So I already mentioned our afternoon spent in the Hyde Park neighborhood, but I would be really remiss in not covering the awesome lunch we had. As some of you may know, The Kid also has a chicken wing review blog, which, while it’s not updated currently, has been a big pastime for her and [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Harold’s Chicken — Hyde Park, Chicago
Posted in Midwest, U.S., tagged Chicago, Chicago food, chicken, Harold's Hyde Park, wings on April 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cedar Rustic Inn — Cedar, Michigan
Posted in Michigan, Midwest, U.S., tagged Cedar, food, Michigan, northern Michigan, Traverse City on April 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I have a lot more post subjects to write about in Chicago, but I’m going to add in a few from our Traverse City jaunt in between, so the blog isn’t all Chicago all the time. Don’t worry, I have plenty more topics from both trips that should last at least until we go somewhere [...]
The Oriental Institute — Hyde Park, Chicago
Posted in Midwest, U.S., tagged Chicago, Egypt, Hyde Park, museum, Oriental Institute on April 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago probably isn’t the most popular travel destination around the City of Big Shoulders. It’s a little far away from the main tourist destinations, and while you’ll find lots of great little shops and restaurants, not to mention the best bookstore in the world, there’s no real attraction to the [...]
Road trip: From Green Bay to Chicago
Posted in Midwest, U.S., tagged Chicago, factory, Green Bay, highway, Illinois, Jelly Belly, Kenosha, Lake County, Mars Cheese Castle, Pleasant Prairie, road trip, scenic route, White Castle, Wisconsin on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
OK, so there are a lot of by-the-roadside things I wanted to mention, but they don’t fit as a destination or review type blog post. So I’m going to try a different idea, and talk about a day trip of interesting things — like the drive from Green Bay to Chicago (or vice versa), which [...]
Al’s Italian Beef, Chicago, Illinois
Posted in Midwest, U.S., tagged Al's Beef, Chicago, Chicago food, Italian beef, sandwich on April 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So this is Sam’s guest post on Al’s Italian Beef. He’s been wanting to find a good Italian beef on each of our trips to Chicago, and from this, it sounds like he did Enjoy! I didn’t know much about Italian beef other than what I had witnessed while watching television—but I did know this: [...]
Quick update – Traverse City, Michigan
Posted in Michigan, Midwest, U.S., tagged cherry, northern Michigan, Traverse City, wine on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hey all, Just a quick post to let you know where we are at this weekend. Sam and I are on a business trip to Traverse City, which so far has been great — I’ve never been down here before and it’s really lovely. So, I’m still catching up on posting stuff from Milwaukee and [...]
Sashimi Sashimi, Evanston, Illinois (mm nom)
Posted in Uncategorized on April 14, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Wow, I’ve written two feature stories and five news briefs so far today. It’s like I’m still working at a newspaper! Yeahhh… That’s a not-fun thought. But anyway, I think I still have the wherewithal to get another blog posty done. I haven’t talked about any of the magnificent restaurants we visited yet, and the [...]
Head on pillow *snores* (The Hyatt Place in Chicago and the Best Western in Milwaukee)
Posted in Midwest, U.S., tagged Best Western, Chicago, hotel, Hyatt Place, Itasca, Milwaukee, Pewaukee, review on April 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
That’s pretty much what we used our hotel rooms for on this trip, since we were going, going, going from morning till night in Milwaukee and Chicago. But I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about the two hotels we stayed at. The first thing we always look for in a hotel is a [...]
Milwaukee Public Museum
Posted in Uncategorized on April 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I fear I’ve committed the first sin of travel writing by not updating more often. My only excuse is that I’ve been busy on vacation! We really packed our days full-o-stuff. But now we’re back home and there are seriously about a million, or maybe 20, things I want to write about. I would [...]
On the road
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wow! We’re having early mornings, late nights, and busy days. We are in Chicago now and, having accidentally left one laptop at home, I haven’t had a chance to post a real blog entry. Typing this from my phone in fact, which is a lot more of a pain than Apple would like you to [...]
