Tag: travel
Philadelphia: the Cheesesteak
Philadelphia. What immediately comes to mind? Rocky. The Declaration of Independence. Rowdy sports fans. Cheesesteak. Cheesesteak is as synonymous with Philadlephia as Benjamin Franklin is. This gooey heart attack of a sandwich was invented in Philadelphia in the early 1930s & remains popular in the City of Brotherly Love to this day. Most people know…
48 Hours in the Southern Capital of Richmond, VA
It was ridiculous. We had lived in the D.C. area for over eight years, yet we had never visited the Southern Capital just to our south (more on why in a minute). A long holiday weekend, coupled with a good hotel deal, created the perfect excuse to escape D.C. & finally learn more about our neighbors to…
New York City: Staten Island Ferry
In addition to walking the Brooklyn Bridge & strolling through Central Park, one of my favorite free things to do on a nice day in New York City is to take a ride on the Staten Island Ferry. The ferry, which is free, shuttles passengers between lower Manhattan & Staten Island 24 hours a day,…
Is the iPhone the only camera you need when travel?
A few months ago the Wall Street Journal asked the question “Is the iPhone the only camera you need?“After noticing that my Nikon D200 DSLR had sat quiet for a few weeks while I put the camera on my iPhone 4S through the paces in my daily life, I decided to put this question to the…
FriFotos: For Sale
Such a great topic! There are things for sale seemingly everywhere, if you just know where to look…