United States
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Longwood Gardens || Kennett Square, PA
Continuing my tour of places I’ve somehow never been to before even though I grew up nearby, we recently checked Longwood Gardens off my “want to visit” bucket list. Located about an hour outside of Philadelphia, the gardens are a major tourist attraction that draws MASSIVE crowds both during the…
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Lark || Coastal Mediterranean in Bala Cynwyd
Lark, a rooftop Mediterranean restaurant located just outside of Philadelphia in Bala Cynwyd (pronounced Ba-lah Kin-wood), has been on my list of places to try for what seems like forever. So when my birthday rolled around, I knew exactly where I wanted to go. I will say, I didn’t expect to…
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A Guide to Bucks County Wineries
Generally when people think of wine regions in the United States, the first that come to mind (at least for me) are Napa Valley in California and the Finger Lakes in New York. But did you know there are hundreds of wineries in Pennsylvania? I’ll be the first to admit,…
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Will Travel for Coffee: Char & Stave
Mixing things up with a special installment of Will Travel for Coffee, focusing on a local coffee chain called Char & Stave. They have two locations: one in Ardmore, PA, and the other in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. What makes them different from the other coffee shops I’ve…
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Take a Walk Through Bartram’s Garden || Philadelphia, PA
You’ll find Bartram’s Garden situated along the the Schuylkill River in southwest Philadelphia. It wasn’t as big as I expected based on the acreage and Google Maps. It was a nice park, but if I’m being honest I was a bit underwhelmed based on how many sites recommended it being…
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Adventure Aquarium || Camden, New Jersey
Just across the Ben Franklin Bridge from Philadelphia, you’ll find the Adventure Aquarium on the riverfront in Camden, New Jersey. We decided to go on a Thursday morning with my brother and his family, thinking it’d be a bit less busy than on the weekend. Boy were we wrong. Apparently…
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Grounds for Sculpture || Hamilton Township, NJ
Located about a 45 minute drive up I-95 from Center City Philadelphia is the gorgeous Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. This 42-acre outdoor museum is part sculpture park and part arboretum, full of not just sculptures but also monuments, water features, and lots of nature. Founded in…
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Will Travel for Coffee: Vol. 3
Welcome back to the third installment of Will Travel for Coffee! Next up on my coffee shops review tour: Chestnut Hill Coffee Co in Philadelphia, PA, and Malvern Buttery in Malvern, PA. Unfortunately, this is the first time since starting this series that I’ve come across a coffee shop I…
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Take a Tour of Yards Brewing Co.
Every time we travel, I’m drawn to things ending in ‘-ery’ – whether that’s a meadery, cidery, winery, distillery, or brewery. I’ve gone behind the scenes at wineries in Greece, done a mead tasting in New Jersey, and a cidery tour in Boston, but somehow I don’t recall ever taking…
