Tag: M. Ciavardini

Where to Eat in Milan

Coconut cake at Biffi in MIlan. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

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…

Where to Stay in New York City: 6 Columbus

NYC Hotels: 6 Columbus room 77. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

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

Any number of places can claim writer Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, as their own. Photo from Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, T. E. Marr, photographer, Reproduction number LC-USZ62-117715.

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…

13 Graveyards Worth Visiting

Bashful Adventurer: The Cimetière du Père Lachaise in Paris is one of 13 graveyards worth visiting. Photo credit: L. Tripoli.

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…

Barbados Excursion: A Mount Gay Rum Tour

The Bashful Adventurer visits Barbados: Barrels at the Mount Gay rum distillery in Barbados. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

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…