Planning a Yangtze River Cruise? What You Need to Know Before You Go From the list of things I wish I knew before I got to China are these Chongqing travel tips. Headed to Chongqing for a Yangtze River cruise,…
7 Chongqing Travel Tips
Where to Eat in Milan
With So Many Restaurants in Milan, Italy, How Do You Choose? Headed to Milan seemingly just minutes after making all sorts of fastidious New Year’s resolutions, I vow to put denial aside during my adventure and eat in Milan with…
Gifts for Travelers 2019
Travel Gift Ideas: Products and Experiences for Travelers of Any Age Because pretty much all of us are presented with gift opportunities well beyond the holiday season, the Bashful Adventurer offers these gift ideas for the travelers in your life—even…
Where to Stay in New York City: 6 Columbus
The Convenience of an NYC Hotel in Midtown Planning a short adventure to New York City where we would act as tourists in the metropolis closest to our home, the Brawny Sherpa and I opt for a stay at…
Mark Twain Slept Here
Literary Tourism: A Plethora of Places Claim Samuel Clemens As an adult, far removed from the trials of middle school and any controversies about its reading lists, then or now, I don’t think much about Mark Twain, formerly known as…
Manhattan Hotels: A Visit to the DoubleTree by Hilton New York Times Square West
A Great View and a Chocolate Chip Cookie at the DoubleTree by Hilton! Living within an hour’s drive of Manhattan, I look to hotels in New York City for their convenience and ease. Lacking a pied-à-terre in the city, I…
Where to Stay on a Finger Lakes Getaway
The Finger Lakes region of south-central New York state seems to be having a moment: named the Best Wine Region in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Award 2018, it also just happened to host the 2018 TBEX conference, a…
13 Graveyards Worth Visiting
With Halloween (October 31), All Souls’ Day (November 2), and the Day of the Dead (extending from Halloween through All Saints’ day on November 1 through All Souls’ Day on November 2 or so) fast approaching, a trip to a graveyard seems particularly…
A Must-See: The Harry Potter Exhibition in New York
Hogwarts and the History of Magic at the New-York Historical Society Fresh from a highly successful showing at the British Library (indeed, it was the most successful one ever), Harry Potter: A History of Magic has arrived in New…
Barbados Excursion: A Mount Gay Rum Tour
Ditching the Beach, Two Travelers Opt for a Mount Gay Rum Tour By the time the Celebrity Summit docks in Bridgetown, Barbados, midway through our Southern Caribbean cruise, the Brawny Sherpa and I are serenely in full-on vacation mode. No…
Beekman Arms: A Weekend in Rhinebeck, NY
A romantic stay at the Beekman Arms Inn in Rhinebeck, N.Y. plus ghost stories in the basement
Staying Cool at Hotel Zero Degrees
A Danbury, Conn. Getaway with Something for Everyone First introduced to Hotel Zero Degrees in Danbury, Conn. courtesy of a wedding, I liked it so much that I returned recently for a stayover. Located just off Interstate 84 in Connecticut,…