I had last week off and seized the welcome time to de necessary things - read: laundry, clean apartment, read stack of travel magazines dating all the way to 2008. I also used the welcome time to get out of the city for a bit. I'd been wanting to take my dog, Essie, hiking to [...]
Category: travel
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"There are four bedrooms," my mom's excited voice rang through the speakerphone as we headed north in the Jetta, "so you girls can each have your own room!" Kelli's face fell a bit as she looked at me. "Mom," I called out, "we might just drag an air mattress into the yellow room and all [...]
Laundry Day
Thank you to my good friend, Kelli, who told me about the current Fresh essay contest! Please take a moment to view my entry and add a comment or two. I've also posted a copy of it below - it's a little difficult to read on the website with the small font: "Laundry Day" On [...]
Windy City Green
I'm so proud of my hometown! National Geographic Traveler (yes, I DID read it cover to cover today - no, I will not link EVERY article) has a glowing article about the Windy City and her valiant efforts to keep it green. Boasting rooftop gardens (over four million square feet of them), sustainable farming and [...]
A Case of Mistaken Identity?
In this month's National Geographic Traveler, Daisann McLane confesses to sometimes lying about her profession when she travels in "The Lies We Tell." One lie, two lies, and soon I was tumbling down the rabbit hole. The next thing I knew, I was in a café in Salvador, Brazil, drinking a caipirinha and telling the [...]
Votes Needed!
Darling readers, I've submitted one of my photos to the GeckoGo photo contest and need votes to be considered by the expert panel. The image I've submitted (below) is under the "portrait" category. The winner gets a free trip and, as you know, I'm itching to travel! A little background on the photo... I was [...]
The Most Beautiful City in America
I feel like most of this summer has been spent in the car. Traveling in tandem, Essie (my dog) and I rev up the Jetta (newly Christened "Heidi" for her German descent) and hit the open road for such far off destinations as Michigan and Indiana. By mid-August, I will have spent 7 consecutive weekends [...]
First Portrait With My D300
I had a difficult decision to make a couple weeks ago: travel or camera? For the first time in over a year I had some extra cash to my name and wrestled with what to do with it. Invest in a new camera body or hit the road on a mini-adventure - what to do? [...]
Jenn Winter 