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TravBuddy.com: nathanphil's 2007 Parkbenching Tour, Part 2: Northeast USA  travel blog</title>
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<description>Of course, I had to do some parkbenching in my current neighborhood. Not quite as exciting as Asia, but memorable nonetheless... includes stops in: PA, NJ, DE, MD, NY and DC </description>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/New-York-travel-guide-82510">New York, New York</a>, Jan 25, 2008</p>
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At last!&amp;nbsp; I&apos;m headed off to Morocco so it&apos;s my chance to finally do my New York City clip!&amp;nbsp; And I choose... Times Square...
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<title>Just a couple more towns...</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Waynesboro-travel-guide-106273">Waynesboro, Pennsylvania</a>, Jan 22, 2008</p>
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Waynesboro is one of the last towns in Central PA I still need to re-visit with my guitar.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;As soon as I reached the&amp;nbsp;town I knew whe...</p>
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<title>The Appalachian Trail</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Pen-Mar-travel-guide-104085">Pen Mar, Pennsylvania</a>, Jan 22, 2008</p>
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In my attempt to re-visit all the cities and town is the region where I&apos;ve created memories over the last 7 years I almost forgot about Pen Mar. Dr...</p>
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<title>Pilgrimage Site</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Emmitsburg-travel-guide-52007">Emmitsburg, Maryland</a>, Jan 21, 2008</p>
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Emmitsburg doesn&apos;t look like much on the map--but quite intrigueing as I drove past--so I decided to stop by... My first stop was the Elizabeth Set...</p>
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<title>Freezing my fingers off...</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Taneytown-travel-guide-56273">Taneytown, Maryland</a>, Jan 21, 2008</p>
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It&apos;s been very cold lately--but I&apos;m desperate to create a few more memories before my&amp;nbsp;big trip... So I&apos;m off to Taneytown--one of the few unex...</p>
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<title>Amish headquarters</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Bird-in-Hand-travel-guide-98913">Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania</a>, Jan 13, 2008</p>
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Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania and Mecca, Saudi Arabia are two places I know in advance will not really appreciate my parkbenching performances.&amp;nbsp; ...</p>
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<title>A different sort of city...</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Lancaster-travel-guide-102368">Lancaster, Pennsylvania</a>, Jan 13, 2008</p>
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After Bird in Hand I headed down to the &quot;big city&quot;--Lancaster...
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<title>Forever a small town...</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Newville-travel-guide-103671">Newville, Pennsylvania</a>, Jan 12, 2008</p>
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Back in colonial times, these towns were &quot;rest stops&quot; spaced 12-15 miles apart for folks traveling or driving their cattle west.&amp;nbsp; Harrisburg-M...</p>
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<title>A town built on Chocolate</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Hershey-travel-guide-101631">Hershey, Pennsylvania</a>, Jan 11, 2008</p>
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Hershey is a&amp;nbsp;small town with a lot of muscle--it&apos;s got the best hospital of Central PA, the amusement park, the main sports team and the big c...</p>
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<title>Clean up time</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:15:47 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/New-Cumberland-travel-guide-103576">New Cumberland, Pennsylvania</a>, Jan 10, 2008</p>
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I&apos;m getting the feeling that time is running out for me here in Central PA--I have a hunch that I&apos;ll be moving on pretty soon... So I&apos;m going to sq...</p>
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<title>Last town in &apos;07</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:42:46 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Camp-Hill-travel-guide-99352">Camp Hill, Pennsylvania</a>, Dec 20, 2007</p>
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For my last town in &apos;07 I went to the rather upscale suburb of Harrisburg, Camp Hill.&amp;nbsp; After wandering around a bit, admiring the variety of a...</p>
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<title>The Peace Garden</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:32:20 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Annville-travel-guide-98484">Annville, Pennsylvania</a>, Dec 01, 2007</p>
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I&apos;d played at a Open Mike here and explored the town a little a while back, so I figured I&apos;d come back a do a clip.&amp;nbsp; Found this cozy little ga...</p>
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<title>The banjo player...</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Lebanon-travel-guide-102475">Lebanon, Pennsylvania</a>, Dec 01, 2007</p>
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Lebenon is my first &quot;first time&quot; town I&apos;ve visited since getting back from my trip. I like it.&amp;nbsp; While checking out the Farmer&apos;s Market, a full...</p>
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<title>Another mountain town...</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:15:55 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/McConnellsburg-travel-guide-103025">McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 30, 2007</p>
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Another mountain valley town with a fairly lively Main Street--although the Sherriff Department and County Building Annex could really use a paint ...</p>
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<title>A Classic Mountain Town</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Everett-travel-guide-100675">Everett, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 30, 2007</p>
