Elske, Chicago, USA, December 31, 2022

Elske, Chicago, USA, December 31, 2022

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Elske is easily one of my favorite restaurants in Chicago. It earned its Michelin star almost immediately after opening, and has retained it since then, which has been about 5 years or so. I have visited this restaurant probably about once a year since it’s been opened, and we came here to celebrate our first indoor dining experience after getting vaxxed after COVID. They literally opened up that weekend, and I’m pretty sure they opened just for us. At least,…

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Top Five Most Popular Articles 2022

Top Five Most Popular Articles 2022

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Here I will countdown the most-read articles for the year of 2022. Since I only started the blog in May, it’s no surprise that some of my older articles are in the top five – however there are a few surprises in here too! 5. Bavette’s Steakhouse, published May 20, 2022 This restaurant review rounds out the fifth spot on the list, and that’s not super shocking to me. Bavette’s was so close to being one of the top five…

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San Morello, Detroit, MI, USA, December 30, 2022

San Morello, Detroit, MI, USA, December 30, 2022

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We had dinner at San Morello at the Shinola Hotel in Detroit when we stayed there overnight at the end of last year. I wanted to get a feel for everything the hotel had to offer, so eating at its primary restaurant was a no-brainer. Plus, I was really craving some good pasta after all of the Christmas fishes and meats. San Morello is in a very large space which is connected to the hotel through a very inconspicuous door….

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Top Five Hotels for 2022

Top Five Hotels for 2022

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5. Pensativo House Hotel, Antigua, Guatemala Pensativo House Hotel was a great little find in one of my favorite cities for the year 2022 – Antigua, Guatemala (check out my Top Five cities list here!). We came to this city and this hotel before I started this blog, in February of 2022, so there’s no formal review of it on this site, but Pensativo House deserves the Number Five spot on this list for a couple reasons. First, it was…

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Shinola Hotel, Detroit, USA, December 30-31, 2022

Shinola Hotel, Detroit, USA, December 30-31, 2022

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We came to Detroit for a quick, overnight trip, for the primary purpose of viewing the Caravaggio painting, “Martha and Mary Magdalene” at the Detroit Institute of Arts. This gave us the perfect opportunity to stay at a hotel that I’ve been wanting to check out for a while – the Shinola Hotel. Shinola is a high-end watch and leather goods brand based out of Detroit, and they have brought a lot of attention to the city. I think this…

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Top Five Restaurants for 2022

Top Five Restaurants for 2022

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We ate a ton of amazing food in 2022, and it was really hard to narrow down the top five restaurants for the year. A few choices were easy, but there was so much deliciousness this year, it was tough to pick just five, but it had to be done! Below is my countdown of the top five restaurants I ate at in 2022! 5. Roister, Chicago, USA The fifth spot on the list was actually the most difficult to…

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On Deck for ChiLuxe Travel in 2023!

On Deck for ChiLuxe Travel in 2023!

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2022 was a year of travels to all sorts of cities around the world for ChiLuxe Travel. We took three trips to Europe, making up for lost time during the pandemic. There was a lot of time spent at restaurants in Chicago, as well as a few domestic trips including Orlando and Las Vegas (the two places in the USA where it’s easiest to forget about my day job!). 2023 will be quite a different year with a focus on…

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Top Five articles for 2022

Top Five articles for 2022

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So 2022 will always be the year that I started this blog, and I have really loved every minute of it. I love writing about my current trips, and I especially love writing about my past trips, which I call my “nostalgia” posts. Since I have a full time job, I unfortunately can’t be traveling all the time, so I like to fill in the gaps between travel with my nostalgia posts. I also really love finding photos and videos…

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Top Five Cities for 2022

Top Five Cities for 2022

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2022 was a year full of trips to exciting cities, mainly in Europe this year, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID, so I decided to do a countdown of my favorite cities of the year. 5. Madrid, Spain Coming in at Number 5 is Madrid, Spain. We spent a short three nights here in June of this year, with our two youngest kids. Madrid is amazing because it can be whatever you want it to be. It can be…

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Vienna, Austria, December, 2019

Vienna, Austria, December, 2019

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My mom always had a dream to go to Vienna at Christmastime for the markets. My dad is not super into traveling, so I really wanted to make this trip happen for her. In 2019, we made it happen! This article is going to take a look back out our week-long outing in Vienna, which was super fun, even if it was super cold! Vienna at Christmastime conjures up all sorts of visions of cozy markets, drinking mulled wine, snow…

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