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Embracing Winter

Because January is not cold enough in the mainland United States, the Bashful Adventurer embraces winter and heads to Iceland

Machu Picchu for Tea Time

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…

Have a Quirk and a Smile

A counter at Burger King in Moscow with the name of the restaurant written in cyrillic. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

The Bashful Adventurer experiences the joy of visiting everyday places, those frequented by residents but not always by tourists.

Nordic Jesus

The Bashful Adventurer learns that Jesus looks like a Viking. Finding Nordic Jesus in Iceland.

A Cuppa at Cupoccino

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