Misc

This post goes into the full London Marathon experience from a foreign traveler’s perspective, connecting marathon tips with travel planning.

Every October, thousands of runners flock to the Midwest for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. They’ll wind through the city’s diverse neighborhoods and enjoy a famously flat course. After 26.2 miles, they’ll drink a 312 and proudly wear their finish medal around town (maybe to Giordano’s for thin crust pizza if they know what’s …

Colectivo Coffee (Wicker Park) is a cafe located in Chicago’s trendy Wicker Park neighborhood. Read on to learn everything you need to know about Colectivo Coffee (Wicker Park).

La Colombe Coffee (Wicker Park) is a cafe located in Chicago’s trendy Wicker Park neighborhood. Read on to learn everything you need to know about La Colombe Coffee (Wicker Park).

Dollop Streeterville is a cafe located in the highly-residential Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago. The cafe caters mostly to residents of the area, but is also conveniently located between two tourist attractions, the Magnificent Mile and Navy Pier. Read on to learn everything you need to know about Dollop Streeterville.

The 2020 Bank of America Chicago 13.1 will be held June 7, 2020. The entry fee is $95 and will increase to $115. Here are our thoughts…

Friday Fun is a weekly (or whatever Fridays I feel like writing) “anything goes” post on Life Chicago. For our inaugural Friday Fun post, we’ll be doing some plane spotting at O’Hare.

Big Shoulders Coffee Lake St. is a cafe located in the central business district neighborhood of Chicago–The Loop. The cafe caters mostly to people working or meeting in The Loop. Read on to learn everything you need to know about Big Shoulder Coffee (Lake St.).

Hero Coffee Bar (Lasalle) is a cafe located in the central business district neighborhood of Chicago–The Loop. The cafe is a hidden gem, catering to people in the building and those “in the know.” Read on to learn everything you need to know about Hero Coffee Bar (Lasalle).

A lot of people from the Midwest winter in Florida. It’s not uncommon to fly south for three months of sunshine instead of three months of digging a car out of the snow. These sunshine-chasers are called snowbirds, and they’re usually about twice our age. So how did we turn out to be snowbirds at …