Susan McKee

http://www.susanmckee.com

Susan McKee is an independent scholar and award-winning freelance journalist specializing in history, culture and travel. She travels widely and to amazing places--including Armenia, Chad, Finland, Mongolia, and Antarctica. A member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), she lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Shopping, Skiing and Sightseeing in Andorra

Andorra: A guide to the shopping, skiing, and sightseeing in the small European country of Andorra.

Indianapolis, Indiana: Lots to See and Do

May is the Month to Visit Indy By Susan McKee The Greatest Spectacle in Racing takes place in Indiana’s capital city on Memorial Day Weekend each year. At least a quarter million spectators fill the stands of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race – the world’s largest…

Nairobi, Kenya: The Top Ten Attractions

Nairobi Kenya: Top Ten things to do and see in this huge capital city of Kenya, Africa.

Eating Well in Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut: dining in Lebanon’s cosmopolitan capital and Hamra neighborhood, tips on visiting this exciting yet troubled city.

Chicago: Top Ten Things to See and Do

Susan McKee, a Chicago native, picks the top ten things to see and do in Chicago. Hotel recommendations, tourist stops, and more.

Coatis, a member of the raccoon family, on the Planalto Serrano in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Photo by Susan McKee

Santa Catarina: A Quiet Corner of Brazil

Santa Catarina, Brazil, a quiet corner, to celebrate Octoberfest with the German community, visit Parque Unipraias Camboriú, and enjoy the Planalto Serrano.

Armenia: Where East Meets West

Welcome to Yerevan! This cosmopolitan city melds the expected with the alien. There’s an old saying that the Armenians have their minds in the west and their hearts in the east.

The beach in Mauritius, off the coast of Africa.

Delicious Mauritius: Sugar Plums and Coconut Therapy

By Susan McKee Visions of sugarplums danced through my head, but the soft yet insistent voice cut through my reverie. “Madame,” she said. “Madame!” It must have been the coconut. After the most delicious massage I’ve ever enjoyed, I awoke covered with curly white aromatic shavings like a giant macaroon….

Slovenia at Fifteen: Hip, But Unspoiled

Slovenia’s top attractions are illustrated through Christine O’Toole’s trip to the region.

Lake Erie’s South Bass Island

Fishing, Partying and Birdwatching on Lake Erie By Susan McKee Lake Erie is one of those facts of American geography that never quite surfaces as a vacation destination. Most of my impressions of it come from driving the Ohio Turnpike. All those smokestacks from the industrial plants set along the…