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I built Nerds Tour for people who travel the way they read: slowly, on purpose, with the whole story in mind. Not the greatest hits. Not eight cities in ten days. One writer, one painter, one film, one television series, followed all the way through
Somewhere in the rainforest above Manuel Antonio, a mother and her triplets are celebrating a birthday this week — and this morning they spotted a howler monkey on the trail through Manuel Antonio National Park. I told them they brought the tra
There is a summer I think about often. England was just opening up after the pandemic and I had it almost entirely to myself. I drove around Hampshire in a tiny Fiat 500 getting everything wrong and I wept at wallpaper and sat down at a grave and cam
A family came to me with a short list of must-haves: a handful of New England colleges their daughter wanted to see, a deep love of literature, and a preference for hotels that actually have something to say for themselves. What I built them was a 16
There is a word I use for the kind of travel I like to do, and it is not vacation. It is #pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is a journey organized around a specific need to understand something more completely by standing in the places where it happened. No
Are you a Jane Austen fan who has always dreamed of walking the same streets she walked? An Austen Adventure is the tour you've been waiting for. Over seven magical days, we'll take you from the grand crescents of Bath to the windswept Dorset coast t
I took this trip before I ever offered it to anyone. When I got home and started describing it to people — the streets of Bath, the cottage at Chawton where she wrote at a tiny table in a room anyone could walk through, the Cobb at Lyme Regis
I love going to new cities. This is my first time in Savannah. I got here a day early before a conference. I went on a golf cart tour of Bonaventure Cemetery this morning (rating-5*) and an historical trolley tour this afternoon (rating-4*). Gorgeous
#Nerdtraveltip - if the food and pool areas are too peopley, grab your cheeseburger and take it to your private paradise. It tastes even better! #cheeseburgerinparadise #margaritavilleatseaislander #nerdstravel
Is it possible to be an introverted nerd on a Margaritaville At Sea spring break cruise to Mexico? Yes! It takes some planning and flexibility but it is possible! These photos are from Uxmal, which is a UNESCO site of Mayan ruins. There is so much ab
We are on the road again! This time we are set up at the Venice Book Fair on the gulf coast. It’s going to a beautiful day all about books (and travel). Come visit if you’re nearby! #austenadventure #venicebookfair #nerdadventures