One of the reasons Shae and I love New Mexico so much is because it has so many interesting and unique things to see and do. Ancestral Puebloan ruins including a great house with 600+ rooms? Check. Hiking to the site of a plane crash where you can still see the wreckage … [Read more...] about Visiting The Ice Cave & Bandera Volcano In Grants, NM
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness In New Mexico: Like Another Planet
Have you ever visited somewhere that made you feel like you weren't on planet Earth? Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area in New Mexico is like that. We'd wanted to visit Bisti (pronounced Bis-tie rather than Bis-tee) earlier this year when we spent a few weeks in Bloomfield, NM. … [Read more...] about Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness In New Mexico: Like Another Planet
10 Days In Farmington, NM – Here’s What We Did
After spending a few days in Santa Fe, NM so that we could visit Meow Wolf, Shae, Truffles and I moved over to Farmington, NM for 10 days. Our main reason for visiting there was less about spending time in Farmington itself and more so that we could see other places within an … [Read more...] about 10 Days In Farmington, NM – Here’s What We Did
Hotel Review: TownePlace Suites Farmington, NM
After leaving Colorado, Shae, Truffles and I headed down to Santa Fe, NM as we managed to get tickets for Meow Wolf, then we headed to the northwest corner of New Mexico to stay in Farmington. We picked Farmington for a couple of reasons. It was close to a few places we wanted … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: TownePlace Suites Farmington, NM
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Colorado
Shae, Truffles and I spent all of June and July and a little bit of August and September 2021 (with an international trip in between) in Colorado while on our 50 state road trip. This was our third time visiting Colorado on our road trip though. We stayed a few weeks in Denver … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Colorado
We’re Finally Off To Oregon (Almost)!
Back in April we asked for suggestions of things to do in Oregon as we planned to spend a couple of months there during the summer. When I started booking hotels and Airbnbs for our time there, I discovered that Oregon was extremely expensive in the summer. I don't know if … [Read more...] about We’re Finally Off To Oregon (Almost)!
Road Trip Stats: Month 45 – September 2021
The last edition of our road trip stats (you can find it here) was a little different to normal as we were overseas for much of the month of August. That meant we had to adjust how we calculated our budget for August 2021, but with us being back on our road trip for the … [Read more...] about Road Trip Stats: Month 45 – September 2021
6 Weeks In Denver, CO: Here’s What We Did
Shae and I spent just over six weeks in Denver while in Colorado on our 50 state road trip. In reality, we didn't spend all that time actually in Denver because Shae went to California for just over a week with a friend to celebrate their birthdays, plus we both went to Seattle … [Read more...] about 6 Weeks In Denver, CO: Here’s What We Did
17 Great Places To Eat & Drink In Denver, CO
After spending some time in Colorado Springs and Montrose, our final stop in Colorado was Denver. Shae and I ended up spending a total of six weeks in Denver as we figured it would serve as a good base to not only visit places in the city but a little further afield … [Read more...] about 17 Great Places To Eat & Drink In Denver, CO
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Denver Tech Center, CO
After Shae and I got back from our trip to Dubai, Egypt and Jordan, we stayed for a week at the Hyatt Place Denver Tech Center. We'd already spent just over a month in Denver before going on that trip, but I'd gotten tickets for The Black Crowes at Red Rocks Park & … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Denver Tech Center, CO