vacation

Renting a home from Air BnB provides a unique opportunity to plan a very special vacation. For just the 2 of you, your whole family or bring a bunch of friends.

With all the kids in my family, I'm always up for a good road trip idea that includes something entertaining for them. I think I found a unique option in a huge splash pad that is now a part of Missouri's Burrus Old Mill Park.

Welcome to Illinois. While you're here, we're going to make sure you eat well. Not just delicious food, but the most important foods our state offers.

Looking for the perfect romantic getaway that isn't too far from home? Look no further. I believe it's really important that no matter how far along you are in a relationship, you should always continue to "date" your partner. Dating, engaged, or married, you should still date each other...

Growing up it was always a dream of mine to live in Barbie's Dream House. I mean come on, who wouldn't want to live in a giant pink mansion? Well apparently there's an Airbnb in Wisconsin that's literally a real life Barbie Dream House...

With hot weather in the forecast this weekend, it’s probably safe to assume that waterparks will be pretty popular. One park that families in our area have been enjoying is Knight’s Action Park and Splash Kingdom in Springfield, IL. If you’d like to plan a short road trip to see what it’s all about, here’s everything you’ll need to know:

I know I know, its only January, but with the cold great weather we've been having, its nice to think of warmer places. If you are like me and don't have a ton of money to take a REAL vacation, there are places not to far from Quincy that are worth visiting this year.

A few weeks ago, tracking for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation was supposedly in the toilet. Early reports suggested that Tom Cruise’s fifth outing as super-spy Ethan Hunt was not getting people excited. This would be the end, the experts said, of a franchise that has kept Cruise’s career surging forward for the past two decades. Well, that was apparently a big load of crap because Rogue Nation opened well and opened in the same ballpark as the rest of the franchise. Even with inflation differences, this series keeps on hitting the same box office sweet spot.

The big Fourth of July weekend is here! Time to relax, watch fireworks and eat hot dogs.

A new 'Vacation' film has been in the works, with Ed Helms taking the lead as Rusty Griswold, but he won't be going it alone: veteran stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo are in talks to reprise their roles in the latest installment of the series.