Travel

City Life

Fall Weekend Getaway: Glamping at Posh Primitive Campground in the Adirondacks

When I was growing up, my family wasn’t really the camping type. We lived in the woods in South Jersey, and its pestilent mosquito swarms, […]

City Life

Fall Weekend Getaway: The Iris Inn in Shenandoah Valley, VA

I was a little worried that the Iris Inn was going to be one of those typical bed-and-breakfasts, heavy with toile and needlepoint kitsch. After […]

Fall Weekend Getaways: Inside a yurt at Savage River Lodge
City Life

Fall Weekend Getaway: Savage River Lodge in Frostburg, Maryland

This sounds ridiculous, but I’m serious: The 4.5-hour drive from Philadelphia to Savage River Lodge — particularly that last stretch on I-68 — is just the […]

City Life

Fall Weekend Getaway: Glamping at Firelight Camps in Ithaca, New York

I approached the water with a bit of trepidation. I don’t know why I was nervous. I love swimming. I’m relatively good at it. But […]

City Life

Fall Weekend Getaway: Glamping at Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort in the Poconos

Glamping, for the uninitiated, is the annoyingly buzzy term for glamorous camping, a concept that involves large teepee-like tents tricked out with comfortable beds and […]

City Life

Fall Weekend Getaway: Lake Placid Lodge in Lake Placid, New York

There is a sense of limitless immensity in the nights on Lake Placid — a mix of ceaseless breezes, a star-speckled sky, and a heavy […]

City Life

You Can Now Book Flights From Philly to Cuba

For decades, travelers who wanted to have a look at Cuba had to jump through all kinds of hoops to travel there. But now that President […]

DNC Travel
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PennDOT Launches Website for DNC Travel

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has launched a website that will help residents and visitors navigate the city when the Democratic National Convention and its projected […]

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City Life

Lonely Planet Names Philly Top U.S. Travel Destination for 2016

One day, we’ll get used to this. But not yet. Last year, the city got giddy when The New York Times recommended its readers spend the third […]

Business

Philly Named Top Family Vacation Destination in U.S.

A company that makes travel guides for kids has ranked Philly its top destination for family vacations. Philly took the top spot in the rankings […]

Business

These Philly Companies Offer Unlimited Paid Vacation

It sounds like a dream come true — unlimited vacation from work. While most workplaces in Philadelphia have traditional paid-time-off policies, a few have decided to […]

City Life

11 Easy Family Trips From Philadelphia

So much of parenthood is about negotiation, and some things — like where you’re going to spend your precious free weekends — are worth standing […]

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A TSA Agent’s Guide to What Not to Wear to the Airport

There are few places bleaker than the last spot in the interminable, spaghetti-snaking airport security line in late summer. And at some point, we’ve all been […]

Be Well Philly

How I Ate Pastries Every Day on a Trip to France and Didn’t Gain Any Weight

If you’re at all concerned about watching your weight, traveling is typically a danger zone: You eat out for every meal, you might not have great […]

Business

10 Philadelphia Airport Secrets Every Traveler Should Know

Because of my job as a business owner, speaker and author, I fly into the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) about five to 10 times every […]