Heading to Detroit? Today I’m sharing my backpack-only packing list for a weekend in the Motor City. Once upon a time, I traveled primarily with a carry-on suitcase – a fact that seemed to boggle people’s minds: “You travel with just a carry-on? I could never do that. My shoes could fill a carry-on all …
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Meeting Motor City: An Introductory Weekend Travel Guide for Detroit, Michigan
Art. Architecture. Industry. Music. Those are just a few of the reasons visitors choose to make a trip to Detroit, Michigan. They were mine, too – but each was merely a cherry on top of the real reason I was there: Pizza. Specifically, pizza for Michael, as it was his birthday and the man wanted …
Deep-Dish and Delish: Three Detroit Pizza Places You Need to Try
I love all kinds of pizza: a hearty NY slice, an oozing Chicago Deep-Dish, a bubbly and charred Neapolitan pie, a priced-by-weight and cut-with-scissors square of Roman pizza. But the pizza style that is most nostalgic to me, and probably closest to my heart, is Detroit-style – despite never stepping foot in the city until …
Traveling Light: Packing List for Cleveland, Ohio (in a backpack!)
Sharing everything I packed in my backpack for a Spring weekend in Cleveland, Ohio
Culturally Relevant: The Essential Weekend Travel Guide to Cleveland, Ohio
Sharing a weekend getaway guide to Cleveland’s best cultural attractions, new and innovative restaurants, and chic boutiques – with a side of rock ‘n’ roll, of course.
Eight Can’t-Miss Restaurants in Cleveland, Ohio
Hungry in Cleveland? Today I’m sharing a roundup of some of the city’s best restaurants When you think about Cleveland cuisine, what dishes spring to mind? If you’re anything like I was just several weeks ago, you might be drawing a blank right now. Or if you’re a little more familiar with the region, you …
Checking In: A Review of Airriva at Superior Living in Cleveland, Ohio
Welcome to Checking In, a series of posts dedicated to the places we stay when we travel. Today we’re checking in to Airriva at Superior Living in Cleveland, Ohio.
Traveling Light: A Spring Packing List for Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Opening up my suitcase to share my real-life packing list for a Spring weekend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Last month, Michael and I flew North to Milwaukee for my birthday. Despite seemingly everyone’s hesitations, I found an energetic city full of great food, cool art, and ample opportunity to simply get out and explore on foot. …
The Best of Brew City: A Weekend Travel Guide for Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sharing a weekend getaway guide for an under-the-radar destination: Milwaukee, Wisconsin I didn’t need to hear anyone’s opinion on whether or not Milwaukee felt like an appropriate place to celebrate a birthday – I could see it written on their faces, clear as day, or hear it in the upspeak of their response: “That’s… different?” …
Traveling Light: Essential Packing List for Chicago (in a backpack!)
I was devastated when I saw the forecast for Chicago. (That’s a bit of an overstatement, but I’m okay with that). After a few weeks of delightful weather in Charlotte, we were headed North to Chicago, which hadn’t quite gotten the memo that spring had arrived. Snowflake and raindrop icons appeared on my phone’s screen, …