The Bashful Adventurer stays at the Tryp Hotel near Madison Square Garden in New York City. Will her room be worth the trip?
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A Rising River Seine
Navigating Paris when the Water Is High In Paris with the youthful adventurers for a quick tour of its mainstream attractions, the first hint we receive that there is a little problem with rising water in the Seine river is while we are standing in a Metro stop waiting for our train. Announcements in…
Celebrity Summit Cruising
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 decide to celebrate a milestone birthday aboard the Celebrity Summit. With plenty of amenities for…
Living in Paris vs. Visiting Paris
4 Books for Experiencing France for Any Length of Time Part of the joy of visiting any given destination is seeing oneself living there. But living in Paris carries its own special dream. I imagine it is like living in New York, but just a little bit better. Before I lived in New York City,…
Convenience at the Hilton Garden Inn Central Park South
Affordable and Comfortable Accommodation in New York City A trip to New York City for a little shopping, some sightseeing, theater, and more necessitates a hotel choice that works well for all those activities. One recent choice we make is the Hilton Garden Inn on West 54 Street in Manhattan. Conveniently located between Broadway…
Staying in San Juan Now
One Good Place to Stay in Post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Having scheduled a Caribbean cruise departing from San Juan for Thanksgiving week 2017, we thoughtfully built in a day before and after in San Juan for a little bit of sightseeing and to make sure that we would still be able to make our boat…
Visiting San Juan Now
After Hurricane Maria and a Slow Recovery Devastated Puerto Rico, Should Tourists Still Go to San Juan? Having planned a cruise departing from San Juan for the greater part of the year, I am not sure what to expect upon landing in Puerto Rico shortly before Thanksgiving. News reports have shown the devastation—people without…
A DFW Stayover
A Layover at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Turns Out Well A last-minute business trip taking me from New York to the Pacific Coast of Mexico means that I have an unwieldly layover at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, of the sort where my plane arrives at DFW late Wednesday night but my second flight does…
#MondayFunDay Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat Naps in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Visiting a new place of necessity means looking around, even when one is simply walking from one destination to another. See more, notice more, pay attention more. And so, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, this visitor finds plenty of stray cats who walk the streets with…
Crouching Boy Close Up
Appreciating Michelangelo’s Work at the Hermitage Of the many things to appreciate about St. Petersburg’s Hermitage—in addition to the vastness and quality of its art collection—is the opportunity to experience so much of it up close and in a luxurious atmosphere. While some more contemporary museums ooze sterility—with security so brisk that viewers are kept…