Chicago’s Six Amazing Avenues
Chicago is one of America’s landmark cities with endless things to see. In Chicago they call it the windy city (mostly because of the blast come in off Lake Michigan) but it’s also known as the Second City and also the City of Broad Shoulders. One look at the skyline explains the latter.
A lot of people seem to say that the only things to see in Chicago are downtown. While there is a ton of stuff to do there, it’s Chicago’s vibrant neighbourhoods and avenues lined with shops and cafes that are the real charm. Let’s explore a few of my favourite strips and point out a few places to get a great feeling for the real Chicago.
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Travel Where You Want
Aim before you shoot.
So, you’ve decided that 2010 is going to be a travel more year. That’s great. But where? § Read the rest of this entry…
Travel with a Travel Geek
Today’s interview guest is a self-professed travel geek, ultra-foodie, and manic music lover. If you love life, then you’ll love this guest’s taste and appreciation of travel more.
Wait a minute – what is a travel geek exactly? And what makes one geeky or not-so? Well, you’ll just have to keep reading to find out.
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Euro Perfection: Stockholm, Swedish Bliss
I love European capitals. They each have individual personalities, atmospheres, and an endless amount of things to see and do. An unsurprising favourite for me, though, is Stockholm. Often claimed as overpriced and overrated, those that skip it are totally missing out. Indeed, drinks of any sort – particularly the adult beverage variety – are astronomically expensive, but believe me that won’t cross your mind once you’ve experienced the Swedish Bliss. Here’s my rundown of some of my favourite things to do in Stockholm.
The Gamla Stan
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Hawaii: An Expert’s Island Favourites
Today’s article is written by all-things-Hawaii expert Pam Mandel.
It’s easy to fall in to cliched prose when talking about the Hawaiian Islands. It’s not laziness, though, it’s enchantment. The water IS that blue and inviting, the breezes ARE that gentle and smell of salt and flowers, the people really DO welcome you with great aloha. With so much to love about the islands, it’s hard to narrow it down to top 10 or best of lists, plus, your Hawaii is likely to be completely different from anyone else’s because the islands DO offer an amazing variety. With that in mind, here are a few of my island favorites.
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10 Guaranteed Kisses At These Can’t Miss Travel Spots
This roundup of romantic places is by Lisa T. Bergren
Last fall my hubby and I did something outrageous: We took off on a trip. Without our three kids. Without our dog. For only the second time in fourteen years as parents. It was a big deal for us, especially, because we’re family travel bloggers. But we needed the getaway, new experiences that we could share together, just the two of us. Time to cook and curl up together. Hours of uninterrupted time (every parent’s dream) to talk, dream, think, talk, dream and think. It’s what I think of when I think of travel more, and in fact I wrote about that luxury of time aspect in my trip report from Tuscany. And it got me thinking about other dreamy backdrops and romantic places we’ve been or want to see someday…
Tuscany, Italy
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Photo Essay: The Sucatas
Today’s article is by Scott Liddell.
Bank holiday weekends are traditionally opportunities to get away and take a break from normal life. If I told you there was a reasonably cheap way you could use your bank holiday weekend to see some of best cities in Europe, meet some great people and raise a stack of cash for charity you might give it a second thought?
Over the last couple of years I’ve been lucky enough to do this twice. The educational charity Gemin-i.org organise two events each year that make the best possible use of a bank holiday weekend. Sucata Split in May and Sucata Run in August are charity banger rallies across Europe that require to you get a car from less that £250 get sponsored to make it to the finish.
The organises also help out arranging cheap hostel accomodation along the routes so each run can be done with a relatively small budget.
Below are a selection of images from the two excellent weekends I spent in our much beloved bangers. You can read a full account of both runs on the team blog.
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Unconventional Travel by Chris Guillebeau
This week’s guest is a very special one. He’s an internet celebrity who is challenging conventions and seeing the world in the process. Travelling so much, in fact, that he’s now an expert on frequent flyer programmes and attempting to visit every country in the world. How cool is that? Let’s find out more about this true visionary, Chris Guillebeau.
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Peruvian Highlights
Today’s article is by community member Bobbie Jo Traut.
Flying into the “Katmandu of South America,” the plane flew alongside the jagged snow-capped mountain peaks, which seemed to grow dizzyingly higher as we descended into the valley. On my first adventure to the southern hemisphere, descending vertiginously into the valley that sheltered the capital of the Inca Empire that, at its peak, had spread from Argentina to Chile, I felt literally on top of the world. Peru is the meeting place of histories, cultures, and nature – all of which blended to create an unforgettable and unique experience.
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One Happy Island in Aruba
The Caribbean is full of golden shoreline and amazing backdrops. It might seem a little trite or over-worked, but the Island of Aruba is one of my favourites. You can reach nearly any part of the island in one day, and by escaping the lame casinos and getting away from the resorts (which are lovely, but come on…) you can have your own adventure. I find beach-only holidays a real bore – I get ancy on day two or three. Aruba is perfect for me, though – a balance of relaxing on the beach with cocktails against doing something else besides sitting around. Here’s a few of my personal highlights of things to do in Aruba.
