The Bashful Adventurer visits the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC.
Month: April 2013
How to Feel like You’re Living in Florence
If I’m not reading stories, I’m trying to live them, and there’s no better place to do that than while traveling. I’m not so much seeking escape as looking for a going-to. No matter how long I’m in a new place, I want to feel like I live there. That’s harder for me in the…
The Takeaway from Firenze
I could barely recall my trip to Florence 20 years earlier. I knew I’d seen the statue of David, and the Duomo, and loved its doors, and been surprised by how spare its interior was compared to its façade. I still wear the gold ring I bought on the Ponte Vecchio but long ago lost…
Italy on a Budget: Rome Can Be Reasonable by Staying at the Hotel Suisse
Indulging in some multigenerational travel with the youthful adventurer, the Bashful Adventurer books a stay in the Hotel Suisse Rome. Will it work out?