So many rules, so little time to adhere to them all. I especially like this sign in North Salem, N.Y. limiting sleigh riding to residents. I don’t think many people have sleighs anymore—although in North Salem, you never know. All…
Chilled in New York, the Bashful Adventurer flees to Key Biscayne, FL–but will all the bright skies and warm weather prove too tantalizing?
When It Absolutely, Positively Has to Be High-End I will forever regret missing out on what would have been my first trip to Venice, Italy. A friend and I were alternating hotel qualities: one day slumming it, the next day…
The Bashful Adventurer finds old Miami on a visit to the Park Central Hotel before its renovation
There are so many hotels in Reykjavik to choose from. Here’s why Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura is a good choice.
Because January is not cold enough in the mainland United States, the Bashful Adventurer embraces winter and heads to Iceland
Set back by the mid-January wind chill and an ick-disease variation of the flu, I turn to Mark Adams’s Turn Right at Machu Picchu to carry me away far from the sniffles and Nyquil-charged fog. I am already enthused by…
Although my idea of “roughing it” involves having to walk from my cabin to a clubhouse for dinner, I still enjoy books about more rugged adventures involving far more outdoorsiness than I am ever likely to pursue. I sometimes imagine…
The Bashful Adventurer experiences the joy of visiting everyday places, those frequented by residents but not always by tourists.
Things to Do in Iceland: The Settlement Exhibition Of all of the options for a day in Reykjavik, the Brawny Sherpa and I choose to learn more about Vikings. What better place than the Viking Museum Reykjavik? We head to…
The Bashful Adventurer heads to Iceland where she ponders the difference between a geyser and a geysir and also wonders whether the geyser will perform as expected. Also, a few tips on visiting geysers in iceland.
