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Going to Chicago? Don’t miss the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel or RH in the Gold Coast. People who follow DesignDestinations.org know I go to Chicago periodically and love writing about and taking photos of fun things to do and see in the Windy City. I’ve done blogs about:...
I rather “over did” the Museum thing in NYC not too long ago. Four Museums in Four days. After spending ten days in Iceland (which I loved) I needed the bit of urban culture. A fix, if you will. NYC is a great spot for Museums—more than eighty three in a very small space. Let me […]
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger When we stayed at the West Baden Springs Hotel in September, we immediately wondered how such a historic and acclaimed resort hotel with the title of “USA Today Best Historic Resort in America for 2015” is located in a rather remote and secluded part of Indiana....
by Peggy DePersia, guest blogger Did anyone ever suggest that you: “Just go; take a hike”? There are certainly numerous ways that such a mandate might be interpreted but all kidding aside, have we got a hike for you! Though my husband, Jerry, and I are interested in similar kinds of...
Another year has rolled around and, yep, it is ArtPrize time in Grand Rapids. This is when artists from all over the country and some from other countries take over our downtown with interesting and creative and perplexing and beautiful pieces of art in all media. ArtPrize changes every year...
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger We finally succumbed. For those of us who travel from the cold northern states along I-75 to Florida, those ubiquitous “See Ruby Falls” billboards along the highway finally won us over. First, the positive. The waterfall inside the cave is well worth...
by Peggy DePersia, guest blogger Who doesn’t like a ‘farmer’s market’? With breezes scuttling across Lake Michigan and blowing the leaves in the tree canopy above the vendors’ displays of fruits, vegetables, canned goods, flowers and yummy baked goods, the experience is exponentially enhanced....
People from Michigan are very familiar with the slogan, “Pure Michigan.” Not only is it slathered on billboards and marketing materials, but it is what we Michiganders say to each other when the stars align, the weather is great, sunsets inspirational and we can enjoy the many...
by Peggy DePersia, Guest Blogger “East side, west side, all around the town”……………”Stop, hey, what’s that sound, everybody look what’s going down”. Song lyrics have a way of revisiting new eras, often unpredictably. As my husband, Jerry, and I drove around the streets of the city in which...
Quinoa and Other Peruvian Delectables by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger I recently had the good fortune to walk for six days 42 miles across the Peruvian landscape from the village of Mollepata, over 15,350-foot Salkantay Pass, and down to the train that carried our group into Aguas Calientes...