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Welcome to my blog – Adventures of a City Girl

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  • Last day of my volunteer & adventures trip to Costa Ricamy volunteer & adventure trip to Costa Rica, final day, Manuel Antonio
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    In random adventures
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  • Chicago Neighborhood Collage Gallery Wrapped Canvas Art Print by Al Sorenson Studios
    Exploring Chicago Neighborhoods

    best neighborhoods to stay in Chicago

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    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. Chicago Neighborhood Collage Gallery Wrapped Canvas Art Print by Al Sorenson Studios Planning a trip to Chicago? Wondering where you should stay? Anywhere downtown (aka the Loop, the central business district) is usually where most visitors stay, and for good reason. There are many things to do and fabulous restaurants and shops. You’ll be close to the lakefront and downtown attractions like the Museum Campus, Buckingham Fountain, Navy Pier & Millennium Park. You can’t go wrong staying anywhere from the Gold Coast (near…

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    Exploring Chicago Neighborhoods,  museums

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    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.  Thinking about traveling to Chicago with kids? Chicago is a great place to bring them. So much to do & see & places to go! Here is a guide to help you plan your trip with lots of fun, kid-focused & family-friendly suggestions. Use this link from hotels.com to find lodging. They offer many hotel options in great locations. If you need accommodations for a larger group check out a vrbo. The last family I toured around stayed at a condo in…

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    THINK SPRING post-pandemic 2022

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    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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  • Exploring Chicago Neighborhoods,  museums,  music,  theatre

    the perfect 3-day Chicago travel guide

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    This content contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a small commission for purchases made through these links at no cost to you. UPDATE: The City of Chicago has fully reopened as of June 11. 2021! Check here for the latest. You will still want to check specific details for each place. While the country is slowly getting vaccinated and the travel industry is rebounding (yay!), now is the time to plan your trip to Chicago. Here is my guide to help you plan the perfect 3 days in Chicago with insight from a local (born & raised) & a tour guide. This guide is for everyone from solo…

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  • Exploring Chicago Neighborhoods,  random adventures

    it’s still february in chicago – THINK SPRING

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    This content uses referral links and contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no cost to you. This is going to be a short post. I have to switch gears to my tour guide business since I’ve gotten quite busy early this year. Also, I’m working on creating a few new routes. Check out my tour routes & reviews. Click here & search for Mimi in Chicago. Yes, it’s still February in Chicago, but we’ve been very lucky this year. It’s been a pretty mild winter so far. Fingers crossed, but don’t even think we are out of the woods…

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  • Exploring Chicago Neighborhoods,  museums,  random adventures

    the monadnock – cac tour

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    This content uses referral links and contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no cost to you. The majestic Monadnock (Jackson & Dearborn) is one of my favorite buildings in the Chicago Loop. The Loop refers to the central business district. The elevated train (the “L”) follows around the loop and is over a hundred years old. This first line ran to Jackson Park and was a people mover bringing them to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition aka The White City. A very important event that I’ll write about another time. Read Devil in the White City by Erik Larson…

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ABOUT CITY GIRL

Native Chicagoan, certified tour guide & blogger explores all that Chicago has to offer; art, architecture, history, food, music, neighborhoods & more. Ready for an urban adventure?

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Recent Posts

  • Last day of my volunteer & adventures trip to Costa Ricamy volunteer & adventure trip to Costa Rica, final day, Manuel Antonio
    In random adventures
  • My volunteer & adventure trip to Costa Rica, day 12, Manuel Antoniomy volunteer & adventure trip to Costa Rica, days 11 & 12, Manuel Antonio
    In random adventures
  • Lavos Tacotal Arenal Costa Ricamy volunteer & adventure trip to Costa Rica, day 10, La Fortuna
    In random adventures

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