Presidents' Day: George Washington Slept Here
Published Wednesday, April 04, 2007 by GrobeTrek.
Filed under: History, Learning, North America, United States, Hotels Chances are you've heard the adage, "George Washington slept here." I don't mean he got around in a nudge, nudge, wink, wink, ya' know what I mean kind of way, but he did sleep in a lot of places. Churchtown Inn Bed and Breakfast, Churchtown, Pennsylvania.
Tagged: New Jersey
Surf's Up in Jersey
Published Sunday, September 17, 2006 by GrobeTrek.
Filed under: Learning, Surfing, Stories, North America, United States No matter how much people here try to convince me that the surfing on the East Coast, particularly near New York City, is good, I simply don't believe it. But all that said, things can't be too bad here because this article in Surfer says New Jersey is a true blue hot spot.
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East Coast Retreat
Published Thursday, August 31, 2006 by GrobeTrek.
Filed under: Biking, Climbing, Hiking, Blogs, North America, United States For those of us who live here, New York can sometimes seem like its own world, and gazing out cross the river to New Jersey is like staring into the open void of an unknown world...albeit a world with large buildings, factories and a rather odd smell.
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Casinos to Close in Atlantic City?
Published Thursday, July 06, 2006 by GrobeTrek.
If Atlantic City's 12 casinos were to close it would cost the state 2 million dollars a day in tax revenue.
The problem goes far beyond casino closings; state parks and other historic sites will also shut down according to this AOL news piece all due to lack of compromise on a plan to increase the state sales tax from 6 to 7 percent.
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Google's most expensive words
Published Saturday, May 13, 2006 by GrobeTrek.
Looking at the entire list of the top 300, it's dominated by personal injury lawyers, auto insurance agents, and lasik centers.
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Chicago: Marathon Vacations
Published Thursday, May 11, 2006 by GrobeTrek.
When you think about it, running travel is a good way to both see a place and warm up for some serious eating: You go to a city for the weekend, get to know the entire place on foot, and afterwards have about 10 lost pounds to replace. Not that you should...
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