The Indulgent  Traveler

Published July 22, 2012  Battle Creek Enquirer With over 3000 miles of coastline in Michigan, let’s celebrate the longest freshwater...

Published June 24, 2012  Battle Creek Enquirer

Published June 3, 2012   Battle Creek Enquirer The everyday worries blew away with the wind on the top deck of the ferry. Holding hands,...

Pubished in the Battle Creek Enquirer 5/16/2012 Every couple needs a night out from time to time, just to keep the home fires burning!...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer 6/12/2012 Any parent who has taken their child on a college visit to their alma mater has probably...

Published in the Battle Creek 4/1/2012 Some 40 years ago, my father took me to Paris, France. At fifteen years old, the City of Lights...

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer 4/15/2012 We were pushing our luck planning a ski trip the first week of April. Topnotch Resort in...

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...