Exercise your Liquid Strength at Chicago’s Drink Olympics
Chicago may not have won an Olympic bid but the Windy City still hosts Olympic events, namely the Drink Olympics. Surely you’ve heard of them? Local ale athletes train religiously for the games,...
View ArticleSpa Week Chicago
The waiting room at the Ruby Room There’s nothing like spring weather to help you realize just how long your skin has been buried under piles of wool, down and heavy knits. After the six month-long...
View ArticleChicago’s Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival
The official Chicago festival season generally kicks off with the Blues Festival in Grant Park on the first weekend in June but the Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival which starts today, represents the...
View ArticleChicago Restaurant Week
C-House Restaurant Sauveur Magazine may have recently named Chicago as America’s new culinary star but anybody who’s ever visited the Windy City knows that’s it’s always been all about the food. Yes,...
View ArticleA Chicago St. Pat’s Day Celebration
Shannon Rovers at the Chicago St. Pat's Day Parade Chicago boasts long-running Irish ties, from Mrs. Leary’s unfortunate, Chicago fire causing cow, to the Daley mayoral dynasty. So you can expect a...
View ArticleExploring Bahia’s Mercado Modelo
Paintings in the Mercado Modelo With over 300 handicraft stalls crammed into three levels, as well as a host of colorful bars and restaurants, I think Salvador, Bahia’s famous Mercado Modelo was...
View ArticleA Shopper’s Paradise in Rosemary Beach
Rosemary Beach Trading Company The unspoiled natural beauty of the Rosemary Beach community is what attracts travelers to this quiet vacation spot but there’s more than just rustic charm. Beyond the...
View ArticleCatch the Beat on the Chicago Rocks Tour
Chicago Rocks Music Tour Chicago’s blues and jazz history attracts lots of attention but the Windy City’s extensive rock and punk history often slips through the cracks. Chicago Music Tours remedies...
View ArticleTake a Women’s Retreat into the Great Outdoors
I met Mimi on a recent visit to Hocking Hills, Ohio. She was teaching my family of four to kayak around Lake Hope and we got to talking about what she does when she’s not paddling around a lake with...
View ArticleGet Sippy at Grapefull Sisters Vineyard
Grapefull Sisters Vineyard Wine tasting can be a lot of fun, what with all that sipping of various wines, but a trip to Grapefull Sisters Vineyard creates a total wine experience that’s not just about...
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