Tuesday January 8th, 2013 – Fox Lake, IL I’m only home for a couple of days before having to head out again, and I’m realizing just how much effort is involved in living the road life. I did it for decades without giving it a first thought much less a second, but...
You know that show "My Strange Obsession?" Well my "strange obsession" became the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a kid I was always fascinated w/ the city for some odd reason and after decades of dreaming about moving here w/ all my finances in order...
Monday December 24th, 2012 – Chicago, IL/Reno, NV I was prepared for my trip from Chicago to Reno on Christmas Eve to be difficult, but I did not expect the stress filled ulcer causing nightmare it became. I had all I could handle and then some to maintain my composure, but ...
Sunday December 23rd, 2012 – Kenosha, WI I’m going to have my hands full and then some schedule wise this next week or so, and I’m not thrilled about it. The constant nerve wracking pressure of having to get somewhere on a deadline puts me on edge, but that&rsquo...
Thursday July 5th, 2012 – Fox Lake, IL I have come to a humbling realization that I need to change my entire way of doing business if I intend to keep doing what I’m doing. It’s like a restaurant owner realizing a mom and pop joint has to either expand and become...
For any and all that are looking to move, I'd like to introduce you to your (and definitely my) new best friend...She'll be there for you during thick and thin, from the beginning to the end--Meet Urban Bound.Urban Bound is the ultra simplistic, support system for prospective movers and doers. Yo...
Five Wisconsin firms have submitted winning bids to build a new 38,000-square-foot Visitor Center and Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum at Wade House historic site in Greenbush. The new year-round facility will overlook Highway 23, the busy Sheboygan County thoroughfare, midway between Sheboygan and...
What do you get when you pair up Wisconsin's largest vacation travel agency and three premier country music radio stations? An exciting yearly vacation called the Great Escape! Once again, Fox World Travel has teamed up with local radio stations Y100 in Green Bay, 96.3 Star Country in Madison, an...
Great hotels always seem to possess a distinct ambiance. Whether it’s the vibe of a vacation, the buzz of a business meeting, or the elegance surrounding a special event, classic hotels just seem to have that classy feel and that certain “it” factor. The funny part about radiati...
I moved to Milwaukee in January 2010, but immediately took off for Thailand for a few months in a dual effort to avoid the harsh WI winter, as well as study Thai cuisine. I had recently finished culinary school in Fort Lauderdale and was itching to test my training in an international setting.&nb...
NEW ZEALAND TIDBITS - People in New Zealand are called Kiwis and most Kiwis don't wear shoes. To the mall, school, grocery shopping; it's kind of crazy. According to David, a man I met in Hamilton, he said, "I was born this way - why mess with it.' - Kiwis drive on the wr...
Mon. Dec. 13, Te Kuhai, NEW ZEALAND - Paul Christensen lives on a small family farm about 10 miles outside Hamilton. His wife Roz did say it was okay to bring me home and son Drew, 9, said my visit "made them clean house." The Christensen's felt like instant family. Al...
Dec. 12, Sunday TE KAUWHATA - Started the day at 4 a.m. with jet lag and little sleep but was determined to pick up some biking-miles and drilled south to Hamilton - a distance of 95 kilometers.Made it as far as Te Kauwhata and met Linda Plant, the minister at the local Presbyterian church....
Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 HAMILTON, NZ - The 13-hour VAustrailia flight from LA to Sydney , Australia was made tolerable by a 12 x 10-inch personal television with selections including current movies, TV programs, and music. I fed off the programming like a drug; I didn't learn a lot about th...
Friday Dec. 10 ... or is it Saturday?? I've reset my watch three times ... always turning the clock back, but for some reason I've lost a day; it currently remains unaccounted for. For the most part, things have been smooth. Flights on time, nice people, and managed to find my way around LAX wi...
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