Tales from Tuscany
by Leslie Jones We are all pilgrims who seek Italy. – Goethe Exploring the awe-inspiring corridor between the Uffizi Gallery and nearby Piazza della Signoria, I’m intrigued by the myriad…
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Literary Traveler is Celebrating 25 Years
2023 marks the start of the 25th anniversary year of celebration for Literary Traveler! To celebrate, we are holding a writing competition for the best Literary Travel writing with…
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I Know Slovenia Where Veronika Decides to Die
by Tamerlie Philippe “Honestly, she thought, no one ever knows where Slovenia is.” I used to belong to that group of people and I knew nothing about Slovenia. In Veronika…
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Bonded to The Bard
by Ashley Conway But thy eternal summer shall not fade, / Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st – William Shakespeare Pulling into Stratford-Upon-Avon is a surreal feeling. I’ve…
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Hitchhiking Honduras: Relating to Cheryl Strayed in Wild
By Hannah Hughes I stuck out my thumb and waited. After thirty-seconds, a red pickup truck flashed and then stopped further down the road. I approached the truck’s rear, bringing…
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Bright Blossom of the Pacific
by Linda Ballou “Oh, the life on breezy hills on countless horses. This is the life meant for me. All my gear and occupations on the saddle and no thought…
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On Mothers and Mothering: Complex Figures in Literature and Film
By Hannah White Motherhood has been the focus of literature and film throughout history. From the well-known Victorian trope of the pious, meek, and obedient wife that Coventry Patmore coined…
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Bookish Beaufort
By Suzanne Kamata The first cannonball shot of the American Civil War may have been fired from Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, but the war had its beginnings in…
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From Sardinia To The Sangre De Cristo Mountains: How Travel Influenced The Writings of D.H. Lawrence
by Gina Buonaguro “Comes over one an absolute necessity to move.” If one quotation could sum up a person’s life, this opening line from the travelogue Sea and Sardinia may…
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Pablo Neruda’s Isla Negra
by Monique Filsnol “A Single Drop Lucid and Heavy.” A French admirer of Pablo Neruda visits his Isla Negra in Chile Finally, I made it to Isla Negra. “The great…
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