It makes sense to put some spare water in the trunk when you’re setting off on a road trip this August, but it’s important to check your car’s fluid levels as well! Your engine works harder to cool down in the high temperatures, especially when you’re stuck in traffic, so proper coolant level is extremely […]
Last May the clever folks at Condé Nast Traveler shipped three adventurers to Moscow in the dead of winter for an unusual hotel and restaurant scavenger hunt. The twist? One brought an iPhone. The second a BlackBerry. And the third an old-fashioned guidebook. And guess who won? The Luddite with the old school map and […]
They scale the world’s tallest mountains. They navigate shifting sheets of ice on the Arctic Ocean. They trek the treacherous North Pole. And they do it all together. They are the father-son expedition team of Rick and Taylor Sweitzer. As we sat on the porch of their home in Wilmette, Rick, 56, and Taylor, […]
There are as many reasons for guys to travel together as there are places to go: thrill seeking, personal challenge or just good, old-fashioned bonding time. Come travel with these North Shore fellas on their journeys of Manly Mayhem. Peter Heck, of Glencoe, made his first foray into buddy travel with a windsurfing safari/bachelor […]
Fit women and their families are flocking to exciting, active vacations in record numbers, and the North Shore is no exception. Whether you heli-hike the Canadian Rockies (that’s hiking with the help of a helicopter to get you to remote mountain terrain), walk on glaciers in South America or bike through Europe, adventure travel […]
Give a gift to your college or high school graduate this year that will be remembered forever – the gift of travel! Gifts of travel are the trend and provide an adventure that your special graduate will never forget. When considering travel companies catering specifically to the youth market, I highly recommend Contiki Vacations: The […]
With Spring Break, proms, graduations and summer weddings just a short time off and with any time good for a girls’ night out, Make It Better’s experts offer a guide to their favorite limousine services. But first some tips: When calling, ask about amenities. Some provide very “high end” cars. Standard equipment in many includes: […]
Need some new ideas for interesting, fun family field trips on the North Shore? You can go north, south, east or west in our communities and you will find small museums, interesting shops, beautiful gardens and parks, and many great ethnic restaurants.
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Ethan Steinberg is traveling and serving others during his gap year between high school graduation and starting college at Miami University. Make It Better believes that the following excerpts demonstrates not only the value of a gap year experience, but also reason to be enthusiastic about the future Ethan and others in his generation […]
