family travel

The July Record: Afraid and Going Anyway

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View of the Chicago skyline from the Chicago River during an architecture boat tour.

Looking back, July felt like a month of doing things a little afraid, a little unprepared, and going anyway. We took our first Amtrak trip and weren’t sure how any of it would go.Tom sent a message to a band we’ve loved for years and didn’t expect anything back.I wrote about two of the hardest … Read more

A Great Chicago Trip: Train, Architecture Tour, and a Concert

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The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago on a sunny summer morning.

We’d never taken Amtrak before. We weren’t sure how the logistics would work, whether we’d regret not driving, or if getting around Chicago without a car would be a hassle. By the time we got home, we were already talking about doing it again. Tom and I, Andi and Elsie — four of us on … Read more