My Daily Travels

There’s a common denominator that all safe states have...Not counting their bad weather...These are the states with low crime and where people sleep safer at night, and where shootings and beatings don’t dominate the local news. The best states in America to raise kids, and the quality of life... Sign in to see full entry.

While many of us continue to work, there are many that are without jobs, money and food. In Pennsylvania, we have a United Ways Lifeline # that offer's emergency assistance to those who are in need. Just dial 211. The United Way has a COVID-19 Community Economic Relief Fund to help out those who... Sign in to see full entry.

Being a Pennsylvania transplant, I was once guilty of slaughtering a few of the oddly pronounced city names, including the one where our youngest daughter was born. The word, "Monongahela" was just not something that my mind could process. We now live along the river with the same name, so it is an... Sign in to see full entry.

The haunted hollow can be found from the remains that include the ruins of the Union Sewer Pipe factory that burned down in 1924. The locals claim that a ghost makes its presence felt in the hollow each October. There are stories of rustling sounds among the fallen leaves with no one present and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Pennsylvania came in at thirteen on the best places to retire in the United States, according to a study by Wallet Hub, released in January 2020. The study took into account affordability, quality of life, and health care, adding up to 100 total possible points. This comes as no surprise as... Sign in to see full entry.

The Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem is the oldest bookstore in the world. It has been continuously operating since 1745. One of the unique features of this bookstore is that you can find so much more than just books here, including a resident ghost. Since it opened back in the 1700's, this store has... Sign in to see full entry.

Bizarre, but true. The Kelpius Monks were a strange cult, and their story is really off of the charts. The Monks of Wissahickon dates back to a time before the United States itself. In the late 1600s, Johannes Kelpius and his followers emigrated to the American colonies from Germany and settled in... Sign in to see full entry.