from Abebooks. The little tour manages to cover antiquarian, secondhand, and indie community bookshops in every corner of London. Enjoy. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Film
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Jarndyce, London, secondhand bookshops, Skoob
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Bookshelves and Veggie Meatballs
Say what you like about the Swedish megastore chain Ikea, I’ve been a fan for decades. Just looking up from my desk I can count eight Ikea bookshelves, two file cabinets, and the actual desk that I’m sitting at. And … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Europe, Restaurants
Tagged apple cake, Billy bookshelves, Ikea, London, Sweden
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London is the pits
While some folks may think that the who;e avocado toast trend is over, the World Avocado Organization (yes, it’s a real thing) has other ideas. And to underscore their faith in the continuing allure of the tasty fruit, the WAO … Continue reading
Be More Pirate
First-time author San Conniff Allende’s new book Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win is all about audacity and risk taking. To prove that he walks the walk, Allende, disguised as a contractor, plastered an eight-meter-long … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, London, Penguin Books, Publishing
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How far is it ?
I’m a big fan of Helsinki-based geographer Topi Tjukanov’s always innovative presentations of data from new perspectives/ This clever graphic examines just how far you can drive in one hour from twenty different European capitals.
Mind The Gap
Those of you who visit this blog on a regular basis already know that I have an inordinate interest in travel posters, graphic design, and especially public transport system safety posters. So it will come as little surprise that I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Public Transport
Tagged London, London Underground, poster art, TFL, The Tube, Travel Posters
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Underground Design
Frequent visitors to Travel Between The Pages will by now indulge my interests in maps, public transportation systems, and design. This brand new series of very cool maps from Blue Crow Media was just launched with a brilliant two-sided cartographic … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Maps, Photography, Public Transport
Tagged Cartography, London, London Underground
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Hackney not hackneyed
I was happy to discover that London-based artist/illustrator/cartographer Jenni Sparks has released a new series of London culture maps. The highly detailed typographic illustrations are the result of a year’s research and work. Each piece incorporates Sparks’ impressions of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Maps, Tourism
Tagged Brick Lane, Brixton, Camden, Chelsea, London, Shoreditch
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Boom for Real
The ever elusive British street artist known as Banksy has confirmed via Instagram that two new artworks on the walls of London’s Barbican Centre are his creations. One image is of a ferris wheel with people lining-up at the ticket … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums, USA
Tagged Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, London, Street Art
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