Literary Destination: The Edinburgh Writer’s Museum
Written by Stéphanie de Geus. Edinburgh at night steals your breath away. It’s love at first sight. In one glance, the historic buildings transport you to…
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Literary Destination: The Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery, Alabama
When we imagine F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda, we tend to think of them in some New York ballroom, sipping champagne and dancing…
Festival Season Preview: The Hay Festival Returns to Kells
by G.J. Schear Kells. The very name suggests books. One of the most famous in the world, The Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of…
Bookstore Review: Word, A Haven for Bookish Types in Brooklyn
by Haley Houseman On a bright and sunny corner of hip Greenpoint, there is 850 square feet set aside for books and the community they…
On Pizza in Naples and Flying Solo: Five Questions with Literary Traveler Contributor Ruth Setton
Here at Literary Traveler we’re blessed with a truly amazing roster of writers. In our new column, Five Questions, we ask our contributors to share…
A Weekend Away: The Quickie Culture Guide to Prague
by Audrey Burns Prague, the beautiful and historic capital of the Czech Republic, was home to Bohemian kings and queens, a cultural center of the…
Bookstore Review: le lièvre de mars, Marseille, France
by Johanna Pittman Normally I’m not much of a book aesthete—despite a dislike of electronic reading, I’ve never been drawn above all else to the…
Choose Your Own Adventure: Bus Trips to Spark Your Wanderlust
By Amanda Festa The idea of the road trip is magic. It is a different kind of travel, about the journey far more than it…
Travel for Women, Minus the Baggage: 8 Things We Learned at the Women’s Travel Fest
By Jessica Monk “I think that as women we’ve got the same messages since little girls. If you think of red riding hood, it’s don’t…
“Put the Map Away” and Other Travel Tips from Samantha Brown
By Amanda Festa Literary Traveler recently attended the first Women’s Travel Fest in New York — one day, countless inspiring and passionate women from all over…