by Steve and Ann | May 1, 2021 | Destinations, Experiences, Feature Food & Drink, Feature The Midwest, Feature Travel, Food and Drink, Places to stay, Romance, The Midwest, Travel, USA
Forget what you think you know about hotel restaurants, because Chaz on the Plaza is different. While many hotels offer on-site dining that is just fine, Chaz on the Plaza in Kansas City’s Raphael Hotel offers a true fine dining experience. With its upscale...
by Steve and Ann | Apr 30, 2021 | Feature Places to Stay, Feature The Midwest, Feature USA, Feature Wellness Travel, Food and Drink, Healthy Living, Places to stay, The Midwest, Travel, USA, Wellness Travel, Where we've been
When you’re ready to relax and unwind, the historic Raphael Hotel in Kansas City is the ideal place for a getaway. A sophisticated boutique hotel, it’s just steps away from Kansas City’s premier retail center, Country Club Plaza. Whether you’re...
by Steve and Ann | Nov 17, 2020 | Destinations, Feature Food & Drink, Feature The Midwest, Feature USA, Food and Drink, The Midwest, Travel, Wellness Travel
We recently found several great places to eat in Wichita though we didn’t dine in at even one restaurant. Yes, it is possible, and we found a way to do it during the pandemic of 2020. In part because of my suppressed immune system and health issues, it had been nearly...
by Steve | Oct 25, 2020 | Feature Physical Activity, Feature The Midwest, Feature Travel, Feature USA, Healthy Living, Physical Activity, The Midwest, USA, Wellness Travel
Outdoor (and socially-distanced) activities in Wichita, Kan., were just what we were hoping to find when we ventured out to a new place for the first time in months. We’ve been working on losing weight and developing more healthy habits over the past few years....
by Ann | Nov 20, 2019 | Destinations, Feature Destinations, Feature Places to Stay, Feature The Midwest, Places to stay, The Midwest, Travel, USA, Wellness Travel
We’ve been to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, more than a dozen times in the past five years. In fact, we started our blog, Postcard Jar, from there in 2014, just before Ann was diagnosed with a chronic disease called cardiac sarcoidosis. Typically, our...
by Steve and Ann | Nov 2, 2019 | Feature Food & Drink, Feature The Midwest, Food and Drink, The Midwest, Where we've been
A few weeks ago, we put on our stretchy pants and in a span of about 40 hours, sampled food and drinks from 20 different places to eat in Kansas City, Kansas. Yes, we ate a good amount barbecue – a local tradition and favorite. But we also tasted foods and...