Round two of the Summer ’12 “Places I’ve never been tour” began just a day and a half after returning from Cleveland. The primary objective of visiting St. Louis was the Spring to Dance Festival at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. As such I spent my evenings seeing some of the best dance in the nation … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Starbucks Around the World: Springfield, IL
I certainly didn’t need coffee in my state’s capitol. This store just off the expressway showed little to no evidence of the Land of Abe Lincoln, but made for a great place to pee. My travel companion got me a bottle of Tazo iced tea while I paced nervously in front of the retail shelves … Continue reading »
Starbucks Around the World: South Loop, Chicago
Ok. So, being two blocks from one of my five jobs, I visit this Starbucks quite frequently. But this particular visit was purely for personal gain and healthy snacks from the adjacent Jewel prior to a day’s car trek to St. Louis. I made it one of my standards… Iced coffee with a pump of … Continue reading »
There’s more than corn in Elkhart, IN
Having previously stopped in Elkhart, IN on the way to Cleveland, I wasn’t exactly needing a reason to go there again. But with excitement rising for my pending trip to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this August, and the promise of lower sales tax in the great state of Indiana, it was only natural to make … Continue reading »
Cleveland does, in fact, rock.
It’s been awhile since I’ve travel blogged. You know, I mean, for REAL travel blogged. I guess that’s probably because it’s been awhile since I travelled. A menacing schedule and many, many recent life changes have added up to a rather dry spell in the world explorations. However a number of mini-trips have shaped up … Continue reading »
Starbucks Around the World: Near Clyde, OH
An ominous sky hung over the Ohio turnpike on the return trip from Cleveland to Chicago. I was fairly hyper-caffenated already, but this being one of my last opportunities for a Starbucks before the Ohio state line made the stop imperative. I should add that I’d much rather pee in Ohio than in Indiana; the famed … Continue reading »
Starbucks Around the World: Elkhart, IN
Elkhart, IN proved to be an ideal rest stop en route to my first stay in Cleveland. In an effort to escape the NATO summit, it took two full hours in an un-air-conditioned sedan to get past the Chicago Skyway that overlooks scenic Hammond, IN. As such, Elkhart was as far as I could make … Continue reading »
