Heading To Philadelphia For The 4th Of July Celebrations Over the past year, we have enjoyed our short visits to U.S. cities. Chicago was an architectural delight. New York for the holiday season got us ready for Christmas. And Washington for cherry blossoms brought us spring cheer when Toronto was […]
We Had A Great Spot To Enjoy The July 4th Celebrations We looked for options to enjoy the July 4th holiday in the U.S. Last year we enjoyed the holiday in Seattle before our Alaska cruise. Boston and Philadelphia were both on the short list for a July 4th visit. […]
A Detour On The Way To Philadelphia We headed to Philadelphia for the July 4th holiday. But we stopped the first night by the lake in Geneva. Not Switzerland but upper New York state. We had time for a lazy drive south so we looked at the options for something […]
Heading To Washington DC It was a long time between our fall trip to the Baltics and our spring exploration in Central Europe. But city breaks kept our travel urges at bay. Chicago was a new discovery for us. NYC for the holiday season got us ready for Christmas. We […]
Planning An Afternoon Treat In Washington DC When we planned our visit to Washington DC over the Easter weekend, we reached out to some of the local travel bloggers we knew in the area. We knew that most would not be around over the holiday weekend. But Nicki had a […]
Washington DC In Bloom It was a long cold winter in Toronto. It seemed like it would never end. Everywhere we looked at home was still grey and lifeless. An extra long weekend in Washington DC at the end of March gave us a quick break before we headed to […]
The First Weekend At The Burning Man In Washington Exhibit The Burning Man event happens every summer in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. A complete city is built out of nothing. And at the end, the desert is returned to its natural state. Nothing is left behind. Burning Man […]
A Holiday Visit To NYC We were home in Toronto for most of the fall after we returned from our Baltic cruise. But that didn’t mean we were staying put. A mid-week trip to Chicago was a great break from routine. We planned a a holiday visit to NYC (New […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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