Pennsylvania

Pros: A very diverse state with something for everyone.
Cons: Suburban Sprawl

I have been fortunate enough to visit many of the states in our great country.On pleasure trips I have gone cross country a couple of times going out to Washington and down the west coast back through California into Nevada and back home again with many ...

Pros: Scenic drives through all-American small towns, fun opportunities for the whole family!
Cons: Gas prices sure do conspire to keep us home this fall!!

Fall is in the air, the days are getting shorter, and Junior can't decide what costume to pick for this Halloween. It's the time of year when schools are in full swing, apples are fresh-picked, and mountain forests explode in a rainbow of brilliant ...

Pros: Great rooms, alot of activities, and very friendly staff
Cons: Overworked staff, could be pricey

Caesars Pocono Resorts, Your so close!!!

Caesars Pocono Resorts, located in Mt. Pocono PA, is one of the "premier" honeymoon resorts. The Poconos are famous for their honeymoon resorts. The round, king size beds, mirrors on the...

Pros: Crayola Factory & Store, Sesame Place, great scenery
Cons: Far from home, some hotels to avoid, mountain driving

Our family recently went on a road trip through Pennsylvania. Not our original vacation plan, this came about after a friend had her wedding in New York instead of Michigan, and we had to take the kids. Deciding to drive back through Pennsylvania and...

Pros: Reasonably priced and educational.
Cons: Parking

On a recent trip to Pennsylvania with 10 family members (children and adults) going in 2 separate cars, we went to D orney.Park.&.Wildwater.Kingdom and on the return we decided to stop at the Crayola Factory since we ...

Pros: gorgeous country and interesting sites, not far from Lancaster, Hershey or Harrisburg
Cons: roads in PA aren't the best

I grew up in Manchester, Pennsylvania. Where? I know, you never heard of Manchester. Well I don’t think many people have. It’s a small town in York County. It’s one of those towns, if you blink, you missed the town. Now if I were...

Pros: A diverse mix.
Cons: Parking is atrocious.

New Hope, Pennsylvania is slightly famous for one reason: the members of the band Ween grew up there. And that such a small town produced two of the weirdest people in the music industry should provide insight into the nature of New Hope.

New...

Pros: nice rooms at Crystal Palace
Cons: run down, not much opened, rude staff

This past weekend my husband and I, along with 18 other friends and family, went to the Pocono Mountains to be a part of my brother-in-law's wedding day. The wedding took place at Mount Airy Lodge in the Mt. Pocono section of the mountains. (for...

Pros: shoe store to fit all sizes, low cost of living, good "night life" restaurants
Cons: old steel town on the brink

Pros: great ceremony, lots of attention
Cons: cake was awful

If you have read my review about my general stay at Mt. Airy Lodge, you know that I was quite less than impressed and felt that there are better resorts to visit for a romantic weekend getaway in the Pocono Mountains.


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Pros: I-76 offers what is perhaps the epitome of American highway scenery.
Cons: Deer make for a far less convenient kind of roadkill than armadillos.

Home can be the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Indiana's early mornin' dew,
High up in the hills of California,
Home is just another word for you.

--Billy Joel, "You're My Home," Piano Man


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Pros: Inspiring scenery, rivers, mountains and world class accommodations.
Cons: Harsh winters!

This area in Western Pennsylvania, still relatively obscure, can easily be described as one of the State's most scenic and beautifully rugged vacation spots, offering incredible outdoor adventures, never imagined accommodations, untamed rivers and...

Pros: Beautiful, Lots of fun in the sun, easy on the pocketbook
Cons: none that I can think of

If you like camping, fishing, swimming, boating, beautiful scenery, or just like the outdoors in general, this it the place to go.

Lake Raystown, is located in the Hesston-Saxton area of Pennsylvania, just off Rt. 26.

Many years...

Pros: Actually isn't a bad place to visit.
Cons: You'd probably only visit by accident.

There you were merrily traveling down Interstate 80, either just having escaped Ohio or just about to escape Pennsylvania and due to a bizarre configuration of cloverleafs, you find yourself at the bottom of an off ramp (also known as getoffs or, in the...

Pros: Great scenery, and natural surroundings
Cons: Never enough time to see everything

Huntingdon County is one of the counties in the heart of Pennsylvania. I may not seem like much on the surface, but if you look beneath, there is lots to see, and learn.

I recently wrote an article about my life in Amish Country (Lancaster...