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Patty's Penned Thoughts - 2010

Patty's Penned Thoughts 2007-2009

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Patty Author of "Vicarious Travel"

I was born and raised in Chicago and still live here. I have a job I love and that is the first thing I tell people when they ask me what I do.  I work in the Editorial Office for a scientific journal at a national research laboratory in the southwest suburbs of Chicago.  I had previously submitted a story for Fuzzy Tales on 10/9/07 that described the beautiful white deer that roam the grounds where I work and how they inspire and lift my spirits.  In addition to my travel stories, you can read my other work at Patty's Penned Thoughts.

After a long marriage, raising two wonderful sons, and a subsequent divorce, I find that I am happy and thankful for the blessings in my life.  I attribute my spiritual journey as the foundation and then meeting Dave, who is loving, caring, and attentive, as the key to maintaining my “life is good” attitude.

We travel often and have visited fabulous, magical places.  I hope to bring some of that magic to these pages with photos, suggestions and tips and to share stories of people and places that we have been fortunate to meet and visit.  Our country is beautiful.  People are intriguing.  The world is fascinating.  

Vicarious traveling doesn't cost a cent.  In addition to preparing us for our real travels, it also connects us with the one thing that makes traveling so special - other people and places.  I will also try to share the history of places I visit.  This is the best part of my writing, as I also learn new and fascinating facts about the places and sights I have seen.

 

Please feel free to send any travel photos or stories to me that you would like to share so I can add them to this Travel Page. There are so many places I have never visited but I would love to see and read about through your eyes.

 

Send your photos and stories to:  Patty with "for Vicarious Travel" in the subject line.

 

 -- Patty

“You have everything you need, if you Just Believe"
-  Josh Groban‘s “Believe” from the Polar Express Soundtrack.



Have questions, comments, stories for the SFPNN Vicarious Travel page, or just want to say hello?
Email Patty!
 

 

PATTY'S MOST RECENT PENNED THOUGHTS

Patty's Penned Thoughts - 2010

Patty's Penned Thoughts 2007-2009

Our Tips and Suggestions for the Well-prepared Traveler
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Fun, Interesting and Unusual Findings

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Patty's Penned Thoughts

The following STORIES FROM  PATTY appeared in SFPNN in 2010.

05/26/10	Kicking Off Summer with Jimmy Buffett
05/19/10	Tortola, British Virgin Islands
05/12/10	America's Most Inspiring Places to Listen
05/05/10	John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, MA
04/28/10	World's Most Crowded Places
04/21/10	Garden of the Gods - Colorado Springs, CO
04/14/10	Astonishing Illusions - 3D Sidewalk Art
04/07/10	Vatican City, Italy
03/31/10	Montauk Lighthouse, Long Island, NY
03/24/10	10 Real Houses Inspired by Cartoons
03/17/10	Temecula Valley, CA:  Winery Tour
03/10/10	Short Trivia Quiz - World Facts
03/03/10	NY - Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium
02/24/10	World's Largest Truck Stop
02/17/10	CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN - Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
02/10/10	Dinner in the Sky
02/03/10	Rocky Mountains National Park
01/27/10	Healthy Travel Tips
01/20/10	Winter Wonderland in the Midwest

 

PATTY'S MOST RECENT PENNED THOUGHTS

Patty's Penned Thoughts - 2010

Patty's Penned Thoughts 2007-2009

Our Tips and Suggestions for the Well-prepared Traveler
Links to Travel Information

Fun, Interesting and Unusual Findings

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Patty's Penned Thoughts

The following STORIES FROM  PATTY appeared in SFPNN from 2007 - 2009.

12/11/09	Homemade Christmas Memories
12/02/09	Cruising the Baltic Sea: Pt 6 of 6 - Tallinn
12/02/09	Cruising the Baltic Sea: Pt 5 of 6 - St. Petersburg
12/02/09	Cruising the Baltic Sea: Pt 4 of 6 - Helsinki
11/18/09	Paramahansa Yogananda Lake Shrine and Meditation Garden
11/04/09	Cruising the Baltic Sea: Pt 3 of 6 - Stockholm
10/21/09	A Beatles Fan on His Own "Magical Mystery Tour"
10/07/09	Cruising the Baltic Sea: Pt 2 of 6 - Copenhagen
09/23/09	A Post Card from Hawaii - from Lynda H.
09/16/09	Cruising the Baltic Sea: Pt 1 of 6 - Oslo
05/13/09	Southwestern Road Trip
04/29/09	Cruising the Western Caribbean
04/22/09	Interesting House Architecture
04/01/09	Paris
03/04/09	Conference in Caen
02/04/09	London
01/21/09	Annapolis, Baltimore, and Washington D.C.
12/03/08	Toronto and Niagara Falls
11/05/08	Arizona:  Tucson, Scottsdale, and Sedona
10/28/08	Celebrate Your Life
10/01/08	Chicago's Haunted Ghost Tour
09/10/08	Castle Accommodations in the US
09/09/08	Do You Have a Bucket List?
05/23/08	Sacred Sites and Mysterious Places
04/30/08	My Montreal Weekend
03/26/08	Alaskan Cruise:  Making a Dream Come True
02/26/08	Music and Scenery to Enhance My Journey
01/15/08	Glorious Fall Road Trip
11/20/07	Mesmerized at 35,000 Feet
10/09/07	Deer... They Make My Day
10/09/07	The Unexpected Second Chance
10/02/07	Inspiring Lunchtime Walk