How do you decide where to eat in Venice, Italy with so many restaurants from which to choose?
A Stay at Hotel Kette in Venice, Italy
Looking for a place to stay in Venice that is charming, old world but with contemporary amenities, and conveniently located and priced? Hotel Kette, of course
China Tech Tips: Using the Internet in China and Handling Your Gadgets
Will You Have to Survive a Trip to China Without Using the Internet or Google? Doing some research for an upcoming trip to China, I am concerned about my ability to stay connected while there. Is it illegal to access the Internet in China? Is everyone prohibited from using the Internet in China, or just Chinese citizens? If…
7 Chongqing Travel Tips
Planning a Yangtze River Cruise? What You Need to Know Before You Go From the list of things I wish I knew before I got to China are these Chongqing travel tips. Headed to Chongqing for a Yangtze River cruise, I am not really sure what to expect on my first visit to China. Will…
Where to Eat in Milan
With So Many Restaurants in Milan, Italy, How Do You Choose? Headed to Milan seemingly just minutes after making all sorts of fastidious New Year’s resolutions, I vow to put denial aside during my adventure and eat in Milan with gusto. Sure, many of us would love to be taller, fitter, thinner, but how often…
Gifts for Travelers 2019
Travel Gift Ideas: Products and Experiences for Travelers of Any Age Because pretty much all of us are presented with gift opportunities well beyond the holiday season, the Bashful Adventurer offers these gift ideas for the travelers in your life—even if that traveler happens to be you. Indeed, we like all of these unique gifts…
Where to Stay in New York City: 6 Columbus
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 6 Columbus, an 88-room hotel actually located at 308 West 58 Street, just across from the…
Mark Twain Slept Here
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 Samuel Clemens, commonly known as the uber Americana author, creator of Tom Sawyer and Huck…
Manhattan Hotels: A Visit to the DoubleTree by Hilton New York Times Square West
A Great View and a Chocolate Chip Cookie at the DoubleTree by Hilton! Living within an hour’s drive of Manhattan, I look to hotels in New York City for their convenience and ease. Lacking a pied-à-terre in the city, I want someplace I can check into quickly and easily, that will be comfortable and conveniently…
Where to Stay on a Finger Lakes Getaway
The Finger Lakes region of south-central New York state seems to be having a moment: named the Best Wine Region in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Award 2018, it also just happened to host the 2018 TBEX conference, a convention of travel bloggers (and, yes, I was there, too), many of whom have been…