Apparently it is not always sunny in Philadelphia, and today the sky is gloomy and overcast. However, the sun has lasted long enough over the past few days to enjoy the city and its many attractions, including Pat's Cheese Steaks on the south side. It was a long walk but it was worth it, like a pilgrimage to the cheese steak Mecca. Pat's is the restaurant where the Philly cheese steak was invented thirty years ago and still remains a hot spot for cheese steak enthusiasts. My own cheese steak… Continue

I arrived yesterday in Philadelphia on a beautiful, sunny day to begin my journey of literary nomadism, in which I plan to travel to different locales to explore local literature and document my experiences to my readers in order to educate and entertain them. Philadelphia seemed an ideal first choice for the inception of my journey, for what better place to begin than the birthplace of the United States? When I arrived on Sunday morning, I encountered what seemed like a marathon right in my… Continue