Practical travel information for practical travelers
With its historical significance and message of freedom, a visit to see the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia will be on most history buffs travel list. The Liberty Bell is one of the iconic symbols of the American Revolutions, and since then has served as a symbol of independence, freedom, and liberty. The bell was originally [...]
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is as important to the City of Brotherly Love as it was to boxer Rocky Balboa, the unlikely here of the movie Rocky and its sequels. Rocky, played by Sylvester Stallone, trained for his first big fight by running up the steps of the museum. While a visit to the [...]
For those readers who’ll be in Philadelphia over the New Year, you won’t want to miss the 102nd New Year’s Day Mummers Parade. So who are the Mummers? The forerunners appear to date back to 400 B.C. and the Roman Festival of Saturnalia. In that era, Latin laborers marched in masks through a day of [...]
It’s been fun discovering and researching all the events going on during the Halloween season. Some are just plain fun, while others are scary, unique, or just plain odd. Here’s one from Philadelphia: Does the thought of going to prison terrify you? I know it does me, and I’ve actually spent time teaching adult education [...]
Looking for a way to visit a city, avoiding the tourist traps, and checking out the not-so-mainstream parts instead? If Philadelphia is your plans, you may be interested in the SoundAboutPhilly downloadable audio tours and maps, which focus on “lesser-known city experiences and combine interesting tales, fun facts and lively music to tell the area’s story.” [...]
Apparently, Philadelphia has First Saturdays, too. The Saturday afternoon following First Friday, the First Saturday Gallery Tours provides an interactive educational session to help interested people learn about art. Rather than the large, dare I say “party” atmosphere of the night before, these Saturday afternoons provide a smaller, more intimate setting. You can learn about [...]
San Francisco has its First Thursdays, and Philadelphia has First Fridays. Enjoy and celebrate Philadelphia’s art scene in Old City on the First Friday of every month. Sponsored by the Old City Arts Association, First Friday is an open house of over 40 of the neighborhood’s galleries, most of them located between Front and Third, and [...]
In addition to traveling, Mary Jo likes lingering over a cup of coffee, wandering in a museum, sipping wine at a cafe, enjoying a relaxing massage, and sharing it all with friends and readers.
Her most recent travels were to Portugal and Italy.
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