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Tour Guide Margaret Hicks Loves Chicago!
Guest Post – Wells St. Bridge Reconstruction as seen by Tour Through A Lens
I first met Teresa as I meet all excellent people – on Twitter. We became friends. Teresa also does tours, PHOTOGRAPHY tours. Neat. She came on my Pedway Tour and... Read More »
The “Chicago Rules” Tour – A Different Kind of Walking Tour
This tour is most definitely available for private tours, group tours and corporate events. Fridays at 10:00AM/Saturdays at 1:00PM. 35$ (cash for a CTA card and a treat at the... Read More »
What To Wear For Winter In Chicago
It’s cold in Chicago. Arctic cold. I like that adjective, almost does it justice. I don’t mind the cold. My mental attachment to it faded a few years ago. I... Read More »
Certifiable
I did it! You are all reading the blog of a CERTIFIED tour guide. Pretty cool right? About a year ago I joined the CTPA – the Chicago Tour-Guide Professionals... Read More »
How All Chicago Elevated Walking Tours are Different
I get asked a lot how I got into being a tour guide. Well, it all started with a mistaken move to New York City, after I got back I... Read More »
My Marrakesh Chicago Connection
Okay, this is cool. Check it: This is the Koutoubia Mosque right outside our door: Now, Seville’s La Giralda is modeled after the Koutoubia minaret: And AND AND AND,... Read More »
Leaving Home
Well, I’m headed out of town for Morocco soon. I know, little tiny violins. But the truth of the matter is, leaving Chicago is hard. It’s like I’m going to... Read More »
So Far Away From Me
Chicago Elevated is getting out of dodge. So far out of dodge, dodge doesn’t even know what’s up. Chicago Elevated and her better half (also known as “John”) are headed... Read More »
The Art of Non-Conformity
I lost my job in 2008. I was a legal secretary for a real estate development firm. They let me go a month after I got married. My husband got... Read More »
