Digital Library Builds Cultural Connections
On our recent trip to Chicago, we happened on the most amusing window display. Not the usual tall skinny faceless models with gorgeous clothes on, this window display made people laugh and take LOTS of photos! It was so very fun and we didn't mind standing out in the rain to laugh. Housed in a window of WGN studios right next to the river at Michigan Avenue, each part of the peeps window display was so very creative.
The bunnies were so cool and I couldn't stop looking!
NOTE: Now closed (alas!)
Best Bakery - And it's Organic! - in Chicago
As critical as it is to eat locally, in season, and organic, we often disregard those tenets as we head to bakeries to satisfy our cravings for cupcakes, cookies, and more. But why should we?
Lonely Planet’s New Zealand is a cram-packed 756 pages of tiny print written about islands with a combined land mass the size of Colorado and a population of 4.2 million or half that of New York City.
Ah, Italy. I have to tell you, I've become even more enamored (is this possible?) with Italy since our Living in Italy Editor, Ashley Bartner, came on board and started sharing her stories and photos of Italy. From festivals to local events - and, of course, food - Ashley shares her love of Italy, local food, and transforms us with it.
There are many places in the world where I’d happily sit, at two o’clock in the morning, on a dirty curb, watching urban nightlife take its course. But only one can be a favorite, and here it is: Thailand’s Khao San Road.