Tag: travel
member name: Erin P.
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December 30, 2007 10:26 PM EST --
In recounting his visit to Eastern State Penitentiary in 1842, Charles Dickens wrote:
"... I hold this slow and daily tampering with the mysteries of the brain to be immeasurably worse than . . .
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April 10, 2008 12:39 AM EDT --
When I started Victories in Frugality , I promised some creative and helpful ways to save money while living more frugally. One of the first things I realized upon becoming a mom was the . . .
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August 07, 2008 06:02 PM EDT --
When we decided to return to my hometown of Oceanside for our family vacation this year, I knew I wanted to take my kids to historic attractions that would leave an impression, help them understand the . . .
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June 20, 2008 09:26 PM EDT --
After the War of 1812, there was a rush to build bigger, better fortifications along the East Coast against foreign enemies. The earliest version of Fort Delaware was completed in 1819 . . .
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August 07, 2008 07:46 PM EDT --
After visiting the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia , we decided to visit a few other locations in San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles counties that would be ... can we say ... inexpensive?
BALBOA . . .
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July 27, 2007 06:55 PM EDT --
Now that my kids are a little older (they're now 11 and 9), I thought we'd have a fun-filled, low-stress day at the San Diego Zoo this past Monday. With the weather on our side, we headed . . .
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July 31, 2007 07:33 PM EDT --
Ever since my son was about 2 years old, he's had the gift of sensing others' presence. That's what we call them in our home, too: The Others. Mainly out of necessity since the . . .
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August 03, 2007 06:34 PM EDT --
When I asked if my kids wanted to go to Sea World while visiting family in San Diego recently, I expected them to be interested, but their excitement was overwhelming. Although I balked at the price . . .
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August 06, 2007 12:18 AM EDT --
This weekend we celebrated our 12th Wedding Anniversary away from home - our first real trip away from the kids. We desired nothing more but togetherness, beauty, and solitude. . . .
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October 26, 2007 04:45 PM EDT --
Last weekend (has it been a week already!) our family decided to take advantage of the nice Indian Summer weather, so we loaded up the bikes and hit the road, headed for Valley Forge, PA. Saturday . . .
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February 02, 2008 09:19 PM EST --
When I went home to San Diego recently, I spent the bulk of my time in North County, specifically Oceanside. My sister and her husband live near the back gate to Camp Pendleton . . .
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April 26, 2008 04:26 PM EDT --
Early this week hubby and I had a few hours to go explore the nearby countryside. We drove north from Delaware into Pennsylvania on Route 896. We had lunch at a quiet little shop called 'Country . . .
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June 15, 2008 05:42 PM EDT --
I have a brief photoessay to introduce you to a sleepy little place that never gets very crowded. It's a place that makes a great family vacation. It's also a place that's . . .
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October 12, 2007 10:50 PM EDT --
I have always liked strolling through the streets of Old New Castle, lined by carefully-designed sidewalks of red brick, most displaced by many years of growing tree roots. It's . . .
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March 18, 2008 02:27 PM EDT --
When you think about Revolutionary War sites in Pennsylvania, you might think of the Brandywine Battlefield or Valley Forge, but there is one far smaller and far more important site that has been . . .
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March 18, 2008 11:06 PM EDT --
I know many of you have either seen or heard of Ghost Hunters' visit to Fort Mifflin (aired March 6th, 2008 on SciFi) ... and it was the first time we became aware of the existence of this place. . . .
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April 29, 2008 02:13 PM EDT --
Mt. Cuba Center may well be the finest woodland wildflower garden on the East Coast (my opinion, of course). This non-profit organization invited the general public onto its grounds (a former duPont . . .
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June 21, 2008 12:16 AM EDT --
When you purchase ferry tickets to go from Delaware City, Delaware to Pea Patch Island (Fort Delaware), you also get a lift over to Fort Mott State Park in New Jersey which is on the opposite side of . . .
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October 12, 2007 08:18 PM EDT --
Winterthur, an American countyr estate nestled north of the bustling city of Wilmington, boasts one of the most impressive collections of Americana available and was created in the likeness of 18th and . . .
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September 05, 2007 11:53 PM EDT --
I have lived in Delaware for over 10 years now ... and I've never thought of it as an overwhelmingly interesting tourist attraction, but an article in our local paper yesterday had me reconsidering . . .
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