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Chicago Quick Trip

Over Memorial Day weekend, my good friend Jess came to visit good ‘ol Illinois. We took a very short trip to Chicago, took some photos and thought I’d share! Since we were staying overnight, we needed a place to sleep. We hit the jackpot when we found a vintage Airstream available on Airbnb. Jess and …

Packing for Overnight Train Travel on Amtrak

I recently took my first overnight trip on Amtrak. Since I was only spending one night on the train I decided to try out Coach instead of a sleeper car to see how it went. I had a pretty good idea of what to expect from reading other passengers’ accounts of their trips, but have …