Blowing in the Wind – Chicago travel show to offer vacation tips Feb. 10-11
Longing for that “perfect” vacation trip, but not quite sure how to go about it? Or where to go? Well, the 2018 Chicago Travel and Adventure Show can help you […]
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Welcome to Spring
It’s here! It’s here! Not the new phone book (Steve Martin fans, smile). Spring. Spring time is upon us. Time to put away the heavy coats, mittens, scarves and galoshes. […]
Presidents Day: Midwesterners who served in the White House
About a third of American Presidents (15 of 44) have Midwestern roots. Can you name them? Only kidding. The quiz comes at the end of the post. We’ve visited seven […]
Our tour of Chicago architecture
Chicago’s skyline is a who’s who among architectural designs. Considered the forefather of the skyscraper, the city has been a leader among building designs since the late 1800s. The first […]
Looking forward to Midwest Travel Twitter Chat 2016 by looking back at 2015
When Sara of Travel with Sara and I started this chat last year, I honestly wasn’t sure what would happen. Along with Sara, Tim and I are very passionate about our […]
Midwest celebrates its baseball
Baseball’s Fall Classic takes to the field this week. As Major League Baseball winds down with its final set of games, there’s no need to stop following America’s pastime. The […]
Road Trip Plans, Part 3: Hitting the big city or checking out history
This is the third in a three-part series… Getting away for three-day weekends seems to be the American way…or, at least, our way. If you like a road trip, here […]
June Midwest Twitter Chat – Chicago #MWTravel
Travel With Sara and The Walking Tourists are so excited to share the fun at our June Midwest Travel Chat using #MWTravel. Our featured destination will be Chicago, IL. Our co-host […]
Top 10 things to do in Chicago
Taking a look back at our last few visits to Chicago, we’ve come up with a list of our Top 10 favorite attractions in the “Windy City.” 1. Architecture tour. […]
Chicago ‘reflects’ well with Millennium Park
I fell in love with an attraction during a trip to Chicago. The Cloud Gate – better known as “The Bean” – is a bean-shaped sculpture that reflects the skyline. […]