A view of Buckingham Fountain on the lakefront Segway Tour There’s nothing like the beauty and dazzling skyline of the Chicago lakefront. One of the coolest ways to take it all in is on a Segway Tour through iconic lakefront landmarks. The Bike and Roll lakefront Segway tour supplies… Read More
The Rumor: You can save money on flights to Las Vegas by purchasing two separate one-way tickets instead of one roundtrip ticket. The Investigation: Using Kayak , I searched for one-way and roundtrip flights from six major cities (New York, Chicago, Seattle, Houston, Atlanta, and Los Angeles) to Las… Read More
Frequent readers of TravelingMamas.com will know that Sevierville, TN and the surrounding area is one of my family’s personal favorite destinations . I used to visit when I was kid and we love going back again and again (even without the kids on a girlfriend getaway ). Here are… Read More
This week’s featured blog comes from our friend, Steph, over at Twenty-SomethingTravel.com , a blog about travel for young people; the why, the where and the how. Here, she shares some great (and easy!) tips on how to stash away a nice chunk of travel money. ***** The Small… Read More
By Molly Fergus Deputy Editor, Travel News Hawaii’s always been sort of low on my must-visit list. Not because I didn’t want to see the islands’ lush volcanoes and pristine surf, but because the 10-hour flight and fat price tag to visit the country’s 50 th state just never… Read More
Welcome to Star Maps , a new feature wherein a big timer does our work for us. For the second post in the series, we’ve enlisted the help of Grant Achatz, chef and owner of America’s best restaurant. For last month’s Star Map, David Chang’s Guide To Tokyo, click… Read More
Christine O’Toole is a feature and travel writer based in Pittsburgh, PA and she participated this past weekend in Paddle at the Point , a Guinness World Record attempt to form the biggest raft of paddlers ever. Paddle at the Point was organized by Venture Outdoors , a nonprofit… Read More
Another Chicago item for you this morning, this time from a Kimpton Hotels press release announcing the brand’s new “Surf’s Up In Chicago” package. According to the release, the promotion was inspired by the recent lift on the lakefront surfing ban. What they’re offering, aside from accommodations and some… Read More
Starting tonight (June 3) and continuing for eight Thursdays nights through August, visitors to New York City can hop aboard a ferry from Battery Park and make the short trip to Liberty Island for a date with Lady Liberty. Bring a blanket to sit on while you nosh on… Read More
Yesterday Roger Ebert alerted us via Twitter to this interesting item: “On July 7, Chicago-based contemporary artist Tony Tasset will unveil “EYE” — a lifelike three-story eyeball sculpture — at Pritzker Park at the corner of State and Van Buren.” The structure, made of steel reinforced fiberglass, will remain… Read More