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Pennsylvania Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Pennsylvania, United States
Museums, more famous stuff and shopping
This is a top pick! So this morning I was woken up at 6:30 by loud voices coming from the street below my window. I stumbled downstairs and found a pot of coffee already brewed ...
Penance and profit
This is a top pick! As I walked up the idyllic streets in the Arts and Museums district, the suburban landscape opened into an imposing gothic fort complete with towering walls and battlements. This fearsome structure was the Eastern State Penitentiary. Built in ...
Nature Calls
This is a top pick! I arrived in Pittsburgh after some interesting conversation on the train with a wayward photography student. Not particularly glamorous, the city does exude some kin of gritty warmth that is definitely welcoming. Pittsburgh sits at the nexus of ...
The Ups and Downs of Pittsburgh
This is a top pick! My time in Pittsburgh was surprisingly brief given my limited plans and awesomeness of Bear Run. It did afford me plenty of time to relax and reflect, but I did also have my fair share of activities and excitement, sometimes at inappropriate ...
Bell and Cheesesteak
This is a top pick! So I made it to Philadelphia, known to me by its two famous children - America and Cheesesteaks. After a belated start I set of to investigate their births. Staying mostly within Independence Park, I cannot not help but remark about the state of ...
Chocolate lovers Paradise!
This is a top pick! ... - ), 'The Dilbert Principle' I drove up and down the rolling hills of East-Central Pennsylvania this morning. The penetrating blue skies. The colours on the road...the greens, the oranges, the reds, the yellows...the blues, ...
Going Round in Circles!
This is a top pick! ... at the camper shortly after 1. Did you know? Scenic and romantic, numerous covered bridges still link Pennsylvania to a nearly forgotten past. At one point, the Keystone state had at least 1,500 covered bridges, and today ...
Food glorious food
This is a top pick! Well another big breakfast. french toast, Canadian Ham and oranges & Bannanas. Of course it was all soaked in syrup and butter and sugar etc. If our hosts keep going at this rate we wont be leaving Phili. Today as yesterday was a very sedate pace, ...
Today!
This is a top pick! "Every heart which earnestly asks, Which is the path to God? is shown. Each is given a heartfelt Truth. Come to Me along the path of your heart, not through a journey of you mind. You will never find Me in your mind. ...
God Put a Smile on My Face
This is a top pick! ... are used generously to construct heavy meals of chicken pot pie, chow chow and shoofly pie. I discovered that Pennsylvania is a large winegrowing region, but sadly that the American sweet tooth extends to their wine palate. ...
Lest we forget!
This is a top pick! ... the Veterans, the Pledge of Allegiance and then an Introduction of Guests. We hear from the guest speaker, the Vice-President of the United States, and then all is over with the Retiring of the Colours. What did I think of all this? I felt ...
The Road to Enlightenment is through the Past!
This is a top pick! ... to his website when I'm finished the book. Historical Moment "Lancaster is the oldest inland city in the United States of America. It is 71 miles west of Philadelphia and is snuggled along the north and west by the mighty ...
Philadelphia
This is a top pick! Dean: From New York we first planned to head straight to Washington DC, but then decided to make a pit-stop in Philadelphia. There is a lot of history in Philadelphia as it was the original US capital until they decided it was too close to the sea and ...
Start of Southeast Asia Odyssey
This is a top pick! We are on the road again, our second leg of the "Goodrich Odyssey" to see the world. Our next stop, Southeast Asia for 7 ½ months of trains, planes, buses, boats, elephant-riding and by foot to see the overwhelming display of geographical, ecological, ...
Family!
This is a top pick! The topic for today was going to be on Perfection. Or more specifically on Me and all of You being Perfect...but I changed my mind. I've decide to talk about my kids. I can picture them squirming now. But first...the light bulb came on last night. The ...
Conversations with God!
This is a top pick! I finished the book last night. Stayed up until I was done. Check out Neale Donald Walsch's website @ www.nealedonaldwalsch.com If it interest you! I was going to write more stuff from the book but something came up. You'll have ...
How to follow my footsteps:
This is a top pick! Before I depart for India in six days, I have come to the realization that I need to pay tribute to the people who have helped me get to this point in my life. Many people have commented about how lucky I am to have this opportunity and how they have ...
ET, Your Boss Called. He Wants His Spaceship Back!
This is a top pick! "Do not attach yourself to any particular creed exclusively, so that you may disbelieve all the rest; otherwise you will lose much good, nay, you will fail to recognize the real truth of the matter. God, the omnipresent and omnipotent, is not limited by ...
The trip officially begins
This is a top pick! The trip finally begins! Getting up at 3 this morning somehow wasn't as bad as I thought, although now I'm having a hard time typing. And seeing. And walking. It was a long day of waiting around at airports and flying, but I finally made it to Washington ...
Going Away Party
This is a top pick! Today was my last day of work, which simply meant I had to return the company car, phone, and laptop. I will have to depend on my roommate Jeff to be my taxi for the next couple days. The evening started at the Gingerbread Man Bar and Restaurant. Thanks ...
Exploring the Poconos!
This is a top pick! It rained all night...and it rained all morning. It was great weather...for a duck! I think I'm going to start Quacking (you know...cracking) from being stuck indoors! After lunch I decided to take a drive...and actually have some lunch. ...
Going Away Party 2
This is a top pick! Saturday of my "going away" weekend was not so out of control. After recovering from Friday's festivities, I met a few more friends in Harrisburg that could not come out last night. Tomorrow, I am on a plane to Naples, Florida to hang out with my ...
Moving on Washington to Philli
This is a top pick! Well that's our time in Washington over and done with now its on to Philli. Greyhound is the chosen transport for this leg mainly because it's cheap $50 for the pair of us compared to the $98 on the train, it takes a few more hours but what the heck. ...
"A Man and His Dreams!"/"A Kid in a Candy Store!"
This is a top pick! Milton S. Hershey - Born September 13, 1857 on a farm near Derry Church, a small Pennsylvania community. His mother raised him in the strict discipline of the Mennonite faith. Following a four-year apprenticeship with a Lancaster candy maker, he ...
Mr. Paul Goes to Washington!
This is a top pick! I have made it to the Capital of the United States of America. It was a short and uneventful drive (with the exception of 1 screwy detour due to my GPS) from my last stop. I will be here for a week as I figure what better place to be on ...
Halftime Show
This is a top pick! Tomorrow starts a new adventure of sorts. It means a job for me but will also be like a halftime show. As one might imagine, after traveling for three years throughout Latin America, I need one of those job thingies if I want to see ...
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Finding Paradise through Intercourse!
This is a top pick! Definition #1: Finding Paradise through Intercourse! Intercourse: Small Pennsylvania town with a large Amish presence Paradise: Small Pennsylvania town with a large Amish presence The route I took was to first pass ...