Tag Archives: Sydney

Not so secret, but worth a look anyway

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Love Home Swap, a popular home exchange website, analyzed more than 700,000 travel tips from 70,000 site members to create a list of travel recommendations. here’s the result in their “Top 150 Secret Destinations” infographic. Maybe not so secret, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Canada, Europe, Museums, Restaurants, South America, Tourism, USA | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Wish You Were Here

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Melbourne-based Australian artist and designer Sass Cocker is the creative force behind the stationery and design firm Ask Alice. Each year she creates a themed charity calendar, donating 100% of the profits to Melbourne’s Asylum Seekers Resource Center. This time … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Tourism | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Travel By Design

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Regular TBTP followers are well aware of my bias for old school print travel guide books. So you won’t be surprised to discover that I’m liking a new series of city guides called The Design Guide. Aimed at both travelers … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Go Gargantuan or Go Home

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Earth Platinum, the brainchild of Gordon Cheers, published at the end of February in an edition limited to 31 copies, is the world’s largest atlas. The book is 6 feet (1.8 m) high and 4.5 feet (1.4 m) wide. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Maps | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

RedBall (not Bull) Project

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

New York City-based Kurt Perschke ia an artist who works in collage, print, sculpture, video and public installation. His best known work, the very fun RedBall Project, is a global, traveling street art project that has playfully infiltrated Chicago, Toronto, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Asia, Canada, Europe, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Travel by Gingerbread

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Brian D. Butler
Posted in Architecture, Art, Tourism | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment