Travel · U.S.

Best Oahu Tours: The Oahu Grand Circle Island Tour

Are you the type of vacationer who likes to get to your destination and immediately just relax – maybe pull up a chair by the pool and plan to not leave until it’s time to go home? Or, are you the vacationer who likes to get out and explore, being on the go nonstop, seeing… Continue reading Best Oahu Tours: The Oahu Grand Circle Island Tour

Travel · U.S.

Hawaiian Adventure: Part 1 – Honolulu/Oahu

As far back as I can remember, three of the things that have always made me the most happy are palm trees, sunshine and water as far as the eye can see. You can imagine, with these things bringing me joy, I love to travel to warm, tropical places. I’ve been lucky and fortunate enough… Continue reading Hawaiian Adventure: Part 1 – Honolulu/Oahu

Travel · U.S.

Top 10 Mackinac Island Must Sees

One of my favorite places in the whole world sits quietly 7 miles from the mainland, in the middle of Lake Huron (almost where it meets Lake Michigan), between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. From afar it’s just a quiet, unassuming island, but as you approach by ferry you begin to see the… Continue reading Top 10 Mackinac Island Must Sees

Chicago · Travel

Best Things to do with Kids in Chicago

Sometimes as adults we take the little things for granted. We see things from jaded eyes without a lot of wonder and amazement. Often times, it’s just the little things we see in our everyday lives, but sometimes it’s the bigger, rarer things too. For me, living in a big city for so many years,… Continue reading Best Things to do with Kids in Chicago

Travel

Visiting Disney World During A Pandemic: A Magical 50th Anniversary Celebration

A dream is a wish your heart makes. Over the last year of the coronavirus pandemic, we have all wished for better times to come. One of the best ways to combat the sadness of being in a gloomy place is to put yourself in a happy place. Even better if it’s THE happiest place,… Continue reading Visiting Disney World During A Pandemic: A Magical 50th Anniversary Celebration

Lifestyle · Travel

Gift Guide: Traveler’s Bucket List

If you or your loved ones are anything like me, one of the things you have missed most during this year of quarantine is travel. I miss exploring new places, being immersed in new cultures, trying new foods and activities and the simple joy of getting on an airplane, ready for adventure. As we head… Continue reading Gift Guide: Traveler’s Bucket List

Fashion · Travel

Meet Me in Mackinac: Past Into Present Fashion

A lush lawn, beautiful flowers, colorful bicycles, rocking chairs lining the porch, plenty of historic charm, plus a lapping lake and horse carriages trotting along. Maybe this evokes an image from a fairytale? Maybe, if you are one of the lucky few who know of the hidden gem of Michigan, it evokes visions of Mackinac… Continue reading Meet Me in Mackinac: Past Into Present Fashion