Traveling with an Infant Means Less International Travel for Now

01 Wednesday Jul 2015

Posted by misterselfish in Accommodations, Hyatt, New York City, North America, United States

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Arizona, Chicago, Hawaii, Kauai, New York, Seattle, Sedona, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, Vancouver

Baby Selfish is now 5 months old and is starting to transition out of the “will-sleep-anywhere” phase to the “wants-to-look-grab-and-yell-at-everything” phase.

Don’t believe the hype. She’s actually been around for several months.

While I am a huge fan of cheap third world countries, Baby Selfish seems to be thriving under a steady routine, and I’m not sure what third world countries she could visit at this point. Probably none.

So instead, we decided to explore more of good ol’ North America. Check out our 2015 – 2016 travel schedule.

USA! USA! USA! Also… Canada.

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Heading West: Eating our way Across the Rust Belt

13 Friday Sep 2013

Posted by misterselfish in Cross Country, Food & Drinks, North America, United States

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Chicago, Cleveland, Cross Country, Gaetanos, Goose Island, Hot Sauce Williams, Nellies, New Jersey, North America, Pequods Pizza, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, USA

After leaving Virginia, Mrs. Selfish and I headed north through New Jersey, Pittsburgh, and Chicago, heading west for South Dakota. While admittedly not the most direct route to San Francisco, it did take us through the Badlands and the Big Sky Country in the north.

Along the way we ate plenty of Subway and granola bar breakfasts, but we also met up with friends and family. Here’s some of the better meals we enjoyed on our way west.

Jersey-Style Cheese steaks: Gaetano’s

The less popular cousin of the Philadelphia cheese steak, the Jersey-style cheese steak doesn’t get much love. This is unfortunate, since it is the objectively superior cheese steak – and doesn’t get much better than it does at Gaetano’s (224 Penny Packer Drive) in Willingboro, New Jersey.

The bread is fresh. The steak is tender, and best of all they use real cheese. It’s also quite a bargain at $14 for an 18” large – which is enough food for dinner for two!

While I normally order the plain cheese steak, this time Mrs. Selfish and I decided to splurge with the “Mr. Gee’s Cheese Steak”, which is a cheese steak with mushrooms, peppers, and pepperoni. Amazing.

None of that cheese whiz crap here!

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The Selfish’s Cross-Country Drive

28 Wednesday Aug 2013

Posted by mrsselfish in Cross Country, Food & Drinks, North America, United States

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Arlington, Chicago, Cross Country Drive, Lake Tahoe, Mount Rushmore, North America, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, Sioux Falls, United States, Willingboro, Yellowstone

Mr. Selfish and I are almost done with our selfish year. We begin our cross-country drive from Richmond, VA to San Francisco in less than a week.

Here’s our itinerary: (1) Richmond, VA, (2) Arlington, VA, (3) Willingboro, NJ, (4) Pittsburgh, PA, (5) Chicago, IL, (6) Sioux Falls, SD, (7) Mount Rushmore, (8) Yellowstone, (9) Salt Lake City, UT, (10), Lake Tahoe, and (11) SF.

We are definitely looking forward to the following:

Do you have any recommendations for us? We would greatly appreciate food recs or pointers on random tourist attractions we should see on the way!

Flashback Friday – Charming Chicago

28 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by mrsselfish in Flashback, North America

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Chicago, Chicago Style Hot Dogs, Deep Dish Pizza, Ethiopian Food, Flashback, Friday, Geno's, Illinois, Lincoln Park Zoo, Millenium Park, North America, Wieners Circle

In May 2008, Mr. Selfish and I visited our good friend Becca in Chicago. Becca had been raving about Chicago, and we decided to take her up on her offer to let us crash at her apartment. This was my first trip to Chi-Town, and I found it to be quite charming.

First, we went to Millenium Park, which actually was opened in 2004 (only four years behind schedule). I love taking pictures in front of the Cloud Gate, which is better known as the “Bean.” Also, Crown Fountain is nice because it’s fun to watch all the kids splashing around in the water and their parents trying not to get wet.