Posts Tagged ‘Roadtrips’

Scenic Drives throughout the Commonwealth

Posted by VisitPA August 26th, 2008

Pennsylvania is full of colorful scenery, monumental landmarks and delicious places to feed your hunger. Why not take a Saturday or Sunday drive through PA? You’d be surprised at what you could find close to home. With the leaves starting to change, why not pack up the car, the kids and the cooler and head [...]

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Go West!

Posted by Keystone Country Blogger August 6th, 2008

The last time the Blogger family drove along I-80, we stopped at a weird gas station/antiques barn/petting zoo kind of thing where we fed acorns to a herd of very aggressive goats. I am looking forward to a somewhat less terrifying Keystone Country roadtrip this year.
The I-80 Ag Tour seems like it will fit the [...]

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Going Dutch on the Lincoln Highway

Posted by Keystone Country Blogger July 7th, 2008

Mr. Blogger would spend his life speeding on the autobahn if he could, but I love the old highways where you have to slow down. They’re way more interesting—small towns, cows, freaky roadside attractions, farm stands. This roadtrip, called Farm Fun on the Lincoln Highway, perfectly illustrates what I mean. The historic Lincoln Highway has [...]

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The B&B Experience: Often Weird, Most Often Wonderful

Posted by VisitPA July 4th, 2008

Let’s face it. You have to be a little strange to run a B&B. Just the thought of always staying home to greet strangers at our door and showing them up to their rooms and letting ‘em lounge around our parlor and getting up extra early to make an impressionable breakfast every morning seems like [...]

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Roadtrip down Memory Lane

Posted by VisitPA October 22nd, 2007

Close your eyes and think back. What were some of your favorite things to do as a kid? Running to get ice cream, catching a flick at a drive-in or screaming on a roller coaster? If you missed out on any of these activities as a child, you can be sure to catch them now [...]

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Shunpikers-taking the road less traveled

Posted by VisitPA October 21st, 2007

Q: So what exactly is a shunpiker?
Here’s a hint: if you’re on a roadtrip, and you prefer to travel off the beaten path, then what kind of road would you be shunning?
A: Shunpikers are those intrepid travelers who prefer the back roads and all the undiscovered treasures to be found alongside them. Shunpikers enjoy a [...]

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Roadtrips and road… tunes?

Posted by VisitPA October 20th, 2007

Roadtrips and tunes just “go” together and you can’t have one without the other, or rather… you shouldn’t. And although you can’t have a roadtrip without some grade A music to take along for the ride… its not always on the top of most traveler “must have” lists.
Change of undies-check
Munchies-check
Camera, video or other-check
Mix tapes!!! [...]

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