Welcome to Daytrippermom.com!

Hello everyone.  Thanks for stopping by!  I am excited to introduce my new blog, Daytrippermom.com.  For as long as I’ve known about blogs, I’ve wanted to start one, but never felt like the time was right or that I had the right material.  For the past several…

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Fun Freebies in Center City Philadelphia

I have spent a good amount of time wandering around Center City Philadelphia over the years and I’ve discovered you don’t need to do much planning to take a trip there. It can be enough to just show up and walk around on a beautiful day. Maybe you…

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Jim Thorpe

Sometimes I am still amazed at the plethora of unique and delightful little places there are to explore in southeastern PA.  Want to take in the fall foliage at its peak?  A relatively quick drive and you can immerse yourself in color in the “little Switzerland” of America…

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Penn’s Landing–Philadelphia

For those of you whose idea of a great vacation must include some type of waterfront, a day trip to Philadelphia can meet that need when you visit Penn’s Landing.  Encompassing the space between Front Street and the Delaware River starting at Spring Garden Street down to Washington Avenue…

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Gettysburg

For some reason, in my mind, old battlefields look and feel more nostalgic in the throes of autumn.  Crisp air, cerulean skies, warm-colored hues abounding and my mind turns to historical destinations.  So when the perfect fall weekend was predicted, I suddenly felt inspired to…

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OFF TOPIC: My Anemia, Hysterectomy, and Umbilical Hernia Repair Story–1 year later

I know this post has nothing to do with daytripping but this website is the only one I own and I wanted to get my story out there for those that might be researching these topics and need some encouragement and information. I hope I can be of help! I…

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