Traveling Kelsey
I travel not to escape life, but to be sure that life will not escape me! Come join me!
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Dear Philly, To the City of Brotherly Love, the birthplace of our modern day nation and the iconic Philly cheesesteak, to the home of the most loyal and ruthless sports fans in the nation and world-renowned symbols of liberty and freedom, to the flourishing neighborhoods of Fairmount, Northern Liberties, and South Philly, the ever-gentrifying ghettos of North and West Philly, and the beautifully charming Olde City, Society Hill and Rittenhouse, and to… Read More
Many don’t know it, but Philadelphia has one of the best foodie cultures in the US. Want a certain type of ethnic food? I guarantee there’s one place in Philly that serves it! Want a BYOB restaurant that doesn’t charge a corking fee? There are a ton of those here! Want a range in prices for every occasion, Philly has everything from low cost, cash only restaurants to top notch luxury, 7… Read More
Two years ago, in March of 2012, I arrived in Hamburg with nothing but a suitcase, an address for my German dorm room, sporatic German and English correspondence with the student representative at University of Hamburg, and just a bit of hope that I would make something of this semester study abroad experience. Two years ago, I was working hard to learn as many words about as many subjects in German as… Read More
Philly is a beautiful city with a ton of things to do. I had to try and narrow down only ten of my favorite spots in Philly for this post, but I will be doing another “feature” by the end of the summer with some more of my favorite places. Over the last three years, I have explored a number of the streets around Philadelphia, but even to this day, I can… Read More
1. Blog/Journal A man named Ibn Battuta once said, “Travelling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” Although I have no idea who this person actually is or was, I do believe him to be a genius. When you pack your bags and hop on a plane to distant lands and even more distant cultures, you instantly become a commodity to those who are too afraid to take that same… Read More
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