Category: North America
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How to scatter your possessions around the world
As I travel, I have learned a few things that you may find helpful in your own travels. One is how to give away your possessions along the way, without even meaning to. Have you heard this joke?: Some people learn by reading books. We’ll call these ‘type C’ Other people learn by observing the…
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Seattle, Washington
Mount Rainier as viewed from the entrance to the University of Washington campus Central quad area, U of W Amazon.com makes its home in Seattle, and is building this dramatic flagship building downtown. Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island near Seattle is, in effect, a botanic garden This Douglas fir must be close to 100 years…
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Palo Alto, California
The area south of San Francisco, California went to considerable effort to protect some beautiful wild areas on the nearby hills as open space, with lots of trails. WIthout this, this area would have likely been covered with houses by now. A lovely place to hike. A nice 3 ½ mile hike, a good starter…
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Philadelphia
World Heritage City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia has an airy, attractive train station on the banks of the Schukykill (pronounced Skoo-cull) River. Founded in 1682 by William Penn, it is the 5th largest city in the U.S.A. In order to see as much of the city in a few days as possible, I signed up for…
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Maryland and Delaware
My nephew Reuben and family now live in Rising Sun, Maryland, about 60 miles north of Baltimore. I journeyed down by train and car a few hours south of New York for my first visit to Delaware and Maryland. It’s just 1 ½ hours by train from NYC Pennsylvania Station to Wilmington, Delaware. The first…