Chicago Vacation

Posted by Pixelhead

Lizzie and I are once again going to Chicago. This time however, unlike our Chicago OMS trip, this Chicago Vacation will be a family vacation with very little work involved…yea right..

The Great Chicago Bean

The Great Chicago Bean

We are actually taking Grandmom, our 14 yr old daughter and our Taco Bell dog,  Sugar as well. We will be leaving around 6am Monday, and stopping in at Marblehead Ohio for an over night at the Marblehead Surf Motel. Come Tuesday morning, unless we are in love with Marblehead, we will be heading out to our friends place in Chicago.

We will be doing some work however to include a possible BNI networking meeting, SEO training for a contractor, and I imagine more than a bit of travel blogging on the All-Travel-Site.com blog.

Future Posts

I know I have been rather limited on my blogging here on Phead…sorry, SEO client work comes first.  Some future posts if I get the time might include:

These are just a few ideas that I have brewing around in my head. If  you would like to be a guest blogger, these are some types of blog post that I would be looking for..not limited to, but would seriously apprecitate.

Written by Pixelhead on August 14th, 2009 with 52 comments.
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#1. August 14th, 2009, at 9:06 PM.

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#2. August 14th, 2009, at 10:31 PM.

Have fun be safe and we will see ya soon. Tweet some update about your trip if possible!

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#3. August 16th, 2009, at 9:35 AM.

I’m glad to see that Sugar is being called Sugar again….I suppose she just ignored you when you called her Taco?

Have a great holiday, and get them creative juices flowing. It will be nice to have some more posts on your blog. Safe journeys!

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#4. August 17th, 2009, at 3:29 AM.

Excellent City Chicago been quite a few years since I’ve been there though. Been in Surfers Paradise Australia for the last two months which is stunning so I’m not all that jealous, sure you will have a great time in Chicago

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#5. August 18th, 2009, at 8:01 PM.

I loved the Bean in Chicago! It is one of my favorite things about the city. Basically any photo taken through the Bean looks awesome !

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#6. August 19th, 2009, at 2:42 PM.

my husband and i are planing a vacation to chicago the first week in august. we are staying for 4 days and 3 nights, we bought a go chicago card for 3 days and plann on doing alot of the things that are covered by the card. i would like suggestions for affordable things to do or see for the 4th day and possible for the night as most of the stuff cover with the card is daytime stuff. also any suggestions on great places to eat while there. thanks

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#7. August 19th, 2009, at 8:25 PM.

Enjoy your time with your family, and step away from that laptop! :-)

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#8. August 20th, 2009, at 5:41 AM.

I never had a chance to see this city, But i heard a lot about this its very nice and clean people are very loving and kind.

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#9. August 21st, 2009, at 11:11 PM.

I just love looking at the Chicago Bean!! I hope this was a good time for you. I need to get back there and see it all again. One of my favorite city’s.

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#10. August 22nd, 2009, at 1:15 AM.

You got a good shot on that. It is fun to have a vacation even if its only for a rare time it makes the whole year of enjoyment. Enjoy vacation and have fun.

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#11. August 23rd, 2009, at 10:44 AM.

Have fun pixel, It’s CHICA and throw away the laptop

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#12. August 24th, 2009, at 6:49 PM.

Have a nice time. I must suggest you to visit Sky Deck. Its Awesome. My wife and I attempted to visit the Sky Deck in the afternoon. The ensuing experience was like a death march that only finally ended when we fled in disgust after waiting for well over 2 hours. But it was worth it.

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#13. August 25th, 2009, at 9:32 AM.

It is travel with pleasure. Have fun, don’t work too much and we would like to hear from you soon.

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#14. August 25th, 2009, at 10:51 AM.

Chicage is the coolest place on earth i went there with my family and really had a very good time…

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#15. August 27th, 2009, at 8:16 AM.

What’s that Marblehead thing? it looks so cool and funny :) ) Chicago is definitely worth seeing, or so I’ve been told.

Either way, I’m really looking forward to your post on Bing and other search engines. It would be interesting if maybe you could come up with a sort of technical comparison, like a benchmark. I’ve done an internal one for my company (rather small company..:), don’t read much into it), regarding the number of indexed external links that each search engine offers for our website, and the results were pretty interesting. I’ve also played with the idea of an article on the Microsoft / Yahoo partnership, so I’m looking forward to hearing some ideas from you!

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#16. August 27th, 2009, at 6:21 PM.

So when do you return from the City of the Big Shoulders, kind sir? When do we get to read your “coming home” blog post? :-) Here’s hoping you stayed away from the laptop on your trip and spent quality time with your family- and that you’ll be entertaining all of us again soon.

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#17. August 28th, 2009, at 11:19 AM.

Chicago is my unfulfilled wish. I travel a lot with my husband for his job but I’ve never been to Chicago. I hope this wonderful journey.

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#18. August 28th, 2009, at 6:58 PM.

Chicago is the smallest big City in the US. By that I mean the friendliest. Enjoy

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#19. August 29th, 2009, at 12:13 PM.

I once have been to Chicago and Hands down to it – th ebest spa experience i have ever had in my life not that i’ve had a zillion but still …….do update us about ur trip hope you had a great time enjoy .

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#20. August 29th, 2009, at 1:09 PM.

@Chicago hotel rates
It’s realy the friendliest cuz I live in ;)

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#21. August 31st, 2009, at 6:07 AM.

I’ve always been fascinated with going to Chicago since watching Ferris Bueller’s Day off.

