All in Summer Travels
Sam Sidiqi writes about the joy of summiting Denali this summer, the highest mountain in North America at 20,310 feet. It has been an unlikely journey for a kid who was born in Afghanistan and grew up in Swarthmore. The climb taught him some good lessons and it helps support the development of the country where he was born.
Former Swarthmorean Editor Chris Reynolds documents his travels this summer along U.S. Route 395 in California.
Jim Greer and Carol Nackenoff spent nearly two weeks in Iceland on a vacation delayed a year by COVID.
John Pierson writes about his travels to Duckington, a small parish some ten miles south of Chester in England, where records show that over 200 years ago, three destitute American sailors were likely either been taken prisoner by the Royal Navy during the short, but violent, War of 1812—or had been press ganged on the high seas by the British.
Swarthmore resident Helge Hartung shares his summer vacation story — a mobile safari with his family through Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Robert Morbeck writes about their visit to an outdoor, self-powered free-flight competition hosted by the Academy of Model Aeronautics near Muncie, Indiana. The visit holds special significance for their family.
The idea of a second home — at the shore, on a lake, or in the mountains — has a certain appeal. But my husband Greg Brown and I have studiously avoided purchasing such a place, thinking that once we do, we’ll be stuck going to that same place over and over again instead of travelling. However, that doesn’t keep us from checking out the real estate in fun places we visit! This summer we made a car trip to western North Carolina where we did look at some homes, in case we ever change our minds.
Swarthmorean Summer Travel Series
By Linton Stables
Swarthmorean (and Swarthmorean co-publisher) Greg Hoy traveled up to the Catskills of New York to participate in a rock and roll dream — the “Three of a Perfect Pair” music camp hosted by members of legendary progressive rock group King Crimson. Bonus slideshows and videos included.
Swarthmorean Summer Travel Series
By Greg Hoy
In the planning stage of our summer vacation, my wife Shirley and I came to an agreement that we would visit several Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the Midwest. I suggested we visit Wisconsin as neither of us had ever been there and the trip would encompass more than visiting Wright buildings.
Swarthmorean Summer Travel Series
By Ed Mitrovich
Swarthmorean Summer Travel Series
By Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
Three weeks ago, I was invited to accompany the Speaker and a bipartisan delegation to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, three countries that are the birthplace of most migrants seeking refuge at our southern border. I jumped at the chance.
Swarthmorean Summer Travel Series
By Elizabeth Vogdes
“No photos,” said the signs posted everywhere at the Antiques Roadshow. As an avid photographer, I felt as if I had just sat down for a long-anticipated feast only to be told that eating was forbidden. But the atmosphere was so festive that I could almost forget my deprivation on this beautiful June day.
For four weeks this June and July, I called the University of Pittsburgh home as I participated in the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Global and International Studies. At this free, residential summer program, I was among 50 students, all rising juniors and seniors from high schools across Pennsylvania.
Swarthmorean Summer Travel Series
By Louise Coffin
State College is the name of the 4.5-square-mile town in Centre County, Pennsylvania. University Park is the main campus of Pennsylvania State University located in State College — and beyond. State College (remember, that’s the town) has a population of 42,000-plus. Penn State’s University Park enrollment of undergraduate and graduate students is about 46,000. Without the addition of Penn State students, the town’s population density is more than 9,000 people per square mile. With, … well, you can do the math. It is one crowded place, especially when out-of-towners visit during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, held for the past 54 years during four days in July.
Swarthmorean Summer Travel Series
By Malcolm Reynolds
On Memorial Day, my good friend Alex Schaff and I set out from Swarthmore for the enchanting hills and meadows of New England, with the goal of visiting and talking with dairy farmers and cheesemakers. Alex, who suggested the trip, is a prospective veterinarian and a master’s student of dairy science at Colorado State University; I work as a cheesemonger at DiBruno’s in Philadelphia. So one could say the idea didn’t just come out of the blue!
