Growing up, my knowledge of horses was limited to the racetrack, more specifically harness racing. My dad used to take me to the Liberty Bell racetrack in Bensalem on Saturday night. We would enter after the 7th race (when entry was free) and if we were lucky someone would give […]
Today, March 31st is the last day of USAirways as an airline. Tomorrow, on April 1st (not lost is that it is April Fools’ Day), the new American will emerge from the merger of the two airlines and my loyalty program shifts from the Star Alliance to One World. I’m […]
Philadelphia historic landmarks, some world reknown, others just locally loved are all around the city. For this week’s #FriFotos theme of Landmarks, I share a bit of my city, The City of Brotherly Love. We have over 60 National Historic Landmarks in and around the city. Walking around to see […]
The perk of flying on a business class international ticket is the lounge access. Over the years, traveling solo, the lounge has been a good place to have a quiet seat, charge my phone and not worry about my bags when I want to use the bathroom (one downside of […]
Growing up in Philadelphia, the Jersey Shore (Brigatine/Atlantic City to Cape May) holds many memories of family, fun and funnel cake. While my family never owned/rented a shore house, my uncle Bill lived there all year round so I would stay with him (he had a pool). As a child […]
Ten years ago, The Borgata Hotel & Spa opened in the marina area of Atlantic City changing the landscape of entertainment and casino offerings. For years, the Atlantic City scene was made up of retired day trippers from Philadelphia enjoying the hotel buffets (yes, a sweeping generalization). They were happy, […]
Growing up in Philadelphia, the cheesesteak is as local a food staple as are the soft pretzel, tastykakes and hoagies (back before we counted calories). I would accompany my mom first to the butcher shop to buy the sliced rib-eye meat and then to the local deli to pick up […]
Philadelphia – You may know us for the history, the Rocky steps (hey, there is an awesome Art Museum at the top of the steps so keep running to explore it!) or the cheesesteak (Jim’s on South Street please). In the past decade, our restaurant scene has exploded with so […]
Travel & Leisure recently awarded Philadelphia the #2 city for burgers and I’ve no doubt we will be #1 next year as the chefs in town are elevating the burger experience. Yes, Philly burgers gets its own post because we are a tough burger town with so many amazing options -if […]
The Merion Golf Club hosted the US Open last year bringing with it the celebrities of the golf world as well as thousands of fans and media to the small town of Ardmore, Pennsylvania (a suburb outside of Philadelphia). Ardmore is one of many towns collectively referred to as “The Main Line“. The […]