Philadelphia tourism
If you want someone to write about Philadelphia, I know Philadelphia.
- I served Philadelphia as a municipal guide. Job description: “Meet and greet visiting dignitaries.”
- I have written extensively about Philadelphia subjects for the Inquirer. I wrote Off the Beaten Path: Pennsylvania.
- I know that all Philadelphia zip codes – and only Philadelphia zip codes – begin with 191.
- I can spell, pronounce and drive to Manayunk, Passyunk and Conshohocken.
- I know where to hold a wedding (Knowlton Mansion at Rhawn and Verree), buy 100 sticks of incense for $6 (Chung May on Race Street in Chinatown) and a get good shoeshine (in the Reading Terminal Market).
I’m your friend who writes in Pennsylvania.


