To celebrate “100 years of imagination on wheels”, Radio Flyer is opening the first-ever travel agency for kids! More than ever, kids’ creative freedom and imagination are being limited by a world of structured play. Radio Flyer is in the business of imagination. For 100 years, Radio Flyer has provided vehicles that run on imagination. […]
With school-age children and full-time jobs, our family is not able to travel long term or for as long as might want to. We maximize our time off by planning trips as our work and school schedules allow, but how do we satiate our wanderlust in the meantime? Easy: hometown travel. It’s a term I came […]
When I hosted the 5-year anniversary giveaway in January to thank my readers and supporters, I hinted that there would be a part 2. I’m happy to say that it’s finally here! Thanks to wonderful partners and fantastic friends, I have not one, but TWO more incredible prize packs to give away. Both prize packs in […]
Since I have lived in Chicago my entire life and know the city quite well, I’m often asked for my suggestions on where to go, where to eat, and where to stay in the city. My standard answer is, “If you want to experience REAL Chicago, you need to get into the neighborhoods.” One neighborhood […]
What does a Chicago-based traveling family do when they have no summer travel plans? They become tourists in their own city – or do a lot of “hometown travel“, as I call it. That’s what this week has been all about. The guilt was setting in because my kids weren’t going to have the typical […]
Since starting this blog, my objective has been to show that it is possible for parents to balance a full-time career, a family life, and frequent travel. I’ve been asked along the way, “Just HOW do you do it?” I’m not going to lie and say it’s easy; it takes a lot of work. At times […]
There’s a certain Catholic saint’s feast day in March that’s widely celebrated. People of all ethnicities and religions wear green on this day. Here in Chicago, there’s a parade and the Chicago River is even dyed green. It’s a day all about traditions and having a good time and, in some areas of the city, […]
So many times, friends of mine from out of town have come to Chicago for a visit and they’ve looked to me for hotel recommendations. I have ideas about which hotels are nice and I know which are in great locations, but, historically, I had no intimate, first-hand knowledge of any Chicago hotels because – […]
There is something to be said in favor of the staycation, or – as I call it – hometown travel. You never know what you might discover in your own city or town. You could come upon a gem that was there all the while. This is exactly how I feel about Villa D’Citta, a Flipkey property […]
Eataly Chicago opened in December 2013 to tremendous fanfare. In fact, so much enthusiasm was generated in its first week that Eataly suddenly, and surprisingly, closed its doors for one day “in order preserve our standards of quality and service.” I had been looking forward to the addition of Eataly to Chicago’s already-incredible dining scene, […]
