Category: United States

Things to Do in Elmira, NY

A table, handwritten documents, chair, and a window in the Mark Twain Study, now on the Elmira College Campus in Elmira, NY. Photo credit: L. Tripoli.

Tired of waiting in long lines in overtouristed destinations, the Bashful Adventurer makes a less conventional choice for a vacation: Elmira, NY.

Things to Do in Seneca Falls, NY

Statues of attendees at the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. Photo credit: L. Tripoli.

Seneca Falls could be just any formerly industrial small town in upstate New York, one with a main street, and a mill, and a body of water running through it. But more than a century ago something special happened in…

A 1000 Islands Getaway

A firepit at the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel keeps guests warm as they take in the view of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Photo credit: L. Tripoli.

Ever curious about a place named for a salad dressing—or is it the other way around?—the Bashful Adventurer takes a getaway to New York’s 1000 Islands. But what will she do there?