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#22. August 31st, 2009, at 11:28 PM.

Been to Chicago a couple of times. Definitely a nice city to visit. By the way, they have great hot dogs on the streets!

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#23. September 1st, 2009, at 12:27 AM.

I think I’m in love with your dog ^-^;

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#24. September 1st, 2009, at 8:35 AM.

Chicago is the very coolest place.. i went there with my family and really had a very good time…Have a great holiday….

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#25. September 1st, 2009, at 9:56 AM.

Wow The Great Chicago Bean is freakin’ huge! (no wonder they call it great :p). On the SEO side, yes the clients usually have priority. But it’s important to keep this blog alive. I’ll register for the RSS feed. Keep up the good work Pixelhead!

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#26. September 1st, 2009, at 11:34 AM.

Same here, Dr Acne! Makes it look like such a beautiful city.

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#27. September 1st, 2009, at 6:14 PM.

Hi, Where is a good place to stay in Chicago for vacation?

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#28. September 1st, 2009, at 8:09 PM.

Is it worth thinking/worrying about Bing, or any other search engine, considering Google’s dominant market share?

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#29. September 2nd, 2009, at 9:55 AM.

Enjoy your holiday mate! That Chicago bean looks awesome, haha.

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#30. September 2nd, 2009, at 1:57 PM.

Yea, the Bean is cool..the restaurants at the park in front of the bean are great as well.

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#31. September 2nd, 2009, at 2:02 PM.

Aaron, I have seen Bing in my listings..I am not worrying about it now, but just monitoring. Coincidentally, Bing will be providing Search results for Yahoo, so you will not need to worry about Yahoo anylonger.

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#32. September 2nd, 2009, at 2:05 PM.

I would check out the Hilton on Lakeview Dr. Check out places on Michigan Ave as well.

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#33. September 3rd, 2009, at 9:59 AM.

Enjoy your time with your family, and step away from that laptop
thanx for

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#34. September 3rd, 2009, at 10:22 AM.

I loved the Bean in Chicago! It is one of my favorite things about the city. Basically any photo taken through the Bean looks awesome !

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#35. September 3rd, 2009, at 12:28 PM.

That is one big shiny jelly bean. It makes me wonder what the artist used for inspiration. Or let’s rather rephrase this, I wonder what he smoked that led him to want to sculpt a huge bean (or jelly bean). Maybe he had the munchies? LOL!

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#36. September 6th, 2009, at 10:07 PM.

Sounds like fun. Glad you are able to spare some time for your loved ones. What do you like the most about Chicago?

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#37. September 8th, 2009, at 7:11 AM.

The chicago bean look awesome.

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#38. September 11th, 2009, at 2:23 AM.

Chicago! Although from Scotland I spent two years in Wisconsin. I always wanted to explore Chicago but time flew past and my visas expired. I am thinking about coming back. Hope you had a great time.

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#39. September 14th, 2009, at 9:51 AM.

Chicago looks like a beautiful city. A holiday away from work is always a good thing!

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#40. September 16th, 2009, at 5:27 PM.

Wow! I worked in downtown Chicago from 1959 to 1970. I just realized reading your article how long it has been since I was last there. I worked at the IBM Michigan Ave office and we used to go walk in Grant Park at lunch time. Bet that’s not even an option any more. Have a ball.

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#41. September 21st, 2009, at 4:33 PM.

I also love the Bean in Chicago! I enjoy the park in front of it!

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#42. September 24th, 2009, at 4:37 PM.

The area that I am think about the most is near O’hare as this seems reasonably safe, doesn’t charge for parking (which can add up) and is a short distance walk to the “El” to take into Chicago.

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#43. September 29th, 2009, at 4:55 AM.

Chicago is a fantastic city and is the third largest city in the USA.There are numerous tourist attractions in Chicago. So, it became a great American holiday destination for my family.

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#44. September 29th, 2009, at 9:19 AM.

I love Chicago!! Chicago is the sightseeing tours are the ideal way to experience.

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#45. October 2nd, 2009, at 6:28 AM.

We will be going for a short vacation in Chicago early next year to visit some friends. We hope to have a really great time there. What scenic spots should you recommend we should check out? It’s our first time in Chicago.

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#46. October 3rd, 2009, at 11:05 AM.

The Chicago Bulls were the one who made it famous. Frankly speaking that MJ had made a lot of contribution making this place very popular with their NBA Jerseys hanging everywhere during his reign in Basketball until now.

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#47. October 6th, 2009, at 9:04 PM.

This is a really useful post, I have never been to Chicago but I sure would like to visit someday. I have relatives in Boston so maybe when i visit them I’ll visit Chicago too.

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#48. October 17th, 2009, at 8:53 AM.

Chicago is my unfulfilled wish. I travel a lot with my husband for his job but I’ve never been to Chicago. I hope this wonderful journey.

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#49. October 18th, 2009, at 2:57 PM.

Chicago is actually a place to visit in united states, i many time went there for my business trip and enjoyed the night life of the city

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#50. October 19th, 2009, at 12:49 PM.

Enjoy your time in Chicago. Be sure to visit millenium park. I loved there.

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#51. October 19th, 2009, at 4:42 PM.

mayrenne, thanks, we did have a great time..and I am sure we will be going back in the future.

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#52. October 22nd, 2009, at 6:41 PM.

i’m happy if you could update on your vacation pictures as you are back now. maybe its will help me in choosing my next destination too :)

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