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
Road Trip Stats: Month 73 – January 2024
January 2024. The first month of the new year and the first month of the final year of our 50 state road trip. Heading into January I thought it'd be touch and go as to whether we'd be able to stay under budget. Our accommodation spending wasn't due to be terribly high, but … [Read more...] about Road Trip Stats: Month 73 – January 2024
12 Fun & Pet-Friendly Things To Do In St Augustine, FL
St Augustine. Home of Spanish history and architecture, great weather and one of the most pet-friendly places to visit in the US. Shae and I have visited hundreds of towns and cities on our 7 year, 50 state road trip so far with our dog Truffles and it's hard to remember … [Read more...] about 12 Fun & Pet-Friendly Things To Do In St Augustine, FL
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place St Augustine/Vilano Beach, FL
2024 is the last year of our 7 year, 50 state road trip and we kicked it off by heading down to Florida. Our first stop was St Augustine which we'd only heard good things about. Accommodation wasn't very cheap, but we got lucky that a brand new Hyatt Place had opened up only … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place St Augustine/Vilano Beach, FL
An Amazing New Year’s Eve Party At Charlie Palmer Steak In Times Square – Booked With United Miles
Celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square usually means freezing your backside off and not being able to use a bathroom for 7+ hours. Shae and I were incredibly fortunate to have an altogether much more amazing experience in Times Square for New Year's Eve 2023/24, enjoying a … [Read more...] about An Amazing New Year’s Eve Party At Charlie Palmer Steak In Times Square – Booked With United Miles
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From New Jersey
For almost two months over November and December 2023, Shae and I stayed in New Jersey. I was going to say we visited New Jersey, but overall we didn't do very much "visiting" there! Those two months are an extremely busy time for me work-wise with one of my other websites, so … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From New Jersey
Our Sixth Year Of Road Tripping – The Numbers
Every January I like to publish a post sharing lots of different info and stats relating to our travel from the previous year; that includes both our 50 state road trip and overseas travel. For reference, here are our posts for previous years: 2022 2021 2020 … [Read more...] about Our Sixth Year Of Road Tripping – The Numbers
Meeting Big Rusty: A Thomas Dambo Troll In Hainesport, NJ
Hidden away outside an abandoned building in Hainesport, NJ is a giant troll called Big Rusty. In the summer and fall of 2023, Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo traveled from the east coast to west coast of the US, building 10 trolls along the way for a series named Way of the Bird … [Read more...] about Meeting Big Rusty: A Thomas Dambo Troll In Hainesport, NJ