Almost anywhere your wheels roll in the world, chances are, you’ll encounter someone who asks you for money. The Meetles busk in the New York subway, for tips. Photo by Charish Badzinski. When it happens, what do you do? I have seen thousands of them in my travels. Some sit on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, … More Beggars, Buskers and Bums: To Give, or Not to Give?
Sunset near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Photo by Charish Badzinski. On a clear evening, this photo would not have been nearly as interesting. But a mixture of contrails and clouds, paired with the skeletal trees in shadow over the pastels of late day light make for an interesting moment. To capture it, I pulled off to the … More Random Travel Photo: Sunset near Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The steps to Mountain Park Lookout Tower can be intimidating. Get to thetop and you’ll realize, you’re not done climbing yet. Photo by Charish Badzinski. Mountain Park Lookout Tower on Washington Island, Wisconsin offers a view of not only the relatively undisturbed wilderness of the island, but also Rock Island and St. Martin Island, Michigan. … More Mini Vacay: Mountain Park Lookout Tower
More and more, the classic Wisconsin Supper Club is disappearing. Slowly, as cities expand and incorporate chain restaurants with sinister consistency, the Stepford Wives-like sameness of their menus, and their artificially-distressed decor, the warmth of authenticity vaporizes.Give me a supper club, with its dimmed light, authentic yet sometimes kitschy decor and polished silver. With its roaring fire and linen tablecloths and menu, fat with painstakingly-prepared options of old: French onion soup, escargots, prime rib, Beef Wellington. … More Wisconsin Supper Club Extinction, and The English Inn
As the RBG crew heads to Door County, Wisconsin this weekend, it’s likely we’ll take in one or more of “The Door’s” famed lighthouses, 10 beacons set among the natural beauty of the peninsula. A handful of the lighthouses are easily accessible. Several require a short boat ride for a close-up view, and one, the … More Beacons among the Beauty: The Lighthouses of Door County, Wis.
Hikers can walk among the terraced hillsides of the Cinque Terre in Italy, as they journey fromvillage to village. Photo by Charish Badzinski. It’s not often when you go for a hike that you encounter musicians along the steepest trails. In Italy’s Cinque Terre, however, don’t be surprised if you come across this saxophonist as … More Mini Vacay: A Musical Moment in the Cinque Terre, Italy
You could be a winner on “Roll With It Wednesday!” (That’s tomorrow, so act fast!) The beautiful French Country Inn in Ephraim, Wis. Photo by Charish Badzinski. As you know, a group of RBGs are heading to Door County this upcoming weekend, May 11 & 12 for a relaxing stay at the beautiful French Country … More GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT! Travel with the Rollerbag Goddess and Pals
Cafe Regular du Nord in Brooklyn. Photo By Charish Badzinski. Cafe Regular du Nord is one of the littlest coffee shops you’ll ever enter. But what it lacks in size, it makes up for in charm. Found on 7th Avenue in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, it’s a great place to grab … More Random Travel Photo of the Week: Cafe Regular du Nord
La Crescent, Minnesota boasts 17 miles of scenic apple blossoms on its famed Apple Blossom Drive. It’s worth a road trip to see the trees in bloom every spring. … More Scenic, Stunning Apple Blossom Drive
Step into Duja’s kitchen for lessons in Bosnian history, culture and food. … More Duja’s Kitchen: Lessons in Bosnian history, culture and hope, with fork in hand
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