Hi, there! Welcome to my travel blog and portfolio, All The Write Places. I’m a Chicago-based freelance journalist and a Baby Boomer who travels with style. A few of my favorite experiences have been swimming with whale sharks in Cancun, fishing for piranha in the Amazon River, and viewing the annual sandhill crane migration in Nebraska. Plus, eating dark chocolate. I hope you’ll come join me!
Pamela Dittmer McKuen: A Baby Boomer traveling with style
Las Vegas is known more for casinos, stage performers and mobsters than for antiques and second-hand treasures. But as older hotels have been renovated or replaced with new ones, and
Lima, the capital of Peru, has a split personality. It is a modern metropolis with bold artistic expressions and a taste for world-class cuisine. It is a colonial city that remains deeply
UPDATE: The Musical Instrument Museum has been honored with a TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award as one of the top museums in the U.S. The Steinway piano on which John Lennon
When you visit New Orleans, you most likely will lodge in either the French Quarter to be near the razzmatazz or in the adjacent Warehouse/Arts District because you are at
(Many thanks to Volaris and Visit Mexico for hosting my amazing visit to Monterrey!) Ultra-low-cost Mexican airline Volaris on June 17 opened a new route between O’Hare International Airport in
The Greater Phoenix area is well lauded for grand hotels and sprawling resorts. But these icons exude great culinary imagination as well. Some travelers are shy about dining at hotels
Culinary enthusiasts–or anyone who just likes to eat good and hearty, the Greater Phoenix metropolis an outstanding destination. Whether your quest is nouvelle creativity, Southwestern and Native American influences, farm-fresh
The hotel lobby at 4:15 a.m. was soundless as I awaited pickup for a sunrise hot air balloon ride above the Sonoran Desert. A massive SUV rolled into the circular
Hyatt Centric is a new boutique brand of full-service lifestyle hotels created for travelers who want to be in the middle of the action. Located in prime destinations, the hotels
I hadn’t shopped a full-fledged all-Vera-Bradley-all-the-time store since, well, never. I knew it as an accessories brand, having seen the perky prints in boutiques and gift shops, but I generally
Two luxury brands are partnering to give Chicago visitors and residents the most blissful experiences in body and skin care. The Spa at Trump at the Trump International Hotel &
China Eastern Airlines has introduced a new direct route between Chicago and Shanghai, and the 15-hour flight sounds pretty glam. A fleet of all-new Boeing 777-300ER widebody jet airliners promise
Hi, there! Welcome to my travel blog and portfolio, All The Write Places. I’m a Chicago-based freelance journalist and a Baby Boomer who travels with style. A few of my favorite experiences have been swimming with whale sharks in Cancun, fishing for piranha in the Amazon River, and viewing the annual sandhill crane migration in Nebraska. Plus, eating dark chocolate. Come join me! Or hire me!
