How to Drink Coffee Like a European
One thing a lot of coffee-loving Americans learn when traveling in Europe is just how difficult it is to get an iced coffee, especially...
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Sean Conway
Jun 22, 20204 min read
Hugging the Edge of the Earth in Big Sur
Last year, the full stretch of Pacific Coast Highway that carves through California’s Big Sur finally reopened after rockslides rendered...
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Sean Conway
Jun 19, 20206 min read
Take a Self-Guided Jaws Tour on Martha’s Vineyard
I’ve loved the movie Jaws since before I’d even seen it. I remember it playing at the North Reading Cinema for the entirety of the summer...
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Sean Conway
Jun 17, 20204 min read
The Swiss Mountain Village of Mürren is Every Bit Worth the Effort
You can only get there by cable car, a nearly vertical elevation of 5374 feet above sea level, the last stop on a chugging train that...
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Sean Conway
Jun 15, 20205 min read
That Time in Galway When the Majestic Cliffs of Moher Got Beat by a Puppet Show
We had a couple tours booked in advance of our arrival in Galway, Ireland last year: the Aran Islands and the Cliffs of Moher. That left...
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Sean Conway
Jun 12, 20206 min read
Q: Do We Fly All the Way to Europe Just for Ice Cream & Gelato? A: Possibly…I mean, well, probably.
Here’s a little anecdote: on my first trip to Europe in 2005 I spent five weeks in Montpellier, France as part of my MFA residency. I...
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Sean Conway
Jun 11, 20207 min read
What We Don’t Photograph: the Other Half of Travel
We canceled Iceland this week. Postponed it, I keep telling myself. Just postponed. Regardless, this summer’s trip is off. With a lot of...
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Sean Conway
Jun 6, 20204 min read
Ghosts of World War II
Europe can be certainly appreciated on a purely aesthetic level, for its ancient architecture, awe-inspiring gothic cathedrals, and...
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Sean Conway
Apr 26, 20208 min read
You Can’t Go Back Again (Or Can You?): Returning to Venice + Risking It All
I was hesitant to add magical Venice to our recent trip to Italy. I’d been there before, back in 2005 when I was a graduate student beginnin
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Sean Conway
Apr 24, 20203 min read
This Guy Anthony Bourdain Looks Kinda Familiar
I never knew Anthony Bourdain, of course, yet there was something familiar about him to me—his laugh, his unfiltered, sometimes abrasive can
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