This Saturday, May 8, is the third annual National Train Day. Amtrak stations across the country are celebrating with a host of special events. At Washington, D.C.’s Union Station, check out the model train and equipment displays, and attend a meet and greet with spokesperson Taye Diggs. In Chicago,… Read More
Jamón, Jamón: Alice’s Gastronomic Adventures is just that – a gastronomic adventure through several countries. Let your taste buds be your guide as Alice Driver takes you on a tour from gourmet hot dogs in Chicago to watermelon juice and arranged marriages in Malaysia. See for yourself – you… Read More
This 57-room luxury boutique hotel has floor-to-ceiling windows that provide stunning views of Ginza and Tokyo Station. The traditional Japanese spa takes advantage of local culture with a stone bath and treatment rooms for indulgent scrubs and massages.
My husband waits patiently for me to take a picture, on the side of the road near Jackson, Wyoming.
A road trip is my ideal vacation (a fact many of you readers are probably amply aware of by now – there’s some link love at the end of this… Read More
Trevor Mogg’s train journey involved two continents, 8,000km, and more cup noodles than he cares to remember. This trans-Siberian/Mongolian rail stretch was part of a longer trip between Japan and London , a trek that took in over 13,000 overland kilometers. Below are some memorable photos from the famous… Read More
 Brownstone Tavern & Grill Chicago joins the excitement that’s been building in New York and LA with a Moth Story Slam kick off tonight at Martyr’s Restaurant & Pub . The Moth storytelling series started in1997, when George Dawes Green gathered friends in his New York living room… Read More
San Onofre State Beach is located between two beautiful cites, San Clemente and Oceanside, in Southern California . San Onofre beach is a great place to catch some waves or just watch the sunset. The surfing at San Onofre is world renowned, but the swimming is quite excellent as… Read More
The Burren, Ireland Yesterday and last night we had a mighty Atlantic storm. Rain sluiced down the windows. I was pleased because they are now perfectly clean. It is the pinpricks of rain that shower the glass with salt that need a hose job in order to see out.… Read More
Three interesting links on Paris caught our attention today. The first is a list of the 20 best beds under £100 [Times UK], the second is a list of five of the city’s best patisseries [MyMelange], and the third is a look at the different markets you can find… Read More
Other city’s may claim Frank Loyd Wright but it’s Chicago or more specifically Oak Park , where he lived and developed his famous prairie style architecture. I’m not all that into architecture but living in Oak Park and seeing the broad eves of the elongated roofs and lengthy bands… Read More