With all of my talk about how fantastic the Philly food (and dessert) scene is, I’d be remiss not to tell you how you can have a little bit of Philly love delivered to your doorstep any day of the year. No need to wait for an occasion like Valentine’s […]
Playing tourist in my hometown of Philadelphia is so easy to do with a plethora of historic sites, artistic opportunities aplenty and so many restaurants vying for my attention. I’ve started wandering with my IPhone lately taking photos with a new eye of the city. To say, I’ve been surprised […]
On wine tours in the past few years around the world, I’m often asked if I’d like to buy wine to bring home with me. For most people, this is an easy question. For me, I just give the winemaker a sad puppy dog look and reply “Pennsylvania” and immediately […]
Back when I was wearing suits to work, my friend and I signed up for an art class after work. We were going to try mosaics. Sound fun right? Fast forward as I’m at the first class, in said suit with jewelry and new manicure, and told that I need […]
No visit to Philadelphia is complete without a visit to the Reading Terminal Market (tagline Fresh and Local Every Day) located in downtown Center City across from the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The market is one of the largest and oldest markets in the U.S. with its origin in 1892 as part […]
I always feel bad for the travel vendor from Nepal as no one seems to visit him to talk about his country despite his good location in the first aisle across from one of the speaking venues at the Philadelphia Travel & Adventure show. It seems that his country might […]
What do you do when your hotel points are about to expire? For me, I booked a room at the Philadelphia Hyatt at the Bellevue for an overnight staycation (locals just say the Bellevue Hotel). As part of my year-end review of miles, points and credit cards, I realized that […]
Travel inspiration, where do you find it? In a movie, a book, from Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, a friend, brochure, email, mailing, etc. There are so many travel images, stories and options coming at you on a daily basis it’s hard to filter out where to go (at least for me) […]
Philadelphia has long been the overlooked middle child between New York City and Washington, D.C. Chances are if you’ve visited the city you did so for one day and saw Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, ran up the “Rocky steps” and ate a cheesesteak or soft pretzel. In Philly, we […]
There’s something about a water fountain that just fascinates me, from the first time I saw the Swann Fountain in Philadelphia to the jumping water fountain at Epcot as a child, I love them all. How they do what they do is pure science, what we see is pure magic, […]