The Indulgent  Traveler

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer 4/1/2012 As spring arrives, the Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids offers...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer 3/18/2012 Just how far will a Harry Potter fan go to connect with the bespectacled hero now that...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer  3/4/2012 This summer, London will welcome millions of people for 19 days to the 2012 Olympic...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer On a recent chilly Saturday afternoon, we decided a change of scenery and perspective was...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer How do you define S H O P P I N G? Three teenage girls at the post-holiday sales on Chicago’s...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer We’ve stayed at the Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa in every season and there is certainly a fun...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer One way to get into the holiday spirit is to visit Noel Night in Midtown Detroit. I’ve gone in...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer It’s 4 p.m. and that means teatime somewhere in the world.  Today somewhere was Chicago. At last...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer The explosion of gold and red always surprises me, no matter that Fall happens every year around...

Published in the Chronicle/Advisor As the final and eight movie of the Harry Potter series winds down its triumphant stomp of all...

Published in the Chronicle/Advisor I agree with Cole Porter, “I love Paris in the springtime.” His song goes on to say that he loved...

Published in the Chronicle/Advisor Nothing was dark and stormy when we landed in Bermuda, except the name of the island’s national drink....

The road into Black Star Farms in northern Michigan is well, actually through the farm. Mostly the vineyard, actually. As we approached...

Published in the Chronicle/Advisor If you want to have a romantic vacation alone with your spouse, plan a week at Walt Disney World with...

Published in the Chronicle/Advisor You know you’re not in Michigan anymore when the first warm blast of air (scented by jet fuel) hits...

Published in the Chronicle/Advisor Mackinac Island is magical. The blue waters stretching between Mackinac City and the Island provide a...

To surprise my husband for his birthday, I booked a night at the famed Peninsula Hotel in Chicago. Even with a winter package rate, all...

Somewhere not too far from Atlanta is a wonderful bed and breakfast where the craziness of city life (or just daily life) falls away....