May 2012
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A Foodie Tour in the Testaccio Neighborhood in Rome
More Details: A Foodie Tour in the Testaccio Neighborhood in RomeIn Rome, once again, we enjoyed Italian cuisine (carbonara, mi amore!), wine, gelato, architecture, history, and watching people (tourists and locals alike). It seems like those are reason ENOUGH to go to Roma! Nothing like Rome to appreciate cultural diversity and food delights! When I travel with friends, I don’t just travel with anyone. I…
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Photos of the Week – Action in Munich’s Airport
More Details: Photos of the Week – Action in Munich’s AirportIn my recent trip from Rome to Dubrovnik, I had to connect through the excellent Munich airport. I had chosen a 3+ hr layover so I wouldn’t be worried about a tight connection. It was the right airport choice for a 3 hr layover! Munich, as other airports in Europe, has a lot more going on…
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Finding a Gem in Chicago – The Palmer House
More Details: Finding a Gem in Chicago – The Palmer HouseI discovered a hidden gem in Chicago: The Palmer House! After the neat architecture boat tour of the city that my fellow travel bloggers and I did in our tweeetup, and after walking through Millenium Park admiring the Cloud Gate, the water statues (whatever they are called), etc., one of our local tweetuppers suggested that…
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Picture of the Week – Awesome People Facing Sunset in Copenhagen
More Details: Picture of the Week – Awesome People Facing Sunset in CopenhagenYou cannot tell this sunset is happening in Copenhagen. But it is. This is from our hotel (the Marriott, an awesome property in the chain!) facing the Tivoli Gardens on a beautiful mid-June sunset. And these two are some of the most important special people in the world to me: my nephew and my niece. …
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Traveling for Good – A Trek in Romania
More Details: Traveling for Good – A Trek in RomaniaI have pondered may a-times how lucky I am that I can travel to places around the world mostly for personal reasons and sometimes even for business. I, like many others, are blessed with the opportunities possible in this day and age to make long distance travel possible. In 14 hrs I can be in…
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Doing Rome with a Plan
More Details: Doing Rome with a PlanWhen my friends and I decided upon a trip to Italy focused on Rome, I was really pumped to go back, see some familiar places and get to check off some that, though very important, I had failed to visit in my 2 prior trips to Rome (to my credit, they had been like 3-day…
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Photo of the Week – A Macaron Purple with Envy
More Details: Photo of the Week – A Macaron Purple with EnvyPink macaron has Angelina Jolie lips. The purple macaron has macaron-envy. The pink macaron sticks its tongue out. Instigator. The wine glass stays out of it – so Switzerland. From the Sofitel Water Tower in Chicago during the Windy City Tweetup.
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For a Good Time, Head to Chicago
More Details: For a Good Time, Head to ChicagoWe can all talk about Chicago food, help write the next guidebook on what to see, its architecture, or just muse about the city’s history (be it the city’s founding, Ferris Bueller, the mafia wars, or the baseball wars). But Chicago is a great “canvas for curiosities” (fun little stories or curious sights); what with its size, multitude of places…
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Discovering Chicago’s Architecture by Boat Tour
More Details: Discovering Chicago’s Architecture by Boat TourThese well-traveled eyes have seen a lot of great cities and still have others left to discover. But they can say that they have seen truly one of the most interesting and enjoyable cities in the U.S. – as long as it is not winter, of course! (OK, it still can be fun in winter as…
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Pictures of the Week: These Pix Will Not Be Winning Any Contests…
More Details: Pictures of the Week: These Pix Will Not Be Winning Any Contests…These pictures are not going to enter any contest nor get used for wallpaper anywhere (including my own laptop). But they are very significant. At least to me. See, they represent the first time I got a used camera from someone to use and likely the first pictures I ever took as a 7-8 yr old.…