Chicago-based photographer, travel writer, & founder of Course Charted | IG: AlanaInWanderland | Click below for more meaningful, memorable travels! ✈️ ⤵️
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✈️ COURSE CHARTED IS LIVE ✈️
The travel website my eyeballs have been bleeding over this past year 😅👩🏻💻 is now LIVE, and I’m so excited for you to check it out!! ⤵️
coursecharted.com
I’d love to hear your thoughts! ♥️
#traveltribe #travelblogger #happynewyear2020
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soooo who of my Twitter fam is on Threads, let’s connect >> threads.net/@alanainwanderla…
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hope Elon doesn’t block this 😅🤞
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Our rail lines as Taylor Swift albums ~a thread~
#TSTheErasTour
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#chicago is looking gorgeous this week as the weather ramps up to 80’s! 🔥
Some of my favorite ways to stay cool in the Windy City:
• riverwalk strolls
• beaches (Oak, 31st St, Montrose to name a few!)
• river boat tour
• splashing at Millennium Park’s fountains
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How do you stay cool during these early summer days??
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BEST THINGS TO DO THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN CHICAGO 🎆🇺🇸🎉
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ROOFTOPS
• LondonHouse Chicago
• Raised Rooftop
• Cindy’s
• Terrace 16
• Aba
[Can’t get a rooftop res/don’t want to wait? Head to the riverwalk and enjoy the many patios!]
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FESTIVALS
• Mole de Mayo
• Belmont Sheffield Music Fest
• Randolph Street Market
• Maxwell Street Market
• Suenos
FARMERS MARKETS
• Green City Market
• Logan Square Farmers Market
• Maxwell Street Market
• South Loop Farmers Market
#Chicago #MemorialDayWeekend
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What will you be doing Memorial Day Weekend?! Share this thread with a Chicagoan who needs some ideas ♥️
BEST THINGS TO DO THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN CHICAGO 🎆🇺🇸🎉
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ROOFTOPS
• LondonHouse Chicago
• Raised Rooftop
• Cindy’s
• Terrace 16
• Aba
[Can’t get a rooftop res/don’t want to wait? Head to the riverwalk and enjoy the many patios!]
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It’s farmers market season in #Chicago! 🛍️🥒🥬🍅
Here are a handful of favs you should check out:
🌿 Green City Market
🌿 Green at 320
🌿 Logan Square Farmers Market
🌿 Andersonville Farmers Market
🌿 Maxwell Street Market
Where is your favorite farmers market?!
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Happy #CincoDeMayo from my new fish taco fav: Don Pez in #Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood! 🌮🎊🇲🇽
I got the halibut and spicy shrimp tacos and they were 12/10
How are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo?!
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Alana | Travel Writer and Photographer ✈ retweeted
5 May 2023
Vancouver's cherry blossoms always enthrall, Alana. 🌸
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Do you celebrate #CincoDeMayo?! 🎉🌮🇲🇽
Here are my favorite spots in #Chicago to do just that:
🎊 Broken English Taco Pub (📸)
🎊 Carnivale Restaurant
🎊 Bodega Taqueria y Tequila
🎊 LondonHouse Chicago
🎊 Federales
🎊 Frontier
Where will you be celebrating this Fri??
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Alana | Travel Writer and Photographer ✈ retweeted
2 May 2023
To see more tulips while they last!
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Alana | Travel Writer and Photographer ✈ retweeted
2 May 2023
Well, hoping for May #Flowers to bring May showers. :) Beautiful Tulips Alana!
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May is starting out beautifully in #Chicago 🌷🌷🌷 want a preview of what’s coming up this month >> tinyurl.com/3xczuf3w
What’s on your must-do list this month?
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Found a new fav #Chicago coffeeshop in Andersonville which is known for its fantastic coffee scene: here are some stills from Understudy Coffee & Books ☕️📚
Bonus: as the name implies, this coffeeshop is also a book shop!
Ever been to a coffeeshop book store combo??
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Alana | Travel Writer and Photographer ✈ retweeted
21 Apr 2023
Lovely to see, Alana. 🌸 Our trees, bushes, and bulbs are blossoming beautifully with Vancouver's cool, rainy Spring.
#FridayFlowers 🌷
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#Cherryblossoms and apple blossoms are popping up in #Chicago (likely peaking in 4-7 days!) 🌸🩷
My fav locations to enjoy them:
•Museum of Science & Industry campus
•Jackson Park, esp Garden of the Phoenix
How are the blooms by you?
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Sharing some of my fav moments from a gorgeous spring getaway to #HuntingtonBeach #California (aka Surf City!) 🏄🏻♀️🌅
Here’s what I loved:
•gorgeous sunsets and sunrises at the pier and boardwalk
•8.5 mi of perfect beaches
•so many blooms
•tons of food options
Ever been?
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All the info where I stayed is right here ➡️ instagram.com/p/CrJNNQSukdN/…
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