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Chicago Film Eight years ago I boarded a plane from London’s Heathrow airport, heading for the United States. Offered a job in either Houston or Chicago (and knowing a little of Houston), I chose the windy city as my…
Yellowstone National Park As well known as national parks can be, yet as alien as another world, Yellowstone is a spectacular mix of sulfur spewing geysers and iconic roaming wildlife. There are few places left in the lower forty-eight where…
This week we’ve got you guys a little gift, a free packing list download! After several years and more road trips than we can count, we feel like we have packing down to a fine art. It’s not until you’re…
Of all the parks in the US Park System, the Grand Canyon is the most well known but equally misunderstood. With around six million visitors every year, the park is the second most visited in the US, beaten only by…
If you are heading to Charleston and its Surrounding area, here is our article, complete with guide, maps and suggested self guided walking tours. What better way to take a break and re-charge than to take a step or two…
Sometimes the city just gets too much. This year we decided to try to explore some options for weekend trips from Chicago. The city is an oasis in a desert of farmland and as such, it’s notoriously hard to find…
Vermont, my 49th state. My final mainland state, my nemesis. Being so far northeast, but slightly away from the coast has meant Vermont never featured on any of my longer road trips. States like Maine and Massachusetts have stolen my…
In 2015 Steph and I undertook our most daring road trip to date. We decided to drive from our house in Chicago all the way to Alaska, spend a few weeks driving around the state then drive all the way…
As cheap as Vegas is to fly in to and stay you’ll quickly realize that’s because, aside from the gambling, they make their money pricing up food and drink. Even our hotel room didn’t have any tea/coffee making facilities but…
