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The restaurant is the recipient of 3 Michelin Stars, a James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award and ranked by Le Liste, a French based food guide as #6 in the world. The inn has a 5 Star rating from Forbes Travel guide and a 5 Diamond rating from AAA, You won’t find it in Europe orContinue reading “Dream a Little Dream”

Imagine sitting at a very long table that seats about 200. You are surrounded by sky scrapers, tractors, fields of fresh vegetables as well old warehouses. The familiar sounds from a bustling city in the background yet you are on a farm. It is a hot summer evening in Chicago and there is excitement inContinue reading “A Midsummer’s Delight”

♪ ♪ “He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below. He saw everything as far as you can see…….But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high. I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky. The shadows from the starlight is softer than a lullaby…  Rocky Mountain High, Colorado. Rocky Mountain High, Colorado.  ♪ ♪ I remember my first drive through the RockyContinue reading “Mountain Climbing”

I miss traveling.  I long to board a plane and wander around a parking garage trying to find my rental car. And the frustration of being lost in a new town while trying to find a hotel that doesn’t register on WAZE or Google Maps. The good ol’ days. I can’t wait until I can exploreContinue reading “Travel Advent Calendar”

With summer upon us in the north and midwest, it is nice to be out and about, enjoying the sun and warm weather. Like most midwesterners , I try to do as much outside from May to October as I can. I know winter is around the corner and it will have me hibernating. ThereContinue reading “Day Tripper #2- Your State Park”

I am a morning person. Don’t hate me. I love the coolness of a Summer morning, when the heat of the day hasn’t hit yet and the world is just waking up. Everything is in slow motion. The earth is calm and the light of the sun is breaking through the trees and around buildings.Continue reading “Day Tripper- Your Favorite Farmer’s Market”

To be honest with you, I have been reluctant to post anything about travel considering; a worldwide pandemic, the injustice in our nation, and the risk of being judged for not taking COVID- 19 serious enough. It’s true , I find comfort in traveling, it was part of my job but more so a passionContinue reading “Is it time to travel again?”

Take a deep breath. Notice how your shoulders drop, your sense of awareness awakens. Take another one. You start to gain perspective of where you are in this moment. One more and gratitude starts to sink in. Gratitude for the friends and family you have in your life. For a job that allows you toContinue reading “Breathe”

It’s difficult to know where to begin. The people, the music, the food, the sites- once you step on the streets of Galway, you know you are in a magnificent European city. Galway has great energy. Maybe it was because the sun was out? Or because it was relatively warm day which can make evenContinue reading “Galway Girl”

Does this place look familiar? It’s the Cliff’s of Insanity if you are a Princess Bride fan. If you are a Harry Potter fan , this is a familiar scene from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. If you find yourself driving along the Wild Atlantic Way (WAW), you will want to stop here.Continue reading “As you wish….”