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Cape Girardeau first impressions
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is a city of almost 40,000 people, located approximately ninety minutes south of St. Louis. We drove down to Cape (as it’s known locally) on a Saturday morning after spending...
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Feeling at home at Auburn Place Hotel & Suites in Cape Girardeau
After our doughnut stop at Riverfront Market and a quick walk through part of Cape’s historic downtown, we made our way to our home for the next few days, Auburn Place Hotel & Suites. Located just...
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Family fun at Cape Splash
Just over a year ago, Lucia learned all about the magic that is a water park. She visited her first one and, to this day, still talks about how much fun it was. That’s why one of the draws for us to...
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Outdoor adventures in Cape Girardeau
As is the case on most of our trips, we sought out places and activities in Cape Girardeau that would allow us to spend time outdoors. Aside from our first day in town when it was super hot, the...
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Charismatic Cape Girardeau: A photo essay
I took so many pictures in and around Cape Girardeau and I’m just realizing that many will not make it into individual blog posts. These are photos of the historic downtown, the riverfront, and other...
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Cities Less Traveled: Why St. Louis is Not Just “Flyover Country”
Flyover country: the section of the United States between the east and west coasts that is overlooked by many travelers. With historically significant and culturally enriching locales in “flyover...
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Top 5 hotels in St. Louis for different travel styles
Ask a room full of people what the best places are in any city and you’re bound to get an array of answers. Dig deeper and ask what makes the establishments “the best” and many reasons will be cited....
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Summer travel & weekend family getaways from Chicago
Summer is finally here in Chicago. Well, at least the calendar says so. (Really, what is up with all this rain?!) The kids might be asking where you’re heading for summer vacation. Or, you may be...
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Memories of family travel to St. Louis, Missouri
Many of my happiest memories from childhood involve trips my family took together. A good number of those trips were to other Midwest destinations with my younger brother’s travel ice hockey team. We...
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