travel

The City that Never Sleeps

In pursuit of visiting every Major League Baseball park, we spent a weekend in New York City as our beloved Chicago Cubs played the New York Yankees. At the peak of sweaty summer heat, we caught more than just the game while in the city that never sleeps. It’s a pizza partyWe flew outta town […]

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Magic in these Mountains

Vacationing with my brother and his family was exactly the way we wanted to start this summer season. Planned for the week after school let out, we wanted a trip within driving distance and some place we both felt comfortable going to. We’ve independently vacationed in the Smoky Mountains before and thought it would be […]

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Take me to London, mate

Major League Baseball determines many of our travels, and this trip to London was no different. We got wind that the Chicago Cubs were going to be playing in the London MLB series in December and quickly went to work booking our plane tickets and hotel room. With the series happening on the weekend, we […]

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Road trip to Steel City

After more than a year of not traveling, we were ready to hit the road this spring after getting vaccinated. Not yet ready for a plane ride, my husband and 5-year-old son took our Chevy SS for a road trip to Pittsburgh the week before Memorial Day. Face masks and social distancing provided an extra […]

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Summer Staycation

Traveling for our annual summer road trip to see our beloved Cubbies play baseball against a Midwest rival was out of the plans this year. COVID-19 shutdown baseball season for a while and even though the players are back on the field, spectators aren’t allowed back in the stadium. Hoping to visit every baseball park […]

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