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Two Days in Chicago with Kids and Teens or, In the Midwest it’s Always Still Snowing in April

April 5, 2023 by kokotg Leave a Comment

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travel dates: April 2022 Taking a quick break from last summer’s blog posts for a belated recap of last spring’s spring break trip to Chicago–everyone’s favorite spring break destination. Well. Not really. But we had a few different midwestern colleges we needed go get to so that our then senior, Milo, could pick one of them […]

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Visiting the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois with Kids

July 19, 2019 by kokotg Leave a Comment

We spent our spring break this year traveling to that iconic early April destination of….Minnesota. After spending one year in Charleston and the next in coastal Georgia, we were just tired of all that lovely beach weather and ready to break out our coats and see some snow for spring break! Or maybe it’s more […]

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Hannibal, Missouri and Metropolis, Illinois: More College Road Trip Fun

February 13, 2019 by kokotg 2 Comments

Travel dates: November 16-21, 2018 Have I mentioned that I’ve become a bit of a college visit junkie? And to think I get to do this three more times! Our college road trips this year have given Ari and me a chance to see some cool things and spend some one on one time together […]

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