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Everett is a classic, backwater PA mountain town, nestled in between the hills with rushing stream running through it. There&apos;s a town diner that is...</p>
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<title>A rural shot...</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:22:23 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Saint-Thomas-travel-guide-104893">Saint Thomas, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 30, 2007</p>
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Saint Thomas is another village that brings back memories of my cycling days, so I made a quick stop here.&amp;nbsp; Not much to see in town, so I figu...</p>
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<title>No castles in Greencastle...</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:02:46 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Greencastle-travel-guide-101325">Greencastle, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 29, 2007</p>
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...but I did find this rotting old barn for a clip... Then I went a parkbenched on the town square, right next to a police car.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;ve heard ma...</p>
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<title>Quick stop in Ship...</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:06:19 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Shippensburg-travel-guide-105171">Shippensburg, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 29, 2007</p>
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Took a quick clip in Ship with the university in the background...</p>
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<title>Castle in PA</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:55:43 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Carlisle-travel-guide-99385">Carlisle, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 23, 2007</p>
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Carlisle is the only town in PA that I know that has a castle--well, it looks like a castle, but it&apos;s an old colonial prison.&amp;nbsp; I opted to take...</p>
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<title>Rust and decay...</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Steelton-travel-guide-105498">Steelton, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 22, 2007</p>
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I&apos;m fascinated by urban decay... and steelton is a good example.&amp;nbsp; The old steelworks area really looks like a good backdrop for a Robocop movi...</p>
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<title>Way to cold to be doing this...</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:42:52 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Enola-travel-guide-100631">Enola, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 17, 2007</p>
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It was getting pretty chilly out, but I really had the Parkbenching Itch... This time I went a short ways to Enola, PA where I sang a few songs by ...</p>
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<title>Another redneck village...</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Upper-Strasburg-travel-guide-106033">Upper Strasburg, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 15, 2007</p>
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I bicycled up through Upper Strausburg back in 02.&amp;nbsp; I remember the great view from the top of the mountain.&amp;nbsp; Unfortunately there was too ...</p>
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<title>Very Small Town, Pennsylvania</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:24:20 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Roxbury-travel-guide-1320443">Roxbury, United States</a>, Nov 09, 2007</p>
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I decided to swing by Roxbury because I have fond memories of bicycling in this area back in 03... It does have a little store that gives the villa...</p>
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<title>A visit to Scotland</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:12:03 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Scotland-travel-guide-105010">Scotland, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 08, 2007</p>
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Scotland, the town that inspired the movie &quot;Scotland PA&quot; got a lot more respect than it deserves.&amp;nbsp; It does bring bring back memories of my no-...</p>
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<title>Back in old Chambersburg...</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:17:23 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chambersburg-travel-guide-99509">Chambersburg, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 08, 2007</p>
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I spent way too much time in this town already(six years of my life--that&apos;s pathetic) During that time I parkbenched&amp;nbsp;a bit at a number of spot...</p>
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<title>The Nuclear Reactor</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:59:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Middletown-travel-guide-103164">Middletown, Pennsylvania</a>, Nov 03, 2007</p>
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After my Magnificent Saga in Southeast Asia, I&apos;m back in boring Pennsylvania for a couple of months.&amp;nbsp; During this time I&apos;ve decided to go back...</p>
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<title>Parking Lot</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:06:02 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Mount-Laurel-travel-guide-76561">Mount Laurel, New Jersey</a>, Sep 10, 2007</p>
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Had another stopover in Mount Laurel, NJ and the best location I could find was the parking lot of an office complex... kind of sad...</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:03:08 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Philadelphia-travel-guide-104160">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, Sep 10, 2007</p>
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I really wanted a shot from the top of the stairs where Rocky did his little victory dance, but as I got close, I realized the sun was at the wrong...</p>
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<title>Heading Overseas...</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Harrisburg-travel-guide-101496">Harrisburg, Pennsylvania</a>, Sep 10, 2007</p>
