Author: pytog
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Finding My Way Out of a Corn Maze in Spring Grove, Illinois
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Checking out Richardson’s Farm for its Popular Maze Weather is starting cool, leaves are turning colors, and I’m craving apple cider donuts. Autumn is here. While there are many things to do and see in a city during fall, my first stop begins at nearby farms. Whether apple picking or…
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Only the Most Touristy: Starbucks Reserve Chicago
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When you Gotta Check Off that “Must-Do” Tourist Spots Only the most touristy things demand you visit and makes no promises on what you get. After all, the masses head to these places for a reason. You want to go and see what makes it so popular and get a…
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Best Floral Town in the Midwest
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Holland, Michigan is the Town That Becomes a Flower Festival Every spring, a small city wakes to a blossom of millions of tulips in the Midwest. Like other themed towns, this pulls in visitors from all over to take in the sights of a flower festival. Specifically tulips, as a…
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A Historical Figure All Its Own: The White House
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Nothing but Color at the White House: my First Visit At the tender age of near-middle aged, I was able to cross off one of the items on my bucket list. This whole trip was meant to be a pumped-up version of my 8th grade field trip. It had been…
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When the Views Don’t Compare to the Pictures
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Find the Value of Intention Behind Every Shot, Choose What People See “You don’t take a photograph. You make it.” Do you agree? These are the words of photographer Ansel Adams. He was predominantly known for his black and white pictures of landscapes, (yes, take a moment for a quick…