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Cindy Richards is a veteran Chicago journalist who has been a reporter and editor for the city’s 2 newspapers and 2 award-winning magazines and is Editor-in-Chief and part-owner of SheBuysTravel, a travel website for women.

Latest Posts By Cindy Richards

10 months ago

What’s on Your Bucket List and What Happens When You’ve Done It All?

As I write this, I’m in the back seat of a Toyota Land Cruiser, bumping along a dusty road in Kenya on the way to our next lodge. In a few hours, we’ll be on a game drive, hoping to spot lions, rhinos and, if we’re really lucky, one of those elusive leopards. An African safari has lived…

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1 year ago

Why I No Longer Book Flight Connections of Less Than Two Hours

Of all the things I have decided to change thanks to climate change, here’s one I never previously considered: Booking my flights differently. Why? Because I can no longer trust the weather to cooperate. Even today. It’s early spring in Chicago, and I’m sitting at O’Hare International Airport…

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2 years ago

Why You Should Commit to the Carry-On and Tips for Making it Easy

The world is divided into two different kinds of people: overpackers and underpackers. If you fall into the first category, don’t turn away yet! Give me a few minutes to try and convince you that there is a better way to travel. As you might already suspect, I am an underpacker. My measure…

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2 years ago

My 5 Unbreakable Rules for a Successful Multigenerational Family Vacation

I’m blessed with a close family. We enjoy one another’s company so much that we vacation together as often as we can. Since travel is my business, the planning often falls to me. After a host of trips, I have learned a few things and created this list of unbreakable…

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2 years ago

Your Significant Other Isn’t Interested in Traveling? Here’s Why You Should Go Anyway

As a woman who has traveled for business for most of my adult life, my husband is accustomed to fending for himself when I’m away for a few days or a week. And I am very happy traveling solo. I love the feeling of having a luxurious hotel room…

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