Spring 2026, A Different Kind of Adventure Illinois March – April 2026 Spring 2026, A Different Kind of Adventure This spring, our “Traveling through the States” adventure looked a little different. Instead of crisscrossing thousands of miles, as we had since July 2020, we settled in Illinois. We exchanged our nomadic life for just a […]
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Our Stay in Edgewater, Chicago, IL Illinois March – April 2026 Four Weeks Near The Lake After returning from the Netherlands, we first settled in Naperville and pet-sat while the young family was on spring break. We then drove to our Airbnb in Edgewater, a Chicago neighborhood just half a mile from the lakefront. 5.41
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Our Stay in New Grand Chain, IL Illinois May 2024 Driving from Ellington, MO to New Grand Chain, IL May 22, 2025 xx mi ~ 6.5 hrs Driving from Ellington, MO to New Grand Chain, IL May 23, 2024 2.55 mi 0:50:18 hrs 72 °F Morning Walk in New Grand Chain (no images) May 25,
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A Family Visit to Kline Creek Farm Illinois September 2025 A Day at Kline Creek Farm When our family lived in Naperville from 2007 to 2014, life was busy with work and raising two teenage sons. We spent many hours at sporting events, which left little time to explore hidden gems in the Chicago suburbs.
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A Journey Through Pop Culture on Illinois’s Route 66 Illinois September 2025 The Gemini Giant, Another Stop on Route 66 September 27, 2025 0.10 mi 6:12 min We continued our Route 66 adventure, returning to Wilmington, Illinois, where we were greeted by the Gemini Giant, a towering fiberglass “Muffler Man” dressed in a space helmet
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Returning to Life on the Go Illinois September 2025 An Early Landing at O’Hare Sep 24, 2025 AMS-ORD: 4120 mi On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, we returned to the United States. After an easy bus and train ride, we arrived at Schiphol right on time and departed without delay. Our plane even landed early at
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From Nieuwegein, NED, to Naperville, IL A Journey From and To Home Illinois March – April 2025 Back to Family and Friends March 16, 2025 6 mi 30 mi 2000 mi On March 16th, we locked the door early once more. We walked a short way to the Blauwe Brug and caught the first bus
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From the Road to Home South Dakota A Two-Day Journey North May 1, 2022 ∼ 760 mi ∼ 12 hrs From Franklin, NC, we drove for two days to Watertown, SD. The first leg was a long, 760-mile drive to Galesburg, IL, where we stayed at the Best Western Prairie Inn. The weather was perfect
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Driving Back Home Again Road Trip 2008 – Day 14 . Driving Back Home! After breakfast at 7 am, we drove again. Not immediately to our home but via downtown Lincoln NE, to see and walk our loop around the State Capitol Building. One hour later, we entered Iowa and drove to Des Moines to
Destination: Yellowstone Park Road Trip 2008 – Day 1 August 2008 Driving from Home to Brainerd, MN On Saturday, August 2nd, 2008, our 14-day vacation started when we closed the garage doors. This time we only traveled by car to see more of America than only the pleasant and crowded suburbs of the Chicago area.
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