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Reflections On 2017 Travel

December 20, 2017 TravelAtWill 11

West To East In 2017 Our reflections on 2017 travel confirmed that we had a very busy travel year again in 2017. When we looked back on what we thought we might do in 2017, we had some hits and some misses. As we planned, our big trip in the […]

Things To Do For 3 Days In Chicago

November 19, 2017 TravelAtWill 2

Heading To Chicago For Halloween We were back from our great trip to the Baltic in the fall. In the pile of mail that had accumulated, I found a jury notice. So until that got resolved, we were grounded in Toronto for a few months. But that didn’t mean we […]

So Much Food In Chicago To Sample

November 16, 2017 TravelAtWill 2

Eating Our Way Around Chicago We visited Chicago for 3 days and it felt like we ate constantly. We tried a number of different spots for food in Chicago. Some offered local specialties like deep dish pizza. We made sure to visit the iconic restaurant made famous by Saturday Night […]

Discover The Eclectic Chicago Architecture

November 14, 2017 TravelAtWill 4

Everywhere You Look There Is Something New To Discover We visited Chicago for a quick 3 day visit. When I studied at university for Civil Engineering, a visit to Chicago was always the engineering field trip. So I had some idea that Chicago would be an architectural treasure. But I […]

Tour The Intercontinental Chicago Medinah Heritage

November 12, 2017 TravelAtWill 2

The Intercontinental Chicago Is A Tourist Destination We came home from our big fall trip to the Baltic coast and had no travel booked for a few months. To get a quick break, we decided to do a short road trip from Toronto and we visited Chicago for 3 days. […]