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The Klinger family's annual excursions to destinations far and wide began when Sylvia and Bob's children, David and Katharine, were very young. "We started in the late '90s and we just kept going," Sylvia said. And whether the destination is Ireland, Mexico or anywhere else, the overarching purpose of every Klinger family trip is the same - to disconnect from everyday life and to spend time connecting with each other. "Once we get on that plane, we can breathe," Sylvia said....
While temperatures were hitting all-time highs in Illinois, a group of teachers and administrators from Hinsdale District 181 were wearing winter coats to ward off a winter chill. July is winter in South Africa, where a group from District 181 spent nearly two weeks of their summer break. Funded by the Casten Family Foundation and Tom and Judy Casten, the trip was an extension of a years-long cultural and professional exchange program between the teachers of Hinsdale and...
A month without a phone, video games or a computer is a pretty harsh punishment by any American teenager's standards. But for Boone and Cooper Brackett of Hinsdale, it's the best part of summer. Boone, 16, and Cooper, 14, just returned from their annual month-long wilderness retreat at Cheley Colorado Camp in Estes Park, Colo., just outside Rocky Mountain National Park. As participants in the camp's Trails End program, their home for the month wasn't a cabin or even a tent....
The decision to take her career in a different direction 30-plus years ago opened up a whole new world for Hinsdale resident Diane Sarther. Along with her switch from hospital nurse to college instructor and research consultant came time and opportunity to travel the world. "It kind of broadened my horizons," said Sarther, who makes full use of the vacation time allowed by her academic schedule. The desire to explore other cultures, landscapes and lifestyles was planted long...
Johanna Delaney always goes to her Maine vacation home with intentions of settling in for a long summer read. But she's quickly reminded that the beauty around her is far more captivating than the greatest mystery novel or romance. "We spend a lot of time just sitting on the porch watching the water come and go," said Delaney, whose cottage on Birch Island sits just yards from the shore. She had visited her sister's home on the island for years before she and husband Jim...
