The Bashful Adventurer goes to Orchard House in Concord, MA to see all things Louisa May Alcott. But it’s another Alcott sister, Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (AKA “Amy” in Little Women) who turns out to have a big presence there.
Don’t let your dream of travel die during the time of the coronavirus. The Bashful Adventurer talks about what the future may hold, how to stay in touch, and armchair travel.
The Bashful Adventurer canvassed travel writers around the world to discover the best small museums, those quirky venues celebrating everything from neon to perfume. Here’s where travel writers choose to go.
The Bashful Adventurer’s gently curated suggestions for Mother’s Day gifts for traveling moms. Give a gift your mom actually wants!
Get to Know a City by Walking It The best way to learn a city, see its inhabitants, and begin to understand a place is by walking it. Catching a cab, taking a bus, hopping on a subway are all…
A Trip to the Southern Caribbean on a Ship Full of Bliss More of a small boat or river boat cruiser, when I opt for a cruise of the Southern Caribbean, I go big: A group of friends and I…
A Book for the Road by Jennifer Lawler Right at the outset of her latest book, The Improbable Adventures of a Middle-Aged Woman, author, traveler, and single parent Jennifer Lawler tells her reader that everything she has ever done made…
I haven’t visited any places specifically to learn about the War of Independence, but I have stumbled upon little reminders at a few places. Seeing little bits of the past brings history alive for me. I know I learned about…
American history keeps coming to me as I travel in the northeastern United States. I realize that, as a political science major, I learned more about the French and the Russian revolutions than the one had here at home. French…
Notre Dame Cathedral has long inspired artists. How should the newest version of Our Lady of Paris be drawn?