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Summer 2007 is coming to a close--I&apos;ve got a plane ticket in my hand, headed to Kuala Lumpur.&amp;nbsp; My plane doesn&apos;t leave until ten o&apos;clock tonigh...</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Newark-travel-guide-76620">Newark, New Jersey</a>, Sep 10, 2007</p>
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Newark is a interesting mix of high rise offices, urban decay, and university campuses... Had a good chat with an Egyptian Copt at a shwarma sandwi...</p>
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<title>Baltimore Suburbs</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Arbutus-travel-guide-50132">Arbutus, Maryland</a>, Sep 06, 2007</p>
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I had to go pick my sister and brother-in-law up at the airport in Baltimore.&amp;nbsp; I thought, while I was at it, I&apos;d look for an interesting Balti...</p>
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<title>...And on to Gettysburg...</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:47:15 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Gettysburg-travel-guide-101104">Gettysburg, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 30, 2007</p>
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Ran into an old friend here--he happened to by carrying a mandolin and joined me for a couple of songs right on the central square... </p>
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<title>Civil War towns...</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:44:20 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Hanover-travel-guide-101458">Hanover, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 29, 2007</p>
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Took my guitar to a couple of towns with Civil War history... starting in Hanover, PA</p>
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<title>Finally, DC</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:39:24 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Washington-travel-guide-19604">Washington, District of Columbia</a>, Aug 26, 2007</p>
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I&apos;ve arrived to show my respect to my country&apos;s capital.&amp;nbsp; I was thinking of taking my clip at the feet of Abraham Lincoln, but a sign that sai...</p>
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<title>Down to Baltimore...</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:24:55 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Baltimore-travel-guide-50267">Baltimore, Maryland</a>, Aug 26, 2007</p>
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Really itching to get some big cities under my belt--so I headed down towards Baltimore... Parked my car on the south side of town in a very nicely...</p>
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<title>On top of a rock</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:27:57 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Laurel-travel-guide-53636">Laurel, Maryland</a>, Aug 26, 2007</p>
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Stopped in Laurel, MD--walked to the end of town and into the woods... thought I&apos;d do my first &quot;rural&quot; clip on top of a big rock by the stream...</p>
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<title>Main St. Manheim</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:14:56 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Manheim-travel-guide-102859">Manheim, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 25, 2007</p>
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Manheim had some very well maintained historical buildings as well as a nice little kiosk surrounded by flowers right in the middle of Main St... M...</p>
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<title>Afternoon trips</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:03:48 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Highspire-travel-guide-101675">Highspire, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 21, 2007</p>
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Decided to do a couple of afternoon trips around Harrisburg area.&amp;nbsp; Started in Highspire, a suburb with 4 dollar haircuts and a small town feel...</p>
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<title>College Town</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/College-Town-Elizabethtown-17</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:11:01 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Elizabethtown-travel-guide-100547">Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 21, 2007</p>
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...A nice shady bench awaited me in Elizabeth, PA... </p>
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<title>Summer Town...</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Summer-Town-Sea-Isle-City-15</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:32:45 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Sea-Isle-City-travel-guide-77069">Sea Isle City, New Jersey</a>, Aug 19, 2007</p>
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Stopped for breakfast and a swim at a town that basically only exists in the summer...&amp;nbsp; Much better beach than Rehoboth for swimming, but not ...</p>
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<title>Puerto Rican Festival</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Puerto-Rican-Festival-Vineland-14</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:28:02 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Vineland-travel-guide-77377">Vineland, New Jersey</a>, Aug 18, 2007</p>
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Took my wife and daughter to the beach in NJ.&amp;nbsp; In the evening, they were both tired so I left them at the hotel and set out with my &quot;second wi...</p>
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<title>Friendly City</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Friendly-City-Wilmington-10</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:35:05 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Wilmington-travel-guide-19409">Wilmington, Delaware</a>, Aug 12, 2007</p>
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Wilmington I think wins the award for friendliest USA city so far...&amp;nbsp;After strumming in the park for a while, I set out to explore some of the...</p>
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<title>Not quite done yet...</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Not-quite-done-yet-Georgetown-13</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:56:55 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Georgetown-travel-guide-18418">Georgetown, Delaware</a>, Aug 12, 2007</p>
