When telling people that we're on a 7 year, 50 state road trip, the most common question we're asked is what our favorite state has been (answer for me so far: New Mexico and Vermont). The second most common question is what we'll do once our road trip comes to an end. Seeing … [Read more...] about What Will We Do At The End Of Our 50 State Road Trip? Here’s What We’re Planning.
Road Trip Stats: Month 74 – February 2024
Oh dear. When writing about our stats for January 2024, I said the following when looking ahead to our spending for February: I'm a little pessimistic about our chances to staying under budget. Our combined spending on accommodation and pet fees is going to be fairly high. … [Read more...] about Road Trip Stats: Month 74 – February 2024
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Florida
To kick off the final year of our 7 year, 50 state road trip, Shae, Truffles and I headed down to Florida. We'd spent a little time there in the past both before the road trip and during it, but we were counting this as our official Florida visit for the road trip. That's … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Florida
A Fun (& Expensive) Week In Key West, FL: Here’s What We Did
For our final week in Florida we traveled as far south as it's possible to go - Key West. We'd heard great things about the city, but when we arrived in the afternoon we initially weren't too enamored with what we saw. That feeling didn't last long though. As we headed out … [Read more...] about A Fun (& Expensive) Week In Key West, FL: Here’s What We Did
4 Fun & Pet-Friendly Things To Do In Islamorada, FL
Our final stop in Florida was a week in Key West (more about that here). Both on our drive down and also as a day out while down there, we spent some time in Islamorada - a small town about a third of the way down the Florida Keys. That's because there were a couple of … [Read more...] about 4 Fun & Pet-Friendly Things To Do In Islamorada, FL
Kayaking In Mangrove Tunnels With Robbie’s Of Islamorada In Florida
Our final week in Florida was spent in Key West which was a lot of fun (more about that here). Despite having such a great time there, we decided to take a day out and drive back up to Islamorada which is about a third of the way down the Florida Keys. That's because we'd … [Read more...] about Kayaking In Mangrove Tunnels With Robbie’s Of Islamorada In Florida
1 Week In Miami: Here’s What We Did
After spending just over a week in Orlando, Shae and I made our way southeast to Miami. Shae had visited the city more than a decade ago, but I'd never been other than flying through Miami airport. With terrible weather sweeping through much of the country in January, we were … [Read more...] about 1 Week In Miami: Here’s What We Did
Exploring Everglades National Park By Airboat & By Foot
Growing up in the UK, one of the enduring images I had of Florida was of Everglades National Park. I was always curious about what it would be like to travel on an airboat thanks to the opening credits from the TV show Gentle Ben and the location's inclusion in the Kurt Russell … [Read more...] about Exploring Everglades National Park By Airboat & By Foot
Restaurant Review: The Hampton Social Orlando, FL
About a year ago there was an Amex Offer for the inKind app. I wrote about it over on Frequent Miler and ended up picking up a bunch of referral credits. Shae and I have been using those credits whenever we're in a city with restaurants participating in inKind's program and we … [Read more...] about Restaurant Review: The Hampton Social Orlando, FL
Hotel Review: Staybridge Suites Orlando Royale Parc Suites, FL
After staying in Homosassa, FL for a few days to go snorkeling with manatees, we headed eastwards to stay in Orlando for 8 nights. I found a good deal using IHG One Rewards points at the Staybridge Suites Orlando Royale Parc Suites. That's why we ended up staying 8 nights as … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Staybridge Suites Orlando Royale Parc Suites, FL