Posts tagged United States
In Your Backyard: Lincoln, NE
As with Harrisburg, Pennsylvania I headed to Lincoln, Nebraska to visit one of my siblings, my older sister. I had never been to Nebraska, never even driven through it, and didn’t know much about the state. I expected it to be as flat as Illinois and knew that Warren Buffet lives in Omaha.
I’ve now [...]
In Your Backyard: Monticello, IL
In my late teens and early 20’s, I itched to the leave the US and travel overseas. But after I had visited 4 continents and over 20 countries, I realized I hadn’t seen much of my own country. Or continent for that matter (Canada was the 25th country I visited)! As I’ve gotten a little older, I’ve [...]
Hidden Gems
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Capital of the state of my birth. The city has never struck me as the type of place to add to my “must-see” list. Most likely many other people don’t have it on their list. However, my brother moved there recently so off I went.
When I arrived, my brother was still at work [...]
Train Travels in the US
I recently took two long trips on Amtrak, so this will be the first among four or so posts about traveling by rail.
Before 2011, I had ridden Amtrak a couple of times between Urbana, IL and Chicago. These rides were rather short, so I was excited to take a longer train ride through the US. In the [...]
