All Posts: Pennsylvania
We celebrated the end of school and the unofficial start of summer last night by road tripping up to Citizen’s Bank Park to watch the Phillies play the Marlins. Unfortunately the Phils couldn’t seem to get on base, but we had a great time. Tommy kept track of the game in his program while Teddy [...]
This was one of those weeks when my intentions exceeded my output in a big way. Actually, wait. I take that back. Let’s try a different, glass-half-full tack on that opening: This week I was so busy gathering material for my blog that I didn’t have time to sit down and write posts. But all [...]
When you think of Pennsylvania Dutch country, it may well be horse-drawn buggies that first leap to mind rather than trains. But it is in fact a great place to visit if you’re a train buff. You can ride in a train pulled by a steam engine at the Strasburg Railroad, learn how that steam [...]
I had already been planning to write a post recommending the Sheraton Four Points Philadelphia as a great place to stay if you’re flying in or out of the Philadelphia Airport. For one thing, it’s incredibly convenient and very close to the airport – one exit north on I-95 and right across the street from [...]
Since I got the entire family excited about skiing at Mad River last month, I decided that I should start exploring some of the ski areas in eastern Pennsylvania. My hope is to find a place where next year we could maybe buy a season’s pass or discount card so that we can spend some [...]














