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  1. ajt141 avatar

    Re: Scenic Philadelphia/ Lancaster

    by ajt141 07 April 2012

    Hi Britkid, This is my first time posting on LonelyPlanet. I live in Philadelphia and travel back and forth to Lancaster often. Actually,…

  2. nexus avatar

    RE: The next 4 days

    by nexus 06 April 2012

    Thanks ranjon. I don't even know if that mega/massive mall built for tourist will be opened...Vaughan Mills I think it's called. I will…

  3. Kape avatar

    RE: Friday Friday Friday

    by Kape 16 March 2012

    >I'll be driving thru Amish country looking for interesting collectible things to buy... Like Amish people?

  4. nexus avatar

    RE: Friday Friday Friday

    by nexus 16 March 2012

    I'll be driving thru Amish country looking for interesting collectible things to buy...

  5. redivan88 avatar

    Re: New York - Miami - New York in 1 month

    by redivan88 11 March 2012

    Hey there! I took this route last summer and its a awesome trip! First of all I agree with what #3 said in that you should only do thi…

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    RE: Roadtrip - Nashville to Phillladelphia

    by bzookaj 26 January 2012

    >Flying into Philadelphia from Dublin (as its the cheapest state to fly into) FTR, Philadelphia is a city, which is in the state of Pennsyl…

  7. aslukas avatar

    RE: Roadtrip - Nashville to Phillladelphia

    by aslukas 26 January 2012

    If you're interested in country/bluegrass, pretty well any town in the US with more than 10,000 people should be able to meet your needs...N…

  8. garythegreat avatar

    RE: Roadtrip - Nashville to Phillladelphia

    by garythegreat 26 January 2012

    Just done some research on this - bascially after Nashville we have 4-5 days to travel explore and can fly out of Coloumbus, Philadelphia,…

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    Roadtrip - Nashville to Phillladelphia

    by garythegreat 26 January 2012

    Thinking of doing this trip in April - Flying into Philadelphia from Dublin (as its the cheapest state to fly into) from here. We arriv…

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    RE: TGIF...

    by defenestrator 25 November 2011

    I'm going to be sans lady for about 5 days. :( My local fwb up in Amish country found a boyfriend a couple months ago, the inconsiderate…

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    RE: TGIF...

    by defenestrator 25 November 2011

    I'll be hunting in Amish country. Maybe I'll pick up some FROG jam.

  12. nexus avatar

    RE: TGIF...

    by nexus 25 November 2011

    What is FROG jam?? A drive into Amish country would be nice this week end...hmmm....I think I might.

  13. mrpenney avatar

    RE: Why some French people are arseholes

    by mrpenney 28 September 2011

    Intercourse is just east of Bird-in-Hand, and just southwest of Blue Ball. At least if you're in the Pennsylvania Amish country. If…

  14. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Gettysburgh and Lancaster

    by ianw6705 01 August 2011

    I'll ignore your second paragraph (touching on contentious history and racial politics I shan't get involved in), but I can address your…

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    RE: East coast trip in 2012

    by VinnyD 14 June 2011

    Assuming you give up on the idea of Niagara, as you should, think about getting a bus or train from NY to Philadelphia and renting a car…

  16. PJW1970 avatar

    East coast trip in 2012

    by PJW1970 14 June 2011

    Hi folks, We are planning a 3-4 week holiday to the east coast of the USA next May. There will be my wife and I and three kids (14, 11…

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    RE: Roadtrip ,East Coust US...

    by Berto301 29 May 2011

    Since you're from Norway, you probably don't grasp the distances involved in US travel. The shortest route fom NY to Miami (straight down…

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    RE: The Amish Trail

    by VinnyD 02 April 2011

    I forgot about Reading Terminal market. Good idea. 19th in #6 was a typo for 18th. If you're lucky you'll see guys in knee breeches…

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    RE: Amish Country, PA

    by VinnyD 29 March 2011

    You'd have to be +very+ ambitious biker to follow #4's suggestion. I think the northernmost point to rent a bike in Baltimore is probably…

  20. tiltedflipcurves avatar

    RE: Amish Country, PA

    by tiltedflipcurves 29 March 2011

    There are also Amish in Maryland closer to D.C., but they're not as geared to hosting tourists as their Lancaster brethren. The above…

  21. smartcookiee avatar

    RE: Amish Country, PA

    by smartcookiee 29 March 2011

    That's not a bad idea. The link above provides info on doing it on your own too if you don't want to do a tour. But a tour should be easy…

  22. sabrosa avatar

    RE: Amish Country, PA

    by sabrosa 29 March 2011

    DC is only 2 hours from Amish country. It's actually quicker to get there than to Philly b/c of traffic. There are greyhound and other…

  23. gunsmoke avatar

    Amish Country, PA

    by gunsmoke 29 March 2011

    Hello, Can anyone tell me if there are any organised day trips from Washington DC to the Lancaster area? I know there are from New York…

  24. VinnyD avatar

    RE: 1st USA Trip - need suggestions of stay length in each city

    by VinnyD 27 January 2011

    If it was me, or someone who liked the kind of things I liked, I would say: Fly directly from LAX to San Francisco. 3 nights. Rent…

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    RE: West to east coast

    by VinnyD 13 January 2011

    Some discussion of a recent similar question [here|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2004747]. Drive in the…

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