The Everywhere blog

Have you ever wanted to get into architectural tourism, but were sadly dissuaded after realizing you had to learn a dictionary full of architectural terms and buy eight different guidebooks to cover all the specifics?

Well, stop feeling deterred and check out Galinsky.com, an online resource built to compliment the needs of any architectural travel enthusiast. Whatever your knowledge level is, you wont have to worry about being bogged down with obscure terms only the professionals in the field know how to pronounce. Instead you get to look through a series of interesting easy-to-read blurbs on a handful of noteworthy modern architectural sights in the region you're interested in. Unfortunately Galinsky only covers modern architecture at the moment, so all you Neoclassical and Spanish Colonial aficionados will sadly need to search elsewhere for now.

But if this is up your alley, you wont need to worry about dishing out any cash to get the glossy version to take with you, Galinsky offers PDF travel packs on several regions they highlight, which you can print out at your leisure. The downfall here is that they only feature a few regions for their travel packs, so if you're into their blurbs on architecture in Buenos Aires, you'll have to print directly from the site. This site is great, but it does leave you wanting more. The printed version! More travel packs! A series on Gothic Revival architecture! But we'll be patient and enjoy all they do offer in the meantime.

(Photo: Waves and Lights, by Eduardo Cervantes.)