Can Venice and a pricey gondola ride possibly live up to the hype? The Bashful Adventurer finds out.
Tony Horwitz, A Voyage Long and Strange, Columbus Day, Pocahontas, Etc.
East and West Together: Happy Unity Day, Germany!
In this time of global tumult, it’s easy to forget that democratic movements generated a little anxiety at points before. Hard to believe it’s been 23 years since the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989. East and West Germany…
Cold Spring, N.Y.: Geo. Washington Drank Here
Getting Out of the House and Staying Put
Escaped from the Shackles: Happy Independence Day, Belize!
Are Historical Sites Honest about Slavery?
The global tumult of the last week—the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and global unrest stemming, allegedly, from disgust with a video about Muslims made by a film maker in the United States—makes the celebration of the U.S.…
Note from the Brawny Sherpa: What I Did in Chicago
On our last trip to Chicago, I was going to have some free time while the Bashful Adventurer was bringing home the tofu bacon. Normally I go on a food feast. Gibson’s is the best place for steak in Chicago…
Standing in the Tracks of Chariots and on the Paths of Heroes
Traveling While Vegan: A Vegan Abroad
My Kind of Camp: The Jersey Shore
In Favor of Small Hotels
I can’t imagine a better way to introduce the Youthful Adventurer to Europe than landing at Marco Polo airport in Venice, taking a water bus to Piazza San Marco as dusk descends, and then walking the narrow streets to tiny…