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Thought I was done for the night, but on my way back to PA, I came across this cool fountain in Georgetown, DE, so I sat down for a couple more son...</p>
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<title>Little Middletown</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Little-Middletown-Middletown-11</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:45:03 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Middletown-travel-guide-18798">Middletown, Delaware</a>, Aug 12, 2007</p>
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I thought I&apos;d stop at all the towns in bold type on the map... Middletown really shouldn&apos;t have been included. (No offense to any travelbuddies fro...</p>
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<title>Quiet Capital</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Quiet-Capital-Dover-9</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:48:23 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Dover-travel-guide-18281">Dover, Delaware</a>, Aug 12, 2007</p>
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Enjoyed Delaware&apos;s unpretentious capital--and more friendly people...&amp;nbsp; One rather tipsy girls asked me to play a song for her--I took a video ...</p>
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<title>The Boardwalk</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/The-Boardwalk-Rehoboth-Beach-12</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:52:46 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Rehoboth-Beach-travel-guide-19033">Rehoboth Beach, Delaware</a>, Aug 12, 2007</p>
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Not far from an Elvis impersonator concert, I pulled out my six string for a couple of songs by the beach to cap off a unique day in Delaware.&amp;nbsp...</p>
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<title>York at night</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/York-at-night-York-7</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:59:14 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/York-travel-guide-106758">York, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 09, 2007</p>
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I took four video clips in York, Pennsylvania--one of me in the midst of a sea of of American flags down near the cemetary, one by a giant mural, o...</p>
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<title>Another &quot;Lewis...&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Another-Lewis--Lewisberry-8</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:42:00 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Lewisberry-travel-guide-102549">Lewisberry, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 09, 2007</p>
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Found another &quot;Lewis...&quot; on the map--figured I&apos;d give it a shot.&amp;nbsp; Turns out to be a one street village with a boarded-up church.&amp;nbsp; When I ...</p>
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<title>A prophet in his hometown...</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/A-prophet-in-his-hometown-Shiremanstown-6</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:29:44 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Shiremanstown-travel-guide-105175">Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 08, 2007</p>
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Figured my next step should be to park bench in my current town of residence--Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania...&amp;nbsp; Went down to the park, played a ...</p>
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<title>Back into action...</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Back-into-action-Selinsgrove-1</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:52:48 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Selinsgrove-travel-guide-105045">Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 05, 2007</p>
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After&amp;nbsp; taking a seven year hiatus from park-benching&amp;nbsp;(or much of any sort of public performing), I&apos;ve finally decided to get back into ac...</p>
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<title>One more town...</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/One-more-town-Lewistown-3</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:24:08 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Lewistown-travel-guide-102551">Lewistown, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 05, 2007</p>
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After a vibrant&amp;nbsp;and rather glitzy afternoon at State College--Lewistown felt like a shabby, old ghost town... I wandered around a bit until a ...</p>
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<title>Amish country</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Amish-country-Mifflinburg-2</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:05:43 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Mifflinburg-travel-guide-103174">Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 05, 2007</p>
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Came across a farmhouse with 15-20 buggy parked around it and a gathering of Amish folks under a tree nearby.&amp;nbsp; Dang!&amp;nbsp; What a perfect oppo...</p>
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<title>Lewisburg, PA</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20045/Lewisburg-PA-Lewisburg-4</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:59:58 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Lewisburg-travel-guide-102550">Lewisburg, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 05, 2007</p>
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Really liking the vibe of the Main Streets in these upper-midstate PA towns--not the same decay as I&apos;m used to seeing.&amp;nbsp; Found that telling peo...</p>
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<title>State College Art Festival</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:16:44 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/State-College-travel-guide-105491">State College, Pennsylvania</a>, Aug 05, 2007</p>
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Continued my one-day whirlwind tour on to the Art Festival of State College, PA--great atmosphere... This one photographer had some absolutely amaz...</p>
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