Category: Travel blog

Introvert Travel Series: Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia)

No, I wasn’t arrested, but I did visit Philadelphia this past February, and I did tour the Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP), a former prison, now a museum. It’s a creepy place, and I LOVE creepy places. No wonder ESP hosts a haunted house every Halloween. ESP makes for a unique visit for many reasons. First, […]

Introvert Travel Series 2019: Austin, Texas

This has long been a source of indecision for me. Would I like Austin, Texas? Would I not? I love Texas, but I hate no can’t stand no don’t identify with hipsters. I’m an irreverent Gen X’er through and through, raised on Winona Ryder movies and bands like Journey and Boston. Ruggedly independent (I don’t […]

Introvert Travel Series 2019: St. Augustine, Florida

It’s summer time, and you know what that means! It’s time for my Introvert Travel series 🙂 For my birthday week, I wanted to visit a relaxing beach and have access to some cool history stuff. If that’s what you’re looking for, I highly recommend St. Augustine, Florida, for the following reasons. St. Augustine Beach […]

Introvert Beach Getaway Part 2: Tangier Island, Virginia

In seeking the perfect introvert beach, I set out for Tangier Island, a small island in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay. The town of Tangier has an area of 1.2 square miles. The total area of the island, including marshland, is less than 740 acres. A visitor can therefore see quite a lot in one day. The […]

Introvert Beach Getaway Part One: Kilmarnock/ Reedville, Virginia

Ahhh…summertime. The beach. The crowds. The noise. Wait. I love the beach, but can’t stand sitting in vacation traffic for hours only to arrive at a noisy, crowded beach replete with snack shacks and touristy shops. So I set out in search of the perfect introvert (and inexpensive!) beach. And I think I found it. […]

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: The City Dweller’s Introvert Getaway

I’m on a quest to find the best introvert spots, where us easily overstimulated types can get some exercise and recharge with peace and quiet. Just across the West Virginia border, about an hour and a half from Washington DC, lies Harpers Ferry, a picturesque town that allows visitors to take in the incredible landscape, […]

An Introvert Respite in the Center of Florida

  Who knew that there was a peaceful respite full of music, flowers, and Japanese koi, in the middle of Florida? Among the crowded and noisy theme parks, which were fun but which gave this introvert a headache and tinnitus, my son and I discovered Bok Tower Gardens. How did we find out about it? […]

Doing Miami as an Introvert (spoiler alert: It’s not so bad)

April 16, 2018 — “You’re going to Miami.” Most people would be excited to go to Miami for a work conference. I’ll admit, I was a bit, but having been to South Beach, I know it’s not really my scene. The one time I went there, tipsy partygoers, insane lights and endless noise shocked my […]

International travel: pre-clearance hassle

May 27, 2015 – Alexandria, VA Within the past month, I took a trip to Ireland and Spain to visit friends and family. While checking my luggage at Dublin Airport for my return trip to Washington, DC, the attendant informed me that I would be going through U.S. customs in Dublin. “Excuse me,” I said, […]