Archive - Diary of A Lady Traveler

May 2025

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

Mar 10 •

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February 2025

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.

Feb 12 •

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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?

Feb 1 •

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January 2025

The Plantin-Moretus Museum, Antwerp

In which I step back in time, and visit the world's oldest surviving printing house in Antwerp, Belgium.

Jan 14 •

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December 2024

Happy New Year from All of Us Here at Beautiful Things

In which I look back on 2024 and look forward to 2025...

Dec 31, 2024 •

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Brussels, Belgium

In which I unearth the history of the Grand-Place, and discover that it is the people and the stories that make the city, not the streets and buildings.

Dec 25, 2024 •

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