Christmastime in Chicago is a Magical Time I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Florida at Christmastime is great. It is sunny, it is warm, Santa wears shorts, there are lighted boat parades… But, it had me missing the nippy yet cozy days in Chicago with mulled wine and roasted nuts. So, for a […]
Savannah Nisheet has traveled to Savannah, GA numerous times for business, and every time he has come home raving about the food, culture, charm, and history captured in this tiny southern city. Several times I have tried to join him, but one thing or another always got in the way… timing, work, cost. But, this […]
Thanksgiving in Florida: It has become tradition that my family travels to wherever I’m living at the time to enjoy Thanksgiving together. That means for the past several years, everyone has had to travel to Chicago. It is cold, usually snowy, and really sets the tone for the upcoming holiday season. We had our traditions […]
My mom and I went on a 5 day cruise to the Cayman Islands and Mexico for my birthday. We used to go on cruises every year in March/April, but we haven’t had the chance in the past couple years. And, now, since I live in Tampa Bay, it was the perfect opportunity to start […]
New Orleans: There are so many incredible cities in the US that give you a taste of the old and the new. There’s Savannah with its historic southern charm, there’s New York City with all its sparkling shiny buildings, and then there’s San Francisco with all the cutting-edge food and wine options. But, I believe that there’s […]
Vacations always fly by faster than you think they should. It was a whirlwind of a trip through 4 countries in 3 weeks, but even in hindsight, I don’t think I would have changed my itinerary (which I will be posting in case you ever get the itch to go to any of these cities). It […]
Brussels For our last day in Belgium (read our other Belgium blogs: Ghent and Bruges), we decided to check out Brussels. We had been told ahead of time that Brussels was only worth one day on our itinerary, if that. Since we were flying out of Brussels the following morning and since it is such […]
Ghent We started the day off by taking the train from Bruges (read the Bruges blog) to Ghent. There is no need to book tickets ahead of time. We showed up at the station, bought our tickets, and were on a train within 10 minutes. It was a short trip, taking only half an hour, […]
Bruges With a full day ahead of us (and the journey from Paris to Belgium behind us), we decided to start the day off with a free walking tour from a company called The Legend of Bruges. Our tour guide, Simon, was excellent and kept us entertained with amazing stories, facts, and legends from the […]
Paris to Belgium We had a wonderful stay in Paris (read our blog post Jardin des Plantes, A Day of La Seine, Cafes, and Art, and The Eiffel Tower, Cathedrals, and Gardens), but we made a small mistake. During all the stress of planning and researching the European sights and then actually going to all the […]
