travel
Chicago – Home
of the President of
the United States
Malcolm Ginsberg,The North Magazine’s travel expert reports
Chicago has a reputation. Whether it be “The Windy City,”
or the home of gangsters and their molls, it is noteworthy.
Let us deal with these two accusations first.
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es,Chicagoisawindycity,sitting Untouchables,’starringKevinCostnerand customsatO’Hare,arguablytheworld’s
exposedonthewestsideofLake SeanConnery–perhapsthebestofthe busiestairport,isquickandfriendly,andthe
Michigan,virtuallyaninlandfreshwatersea, bunch. 24-hourCTAtrainwillgetyoudowntownin
307mileslongby118milesacross.Inthe Chicagoisthehometownofthe wellunder30minutesforjust$2.Infactitis
winterthecoldcurrentsareblowninfrom AmericanPresidentBarackObamaandisa besttobuyabusandtrainpass.Threedays
Canadawhileinsummerithastocontend leadcontenderforthe2016Olympics. travelisonly$14,whichisgreatvalue.Even
withtheprairiewinds,hotandsometimes TherearenodirectflightsfromScotlandbut allowingforthenewdollar/sterlingrate
sticky.VisitChicagointhespringand Continentalofferseasyconnectionsfrom Chicagoischeap(exceptforthelivetheatre
autumn.Atthesetimesthereisatemperate bothEdinburghandGlasgowviaNewark, whichcanbehorrendouslyexpensive).
climateandthelongflatavenuesand whilstDeltagoesfromEdinburghonly,but Chicagohasamassiveselectionofhotels
watersidepathsmakeforeasywalking. thistimeusingKennedyatNewYork.From asonewouldexpectinanyinternational
Chicagoalsoconjuresupmemoriesof Heathrowthereareuptotennon-stop city. Mostofthedowntownareaiseasily
gangstersandtheirmolls,epitomisedbythe servicesadayincludingAmericanAirlines, walkableandsafe,andbudget
superbmusicalofthesamename,andmany BritishAirways,VirginAtlanticandthemuch accommodationisavailable.TheNorth
afilm–withtheOscarwinning‘The improvedUnitedAirlines.Immigrationand MagazinechosetostayattheAmalfi,very
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