Family travel tips for Chicago – how to eat a Chicago style hot dog, avoid long ticket lines for museums and attractions in summer, best water play areas, taking trains and buses, fun places to stay.
Read more…Art Institute of Chicago: Modern & American Art
The Art Institute of Chicago is famous for its Impressionist art, but the museum also has a stellar collection of Modern and American Art.
Read more…New in Chicago – Maggie Daley Park
On a recent return visit to Chicago, one of our discoveries was the new Maggie Daley Park, a big hit with families. Located on the lakefront downtown, Maggie Daley Park has a Play Garden, Climbing Wall, ice skating in winter, lots of grass to run around, and picnic tables.
Read more…Strawberry Day in Watsonville
Last weekend we zipped down for a strawberry day in Watsonville (situated between Santa Cruz and Monterey CA). We planned to go to the annual Watsonville Strawberry Festival, but first we stopped at Gizdich Ranch to pick strawberries.
Read more…Adventures of Terracotta Warriors
It’s quite a trip to Xi’an in China to visit the mausoleum of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang and the fabled terracotta warriors. But one of the great things about summer is, with books to read, we are transported thousands of miles and years away.
Read more…Week on the Oregon Coast
We’ve just returned from a fabulous week on the Oregon coast. Where to find giant green anemones, sea stars and driftwood forts, flip-flop fish and bio-luminescent sea cave, Wizard’s Hat rock formation, a lighthouse operating since 1870 and sand dunes that seem to go on forever.
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