If you like chocolate and festivals, then the Long Grove Chocolate Festival is for you. Of course, the festival looked differently in 2021. You had to register, purchase tickets for general admission or a weekend pass, and snag your workshop tickets in advance online. Yes, we opted for the weekend pass.
Not only did I think about spending Spring Break in Costa Rica, Lesley Egbert from Live Longitude Travel helped me plan the trip. Because my flight was at 6:00AM, I made a reservation Friday night at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and took advantage of the Park, Sleep, and Fly promotion.
I share what to expect if you fly to Costa Rica in this post. For my first international trip in 2021, I decided to fly to Costa Rica. Even though I did not plan this trip, I want to provide insight into the planning process. I discovered a travel advisor.
I booked a roundtrip flight to Denver on Southwest and applied 36,000 Hilton Honors points plus cash to reserve a room at the Hilton Inn Denver Union Station based on the reviews on Trip Advisor. One reviewer included the room number that helped me select and book the perfect room.
I visited Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia in three days. My family and friends were surprised I traveled to D.C. after witnessing the attack on Capitol Hill. Although Mayor Muriel Bowser strongly encouraged visitors to stay home, I wanted to be in my Chucks and Pearls for Inauguration Day 2021.
In this post, I follow the Chicago Bears on the road during a pandemic. In 2019, we followed the Bears to Indianapolis and Los Angeles, but COVID-19 surfaced in 2020. Even though the football season was in jeopardy, I found a way to attend a Bears game during the pandemic
In this post, I travel safely in the pandemic to Miami, Florida. I received an alert on my cell phone. “Southwest now flies nonstop to Miami.” Flights started at $49 each way. I could not pass up this opportunity and Iooked forward to the sunshine to help with the pandemic blues.
In this post, I share five things to do in Park City, Utah. I updated this post because I celebrated my 60th birthday in Park City in 2022. There are more things to do around the resort since my visit in 2020. You can learn about new places to explore.
I have not traveled since August. Where can I travel to for a three-day weekend? When you live in Chicago, it is easy to pick a destination from either airport. Because I am a Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Member, I looked for flights out of Midway to Charlotte, North Carolina.
This post is about my trip to Charleston and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I know we are in a pandemic, and South Carolina is a hotspot. Parris called. She was ready to travel somewhere. My timeshare was available. We flew into Charleston, rented a car, and drove to Myrtle Beach.