Our last stop of our three week long honeymoon–at this point, I’m not sure if I’m excited to be somewhere hot and by water to experience true “honeymoon relaxation” or sad our honeymoon is close to being over. If you’ve…
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Athens Greece in a day and a half
I’m going to be honest, we thought about skipping Athens, Greece on our 3 week honeymoon trip (both when we were planning AND when we were in Venice, Italy and Athens was our next stop). We knew our final stop…
Two and a half days in Venice, Italy
Ahhh, Venice! M and I were SO excited for Venice and it did not disappoint. We took the ItaliaRail train from Florence, Italy to Venice and it was a smooth ride. I mentioned this in my Florence blog post but…
Florence and Tuscany Italy in two and half days
After our two full days in Rome, it is time to explore Florence and Tuscany! We took the train to Florence, Italy to begin our fourth destination of our honeymoon. The train station (ItaliaRail) in Rome is quite organized and…
Two Days in Rome
The third stop on our European honeymoon was Rome, Italy. This was M’s first time in Rome and my second. I was lucky enough to travel to Rome with my family in May 2013. This visit was different though, not…
How to Explore London in Three Days
When M and I were planning our European honeymoon, we decided our first stop would be London, England due to the flight duration from the states (it was only a seven-eight hour flight from Chicago). In 2008, my family and…
South Haven, MI Weekend Getaway
Hi all! It is the week of Thanksgiving and IL has a “stay at home advisory order” which means only leaving your house for emergencies, work, groceries, MD appointments and pharmacy trips. Of course, this is not mandated since it…
Minocqua, Wisconsin
Hello, my friends! I know, long time no post. How is everyone doing? With the COVID-19 shelter in place slowly moving to different phases in most states in the United States, I wanted to share a long weekend getaway M…
Chicago Walking Tour
We had a nice weekend two weekends ago (weather wise) in the city of Chicago, IL. I believe it was almost in the sixties and that is basically UNHEARD OF in Chicago during March. If you are reading this in…