Southern Hospitality

In Charlottesville I was AirBnB-ing with musician who lets her spare room to earn a bit of money and meet interesting … More

South of Philadelphia

The next leg on my journey on the Cardinal was from Philadelphia to Charlottesville. It was overcast in Philadelphia and … More

South Street is another part of the City of Philadelphia which was designated for re-development and managed to escape it. The … More

My journey from New York City to Philadelphia on the Cardinal Service with Amtrak was uneventful, so doesn’t warrant its … More

At Poughkeepsie station I felt strangely at home at the old Reading station when I realised the platform (American English: … More

There are many towns called Kingston, two in England alone and there is one in New York State as well, … More

A group of French Protestants sought safety from Catholic persecution in the 1600s, first by fleeing to die Pfalz in south-western Germany, … More

In 1886 construction began for the railway bridge spanning the Hudson between Poughkeepsie and Highland. The first train crossed December … More

On leaving Erie (an hour and a half late) I travelled through the wine growing region of Pennsylvania. No, I … More

After all the walking and adventure in the State Park I walked around a little in downtown Erie and took … More