FX Excursions

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Jul 30, 2023

Spending Time Down the Shore

This month my husband and I spent time visiting friends and family in Ocean City, New Jersey. We spent one overnight with friends during Fourth of July weekend and made a day trip last weekend for a family engagement party.

Discover the Pristine Beauty of the Sporades Islands

Nestled in the northwest Aegean Sea, the Sporades Islands are a hidden gem of Greece, offering breathtaking natural beauty and unique experiences for every traveler. Comprised of four main islands — Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonissos and Skyros — this island cluster is renowned for its lush pine forests, crystal-clear waters and idyllic beaches.

Jan 23, 2023

Jacksonville Breweries: Aardwolf Brewing Company

Jacksonville, Florida, boasts more than a dozen breweries, each offering local, craft beers and other drinks for everyone to enjoy. I recently visited Aardwolf Brewing Company, one of the city’s breweries I had heard much about but had not yet found time to enter.

Dec 24, 2022

Take Flight Spirits Takes Flight

When Take Flight Spirits opened in August in downtown Skokie, Illinois, owners Andrew and Carrie Cole had two main goals: They wanted to work together and to lift the spirits of the area. They are accomplishing both.

United Airlines First to Purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel for ORD

Chicago O’Hare International Airport will soon receive sustainable aviation fuel, all thanks to United Airlines, which became the first airline to purchase SAF for use at the airport, one of the largest in the United States. Neste, a producer of SAF, will provide up to 1 million gallons of its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The first supply arrived in August.

Dec 23, 2022

Skiing in Vermont

Have you ever gone on a trip and immediately after coming home you think, “We need to do that again!”? Well, that was exactly how I felt about the ski trip my friends and I took to Vermont in winter 2021. Since, at the time, there were heavier COVID restrictions, finding fun things to do on the weekend was difficult. A group of us decided we were going to purchase Epic Passes to allow us to ski and snowboard as much as we wanted to that season. If you haven’t heard of the Epic Pass, it is essentially a season-long ski pass that allows you to access many of the mountains all over the United States.