Hotels
Girlfriends Getaway to the Gateway to the West: St. Louis, Missouri
On your girlfriend getaway to St. Louis, you’ll be looking up… way up! The St. Louis Gateway Arch is one of the main things that draws people to this beautiful city in the Midwest United States. Arcing over the city on the bank of the Mississippi River, the Arch is a 630 foot high monument … Continue reading
Pin ItRiver City Casino and Hotel, St. Louis
The strawberries were a nice touch. We were already mostly in love with this beautiful, luxurious hotel but when they kindly delivered chocolate covered strawberries to the room, we fell head over heels. What’s really ironic about our visit to the River City Casino and Hotel in St. Louis is that we don’t … Continue reading
Pin ItCulinary Girlfriends Getaway to the Gervasi Vineyard in Canton, Ohio
If you like to cook, drink wine, or just enjoy a fabulous meal prepared by someone else, you must plan a fun girlfriend getaway to the Gervasi Vineyard. Hidden away in a quiet neighborhood, you will probably think you have taken a wrong turn until you spot the elaborate entrance to the vineyard, a sprawling … Continue reading
Pin ItThe Unexpected Drury Inn and Suites in Findlay, Ohio
Honestly. My expectations were pretty low. We are not normally fans of chain hotels. We prefer to stay in smaller, locally owned, boutique hotels that are a little more interesting. We have now officially changed our minds. If there is a Drury Hotel nearby, we may very well be staying there and we … Continue reading
Pin It5 Important Things to Know About Winter in Michigan
1. Seasonal Roads. Who knew? We southerners have never heard of seasonal roads, but they are all over northern Michigan. These are back country roads that are not plowed so the snow gets pretty deep. Most are used as snowmobile trails and it’s technically illegal to travel on them, although there are no signs that … Continue reading
Pin ItWe want snow and we want it NOW.
Ironically, we have actually returned from this trip to find plenty of snow on the ground here and schools closed. But we still adored all the snow we found on our trip, the great snow activities, and the wonderful people we met. More on all those topics soon, I promise. So Lexington, Kentucky is unseasonably … Continue reading
Pin ItHyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago
Even though Chicago is only about a six hour drive from us, we just discovered this fabulous place in the last year. We were headed to Door County, Wisconsin for a press trip and, just to make the drive a little more relaxing, we decided to stop somewhere, anywhere, oh what about Chicago? One … Continue reading
Pin ItEmbassy Suites Downtown: St. Louis
If we could have chosen the perfect hotel for our stay in St. Louis, that hotel would have been an Embassy Suites. We have stayed in them previously and there is just nothing like their expansive, two room suites and that incredible, complimentary hot breakfast. So it was certainly fortunate that the Embassy Suites … Continue reading
Pin ItPanama City Beach for Families
Panama City Beach, situated along the beautiful Emerald Coast of Florida with sparkling white sand and gorgeous Caribbean colored water, used to be the destination of choice for spring break for college students. It still is, but after spending a week there this summer with my grown daughter and seven-year old grandson, I can assure … Continue reading
Pin ItGetaway to the Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort
It was the view that made us fall in love with the Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort. Our room was great, the resort was gorgeous, the pools were incomparable, the beach front was lovely – all of that added to the love but it was the view from our room that had us completely smitten. … Continue reading
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