Tag: New York City

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…

An Overnight at Innside by Meliá

The Bashful Adventurer in Manhattan: Innside by Meliá New York Nomad is a hip but affordable hotel in New York City's Chelsea section. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

With the vast selection of hotels in New York City, why choose Innside by With the vast selection of hotels in New York City, why choose Innside by Meliá New York Nomad? The Bashful Adventurer finds some good reasons.

Puparazzi in Pursuit

Paparazzi Dogs in Greenwich Village, New York City. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

New York City Street Art Makes the Viewer its Focus Sculptures of photographers doggedly pursuing their subject—so much so that they have developed snouts and floppy ears—are positioned at the intersection of West Eighth Street, Avenue of the Americas, and…

Stasis in Sculpture

Umberto Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

David Stands, but Unique Forms of Continuity in Space Rocks As much as I love Michelangelo’s David (that stone! that body!), it’s a work of art that’s made to be adored. And indeed it is. David just stands there, commanding…

The Matisse Dance: Practice/Perfection

A portion of Henri Matisse's Dance at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The work was a study for the final version, which is at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

The Dance of Matisse in New York and Russia     Henri Matisse’s Dance works appear in practice form in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and in their final version in its Hermitage in Saint Petersburg,…