Provence

In which I bake like pizza under the Provencal sun, visit the home of Paul Cezanne, and have a magical late-night encounter that reminds me of the…

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July 2025

Bram Stoker's Whitby

In which I walk in the author Bram Stoker's footsteps in the town where he first discovered the name "Vlad Dracul", and visit some of the monuments he…

Jul 18 • 

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A Bookish Tour Through the Cathedrals of England

England really is a book lover’s playground, isn’t it?

Jul 12 • 

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June 2025

The South of France: A Pocket Guide for Curious Travelers

Dear friends,

Jun 20 • 

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Umbria

In which I spend a month in the city atop a cliff in the green heart of Italy, experience All Saints' and All Souls' Day, and get snubbed by local cats.

Jun 13 • 

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Lady Travelers: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Remember my unalterable maxim, where we love we always have something to say; consequently my pen never tires.

Jun 6 • 

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May 2025

Lady Travelers

In which I introduce a new series: the history of women travel writers.

May 9 • 

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"If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad."

An Introduction

May 7 • 

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April 2025

A Programming Note

When last we spoke it was early March, and I was telling you that I was ready for a makeover.

Apr 4 • 

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March 2025

The Two Year Itch

An Update

Mar 10 • 

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February 2025

Bath, England

In which I walk in the footsteps of Jane Austen, get taken down by a rogue scone, and do my best to attend a ball at the Assembly Rooms.

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Bruges, Belgium

In which I seek out Michelangelo's Madonna, cry at the tomb of Mary of Bruges, and wonder how swans can not be somebody's thing, anyway?

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