Category Travel
Chicago – Catching up with friends
Amanda instigated this trip to Chicago when she told me she was going with her family and asked if I wanted to join in the fun. I wanted to see the city again, and I always enjoy travelin with her and hanging out with her family, so I accepted the invitation. But I also wanted […]
Chicago – Flowers and fish (and tiny little dinosaurs)
Saturday morning dawned clear and beautiful. What better way to enjoy a perfect spring day in Chicago than by visiting a flower show at the Lincoln Park Conservatory? Their spring gardens were exquisite with their foxgloves and lilies . . . and astilbe, geraniums, daffodils and hydrangea. The orchid room was a valiant attempt but […]
Chicago – The Joffrey does Othello
The Chicago cultural scene has more than just fantastic architecture. It’s also got one of the leading American ballet companies, the Joffrey Ballet, and we were thrilled to discover that our trip fell during their run of Othello. We got to the theatre early and settled into our seats . . . moi, Amanda […]
Chicago – Grandma and the bean
Millennium Park is a great outdoor public space that sits between Lake Michigan and a pack of high-rise buildings that stretches out from the city center towards Indiana. One of it’s more memorable features is a giant sculpture called Cloud Gate. Call it what you will, it looks like a giant bean. A very large and […]
Chicago – City of architecture
Every time I come to Chicago I think, Oh man, why don’t I live here? Then I remember the horrible winters and my hankering to move to the Midwest dies down — but doesn’t go away completely. Because just look at that skyline! Any city with architecture like Chicago’s merits special consideration. In my opinion, Chicago is the best city […]
Chicago!
I’m in Chicago! It’s just for fun — a mini-vacation to break up the holiday-less months of spring. Amanda and her family (parents, sister and nephew, two grandmothers) flew in from Colorado, Utah and California. Two friends of mine from college and law school days already live here. I flew out to join the party. Naturally (because there’s […]
Booked!
It’s that time of year again, my friends! The time of year when all my great travel plans for the year start coming together. My previous Great Adventures have taken me to Africa, South America, Europe (Eastern and Western) and the Middle East — so where to this year? Asia! Southeast Asia, to be specific: Vietnam and Cambodia. I’m going in June […]
Playing catch-up
So it’s been, what, a week since I last wrote? Argh. If it had been just an ordinary week, I wouldn’t worry about it — one of the biggest stumgling blocks (at least for me) in journal writing or blogging is feeling like I have to capture all the Big Moments that I missed writing about before I […]
Utah/Idaho – Over the river and through the woods
Once upon a time there was a boy (hint: it’s me!) who grew up in the mountains and liked snow and had no idea that the continental breakfasts served by Comfort Inn were not delicious. Then that boy grew up and moved to the Big City and got corrupted by the Michelin Guide and sometimes wore nice leather driving moccasins. One day […]
Denver – Christmas Spider
Getting out of Denver was kind of an ordeal. My flight was supposed to leave at 8:00am, but when I tried to check in I learned that it had been canceled (surprise!). “Not to worry,” said the agent comfortingly, “we’ve already rebooked you for the first flight out on Friday morning.” Her benevolent smile evaporated […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 