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My Pennsylvanian Road Trip with a Dog and His Fleas

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Golden Labrador sitting in the driver's seat of a VW Camper Van
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I am not the kind of person that believes in spoiling my dog. Mind you, Duke, my Labrador really does mean a lot to me. However, I am not going to spend $100 a night on one of those fancy pet hotels that gives the dogs massages. And I think a dog in shoes is plain ridiculous. I do not believe that my dog should be better dressed then me. After all, he doesn’t need to be; He gets all the ladies he wants just by sniffing at them. The only thing I really ever spend money on for Duke, besides vet bills, is that home flea treatment. I suppose, however, that this is really more for me than it is for him. Some people make a great big deal about dogs and fleas, but as long as bugs don’t get on me I am fine. Duke never really had a big problem with fleas anyway. I would just buy him a generic dog flea treatment every now and then and he’d be fine.

Anyway, Duke is one of my most favorite pals. I take him just about every where I go. He is the best company in the world just because he never argues with me and he doesn’t hog the remote. I will never forget the trip we took last summer up to Pennsylvania. Duke and I really had a good time. It was a road trip that we took in my old conversion van. For me, this was a very long trip and, besides for Duke, I was traveling alone.

We really had a great time. I took Duke to one of the dog parks up there. I never usually go to dog parks but I wanted to try something different this time. I was surprised that I had to pay for entry, but since it was much cheaper than one of those doggy daycares I didn’t mind. Later that evening we got back on the highway. Now usually Duke is calm when we’re on the road, but this time it seemed like the more I drove the more he scratched and whined. He was going crazy all over the back of the van a few hours after we got on the road. I didn’t know what his problem was so I had to stop and check it out. Turns out that Duke had fleas all over him. Worst was that they were all over the back of the van. For some reason the old dog flea treatment that I normally use hadn’t worked for Duke this time.

He needed a solution quick but I had to go on a little ways further before I got to a store. By that time I don’t know if it was psychosomatic or the fleas were biting me too, but I was itching just as badly as he was. I could barely contain myself when I got to the store. People were looking at me all funny. This time I decided I’d better get something that worked, so I got Frontline for Dogs. They had some kind of on-the-spot treatment and I used it on him and I got a spray for the van.

Let me tell you that this stuff really works. We got rid of the fleas and made it home. Now Frontline Plus for Dogs is the only kind of dog flea treatment that I use.

Pennsylvania with the Amazon Kindle Touch

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As a young man I spent a couple of weeks with my friends travelling around the north east coast of the United States. Not knowing any better, we chose the easy route and headed for the major cities, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington D.C. As you would expect, we had a fantastic time. Although now, it is obvious that there’s more to the United States than just its huge cities. For instance, spending some time enjoying the great outdoors may have been the perfect contrast to the life in the cities which we experienced.

To the west of Philadelphia and north of Baltimore lies the counties of Lancaster and York. The Susquehanna river runs through this area and looks like an interesting area to learn about the history of America in the beautiful countryside surrounded by nature. All kinds of historical references relating to events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution are to be found.

The difference between when I went travelling in the United States fourteen years ago and now is that it’s much easier to travel light today. A perfect example of this is that instead of carrying books to read on holiday, now a days, there are a selection of hand held electronic book readers to choose from. The way that these devices work is that they hold electronic books. In other words, on one reader, we can have hundreds, if not thousands, of books. This is a really nice option, especially if we’re travelling.

So if I did the same trip again today, I’d try to encourage my friends to visit some of the less well known tourist attractions in the area. One thing that caught my eye was the First National Bank Museum. This is the only known bank in America still preserved in its original setting. This could really give us a taste of life as it used to be.

Then when it comes time to relax, I’d love to find a scenic spot by the Susquehanna river and enjoy reading a book. These days, more and more people are choosing to use these new electronic reading devices. In fact, a few new models have recently come on the market, the Amazon Kindle Touch is one of the latest offerings.

Photo from Democrat and Chronicle

This looks like an amazing region to explore the great outdoors, take pictures and enjoy reading a book in the open air. When it comes to travelling, the Amazon Kindle as well as other devices like the Barnes & Noble – Nook are revolutionizing the way we read. Now we really can take as many books as we like on holiday with us. We’re no longer restricted to what we can carry. The way things are now, we can carry as many books as we’d like! That’s why, if you love getting back to nature, and like the area surrounding the Susquehanna river then you bringing your Kindle with you is just another way to increase the enjoyment!