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top 10 obscure Chicago museums
This content uses referral links and contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a small commission for purchases made through these links at no cost to you. Are looking for things to do on your upcoming trip to Chicago? Or are you a local looking for a new & different museum experience? Here are my suggestions as a blogger & local tour guide for the past 20 years of the top 10 obscure Chicago museums. If you are a museum-goer, you probably already know about the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Adler Planetarium which all reside in our Museum Campus on the beautiful Lake Michigan Lakefront. Also…
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THINK SPRING post-pandemic 2022
Wow, has it really been two years? Have we finally graduated from a pandemic to an endemic? I will remain cautiously optimistic. Slowly but surely, I think we are finally entering the new normal we’ve been hearing about for the last year. Though the mask mandate has been lifted at the end of February in Illinois, I will continue wearing a mask in large groups and continue getting updated vaccines as they become available. Spring seems especially welcome this year. Mother Nature is helping us emerge from a pandemic and the cold, dark winter and easing us into Spring with the inevitable promise of more sunshine & flowers. Did you…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 10, Papeete
This post is the last in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti, where I’m reliving this amazing adventure and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else), I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. island adventure finale *sigh* Today is our last day in paradise. We arrived back in Papeete yesterday back at the Royal Tahitien Hotel where we started this amazing journey. We had one last final fancy dinner here at the hotel to say our goodbyes since Leni was leaving early the next…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 9, Teahupoo & Papeete
This post is the ninth in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti, where I’m reliving this amazing adventure and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else), I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. nana Teahupoo – Ia orana Papeete Time to say goodbye to beautiful Teahupoo and head back to Papeete. What an amazing adventure it’s been. As we pack up and pile into the van, we will be taking with us many fond memories of all the adventures that we have experienced &…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 8, Teahupoo
This post is the eighth in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti where I’m reliving this amazing adventure and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else), I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. cave exploration Today we head out for another adventure on the water. This time we looking for a hidden waterfall within a cave. I didn’t take any photos since my camera is not waterproof but trust me, it was challenging, unbelievably beautiful & exhilarating! Note to self – get a GoPro…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 7, Teahupoo
This post is the seventh in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti, where I’m reliving this amazing adventure and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else), I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. nana house of catepillar Time sure is flying in paradise! Today we are leaving Fare Hape & heading to Teahupoo, which is on the southwestern side of the island and should take about an hour to get there. After a delicious breakfast, we loaded up the Jeep and headed to our…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 6, Fare Hape
This post is the sixth in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti, where I’m reliving this amazing adventure and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else), I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. time flying in paradise Day six already!? Time in paradise is flying by. Today we get to our volunteer work but before that, we got a lesson in the Tahitian language. learning Tahitian Well, that was fun. Laura by far was the clear winner in this game. Sadly, the only words…
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my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti – day 5, Mo’orea & Fare Hape
This post is the fifth in a series of 10 (one for each day) of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti, where I’m reliving this amazing adventure and sharing it with you. Ever since travel has come to a grinding halt (like everything else), I’m very grateful to have had this experience and look forward to future adventures. bye bye Mo’orea, hello Fare Hape (the house of the catepillar) Hands down, day 5, was one of my favorite days of my adventure & volunteer trip to Tahiti. We got up early, had a quick breakfast of bread, fruit & coffee in the meal house. Then we were on our…
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exploring the chicago loop
This content contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a small commission for purchases made through these links at no cost to you. Chicago Loop photo by Patrick Robert Doyle – Unsplash Find yourself in downtown Chicago (aka the Loop, the central business district), and you have a few hours to explore? Here’s what to go/see/do in the Chicago Loop. Make sure you read until the end for new & updated things happening in the Loop! cultural center First, head over to the Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St. (Washington & Michigan), across the street from Millennium Park, which happens to be my favorite building in the city. The…
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the perfect 3-day Chicago travel guide
Here is my guide to help you plan the perfect 3-days in Chicago with insight from a local (born & raised) & a tour guide. It is for first-time visitors to Chicago, including solo travelers, couples & families with kids. It includes an itinerary for each of your 3-days in Chicago. I’m warning you now, 3-days won’t be enough time, but it’s a good start! day #1 – explore the Loop I suggest starting in the Loop. The Loop is the central business district in downtown Chicago. It’s close to everything: world-class public art & architecture, the Lakefront, museums, and green space, so it’s a good place to begin. Make…
