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We’ve spent over fifty percent of the last three months sleeping in hotel rooms and our experiences have ranged from poor to excellent. We admit that the two of us can be pretty fussy but none of the hotels we’ve stayed […]
Category Archive: Travel Blog
Photo Friday #15: Blue Lagoon Iceland Panorama
The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa in Iceland and one of the top tourist attractions in the country. We’ll be writing more about experiences there at a later date, but just had to share with you this awesome panorama we took from the viewing platform after sunset.
Touring the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis
Located in the Midwestern city of St. Louis is the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, opened in 1852 and home to a family of beers including Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob. That might mean nothing to some of you, but the Brewery offers […]
Views of Chicago: Skydeck Chicago (Willis Tower)
Four of the six tallest buildings in the United States are located in the city of Chicago and the tallest of them all is the famous Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), which stands at 1451 feet tall. Within the Willis […]
Don’t Ever Look Back vs. Traditional Chicago-Style Food
Chicago is one of many US cities we visited that was famous for its traditional foods and although these dishes may be partly responsible for us putting on weight, you can’t spend any time in Chi-Town without eating some Chicago-style […]
Sucked In By American Reality TV
Before we departed on our round-the-world trip, we vowed to reduce the amount of time watching television and instead be more productive during our down time. However when you’re in a country where the average television has over 100 channels, […]
Photo Friday #14: Imagine Mosaic Central Park
Located in New York City’s Central Park between 71st and 74th Streets is Strawberry Fields, a 2.5 acre area dedicated to the late Beatle John Lennon. We visited there just after the anniversary of his birthday and there were plenty of tributes around the Imagine Mosaic.
Views of Chicago: John Hancock Observatory
The John Hancock Observatory in Chicago is the sixth-tallest building in the United States and was the tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1960’s. It’s located in arguably the best section of the city for tourists, part of the Magnificent Mile […]
