travel
Getting Around the Big Apple
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008Recently, at age 50, I made my first visit to New York City. What an adventure!
The massive size of the Big Apple is mind-boggling. With a metro area of 18 million people, it’s roughly twice the size of the Chicago region where I formerly lived.
I watched in the driver’s seat as my 24-year-old son Jesse […]
A Blessed Vacation
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008My wife and I took a 10-day trip this month, passing through 10 Northeast states, most of which I had never visited before.
What a great way to learn about the country. It’s remarkable that dialects are so different in southeastern Pennsylvania, urban New York, Boston and Maine — all within a relatively small geographic area.
We […]
Travel Notes
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Taking a trip always affords someone who works in a Christian environment to see how the world is coping with life. If this week’s jaunt to Pittsburgh is any indication, some Americans aren’t exactly rolling with the punches. I ran into a couple of loud-mouthed complainers who make the Ugly American look good.
While eating in […]