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Vicariously Through You

A solo female travel blog.

Betsy Ross

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A Weekend in Philadelphia

I have been to many US cities but one that eluded me for a very long time was Philadelphia. I finally changed that last summer when I decided kill two birds with one stone and cross a new city and another MLB ballpark of my list. I left Chicago late Friday afternoon and landed in Philadelphia just in time for dinner. I did some research while I was waiting to board the plane in Chicago and Bud & Marilyn's kept coming up as a good spot for dinner. It had good reviews and I was interested in ... Read More

  • Hey @claireforsyth1984 ...⁣ ⁣ Remember that time we climbed to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?⁣ ⁣ Looking back, why did we think it was a good idea to climb to the top of a leaning tower?! 😂⁣ ⁣ It must have been the many bottles of wine we consumed beforehand that clouded our judgement.⁣ ⁣ But what a comical, fun day we had! I’m so glad you were one of the people sitting in front of us on the bus (what was your seat mate’s name??? Paul?)?⁣ ⁣ Who would have thought that a cell phone left in the back of a bus seat pocket would be the start of a great friendship?!⁣ ⁣ I hope you have an awesome birthday and a year filled with great adventures and a graduate degree! 👩🏼‍🎓⁣ ⁣ Cheers! 🥂
  • Throwing it back to the day my friend Joanna and I went to Nationals Park and got to hang out with Teddy Roosevelt...⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Abe Lincoln, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were there too! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What a fun day!
  • The World’s Largest Buffalo. A Holstein cow named Salem Sue and this amazing view.⁣ ⁣ All of these things can be found in North Dakota.⁣ ⁣ Want to know what else there is to do in North Dakota? Check out my latest blog post to find out.⁣ ⁣ The link is in my bio.
  • I was looking through photos from my trip to Greece this weekend and now I want to go back. ⁣ ⁣ The islands were so beautiful and colorful. I loved the food and the people were so wonderful too. I would pick a quieter island or two this time to change it up. ⁣ ⁣ What is one destination you’ve been to that you’d love to revisit? Tell me in the comments below.
  • It finally happened.⁣ ⁣ I found a brewery that I really like!⁣ ⁣ Last Friday night, some friends and I met in the Pilsen neighborhood for dinner and then walked over to Moody Tongue Brewing Company for dessert and after dinner drinks.⁣ ⁣ I’m so skeptical when it comes to breweries because I don’t like most craft beers. ⁣ ⁣ Bud Light for me please!⁣ ⁣ BUT, Moody Tongue has a grapefruit beer that is delicious!!! I could have had multiple of them and that’s so unusual for me for craft beers.⁣ ⁣ Have you had grapefruit beer? If so, did you like it? ⁣ ⁣ PS. The chocolate cake was insane and delicious too! So many layers. ⁣ ⁣
  • Have you ever considered a girls’ weekend road trip through North Dakota?⁣ ⁣ I’ll admit, I hadn’t either but as part of my quest for 50 states, that’s exactly what I found myself doing last summer.⁣ ⁣ Turns out, there’s a lot to see in North Dakota and we had a great time getting to them all! ⁣ ⁣ Read all about our adventure in my latest blog post. The link is in my bio.
  • Badlands National Park. We were there in 2016 and it was one of my favorite vacations to date.⁣ ⁣ The park is located on the edge of the Great Plains in southwestern South Dakota.⁣ ⁣ It consists of 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires blended with the largest, protected mixed-grass prairie in the US.⁣ ⁣ The park contains one of the world’s richest fossil beds, which allows scientists to study the evolution of mammal species such as the horse, rhino and saber-toothed cat. ⁣ ⁣ Badlands National Park is also home to many animals, from tiny shrews to 2,000-pound bison. ⁣ ⁣ If you haven’t been to South Dakota, Go now! You won’t be disappointed.⁣ ⁣
  • I came home from Arizona to my favorite time of year in Chicago.⁣ ⁣ It’s tulip time!!! 🤗🌷🤗🌷⁣ ⁣ I love these white ones that are currently blooming along State Street. The water droplets are an added bonus! ⁣ ⁣ What’s your favorite time of year where you live? ⁣ ⁣