Chicago
Baby, It’s Cold Outside:A Girlfriend Getaway to the Windy City
You have two choices for the time of year to visit Chicago. Although there are technically four seasons there, as in most of the United States, the most well-known are the icy cold winters and the pleasant mild summers. Guess which one I prefer? Although I have to say Chicago in the winter has some … Continue reading
Pin ItPhoto Friday: Sea Anemone at Shedd Aquarium
We enjoyed our visit to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and were amazed at the incredible diversity, colors, and shapes of the marine life at the aquarium. Tom got this shot of a sea anemone and starfish. Pin It
Pin ItA Summer Getaway to Chicago
Winter is not a pleasant time in Chicago. The bitter wind whistles off frozen Lake Michigan and cuts through pretty much any item of clothing so residents of the Windy City spend the winter hurrying along city streets, hunched over against the wind, rushing to get home and get warm. But summer in this beautiful … Continue reading
Pin ItChicago Hostels: Affordable and Surprisingly Lovely
Chicago, like any big city, is an expensive place to visit. We were shocked to be charged $20 to park when we visited the Museum Campus for a tour of the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum and almost had a coronary when we found out how much valet parking was going to be at our … Continue reading
Pin ItCruising Lake Michigan with Blount Small Ship Adventures
Mother Nature can be a real pain when you are trying to take a vacation. We have experienced jellyfish and seaweed in the water on beach vacations, our GPA has punked out on us, and we have been stranded at O’Hare for hours, waiting out a snowstorm. But we have never had weather directly impact our … Continue reading
Pin ItMagical Lake Michigan with Blount Small Ship Adventures
What to Pack for a Chicago Summer Cruise. by janross53 In a couple of weeks, we are heading out on another adventure in the world of cruising and we are pretty darn excited. After years of cruising on mammoth ocean liners, we have discovered the joy that is the small ship adventure. We have … Continue reading
Pin ItCan’t Miss Dining at Filini Bar and Restaurant in Chicago
Dinner at Filini by janross53 I scooped up a fork full of the delicious looking ravioli on my plate at Filini and took a bite. And decided that it was the best tasting ravioli I had ever eaten in my entire life. It was just that good. We were staying overnight at the incomparable Radisson … Continue reading
Pin ItPhoto Friday: Jellyfish at Shedd Aquarium
Aquariums are some of our favorite places and we will seek out an aquarium in any city we visit. The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago was well worth our time and we particularly enjoyed the jellyfish exhibit. Pin It
Pin ItLuxury Experience at Radisson Blu Aqua in Chicago
It was the carpet in our room that I first fell in love with at this hip, modern and absolutely cool new hotel in Chicago. It was turquoise. Bright, beautiful turquoise and the perfect complement to the ultra-modern vibe throughout the room and, indeed, throughout the entire hotel. We were only there for … Continue reading
Pin ItPhoto Friday: Frozen Lake Michigan Dock
I use Tom’s photos all the time in my writing – pretty much every photo on the travel blog was taken by him. Except food. He leaves it up to me to take the food photos. He simply does not understand the fascination with taking a picture of a lovely plate of food when he could be … Continue reading
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