In this summer of staycations, the Bashful Adventurer heads to the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, NJ for a much-needed reprieve. Will she feel safe on this day trip? Will you?
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Films Set in Venice: Don’t Look Now
Since the only sort of travel any of us are actually engaging in during the COVID-19 era is some very hearty channel surfing, this seems like a good a moment as any to indulge in movies about travel and, more specifically, films set in Venice, Italy. And so I watch a bit of an oldie,…
What It Is Like Flying Out of JFK July 2020
The Bashful Adventurer, faced with the need to fly domestically due to an emergency, flies out of JFK airport in the summer of 2020. How unnerving will the experience be?
A Book about the Adirondacks: Murder in the Adirondacks by Craig Brandon
Indulging in some armchair travel of the NY Adirondacks, the Bashful Adventurer picks up a book about the Adirondacks. But will she like what she finds in Murder in the Adirondacks?
Watch The Trip to Greece Film
Limited to armchair traveling, the Bashful Adventurer fires up the latest Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon collaboration. But will watching The Trip to Greece do more than bring on a bout of nostalgia?
A Book Set in Sanibel, FL: Seduced by Randy Wayne White
Happy to start a Bashful Adventurer Book Club while traveling in place during the coronavirus pandemic, the Bashful Adventurer turns to a Randy Wayne White thriller set in Sanibel, FL for a bit of healthful escapism during a very fraught time. Join her!
On Monday I Traveled to the Supermarket
Travel in the time of the coronavirus pandemic: A grocery store/#COVIDKindness saga with a slight dose of privilege
Books by Randy Wayne White: Books to Read during the Coronavirus Epidemic
Reduced to being an armchair traveler during the great COVID-19 pandemic, the Bashful Adventurer cracks open a novel by Randy Wayne White and learns lessons useful for these rat-riot insane times.
A Visit to the Smallest Post Office in the U.S.: Ochopee Post Office
The Bashful Adventurer, ever the philatelist and a retro letter writer, happens upon the Ochopee post office, the smallest post office in the United States. Welcome to Ochopee, FL 34141.
The Other Alcott Sister: Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
The Bashful Adventurer goes to Orchard House in Concord, MA to see all things Louisa May Alcott. But it’s another Alcott sister, Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (AKA “Amy” in Little Women) who turns out to have a big presence there.