Ever since we set off on our 5 year, 50 state road trip in 2018, we've published stats posts each month where we share how we did with our budget, how many miles we drove, how many hotel points we earned and redeemed, etc. At the start of 2019 I also published a post sharing … [Read more...] about Our Second Year Of Road Tripping – The Numbers
Road Trip Stats: Month 24 – December 2019
A few weeks ago, I shared how we were planning on changing how we calculate our road trip budget. You can read more about that here, but as a quick reminder we've decided not to include business expenses that are unrelated to the road trip itself in our monthly budget. Before … [Read more...] about Road Trip Stats: Month 24 – December 2019
Hotel Review: Hilton Nashville Airport, Tennessee
When planning out our time in Tennessee, I was in two minds as to whether to book us in for 10 nights in Memphis and 5 night in Nashville or vice versa. In the end, I went with 10 nights in Nashville as it looked like we had more places listed that we might want to visit in its … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hilton Nashville Airport, Tennessee
Our Plans For 2020: Mardi Gras, Grand Canyon, Utah National Parks, Alaska, Europe & More
Shae and I are pretty excited about what 2020 will bring. We sat down in the summer to start penciling in which states we'd be visiting over the next few years for the rest of our 5 year, 50 state road trip. The order of some of the states has since changed, but we have a … [Read more...] about Our Plans For 2020: Mardi Gras, Grand Canyon, Utah National Parks, Alaska, Europe & More
5 Great Places To Eat In Memphis, Tennessee
After asking for suggestions for things to do in Tennessee, quite a lot of the suggestions we received in the comments on that post and on Facebook were for places to eat, none more so than in Memphis. We were therefore excited to try some of those restaurants and we weren't … [Read more...] about 5 Great Places To Eat In Memphis, Tennessee
My 2020 Credit Card, Hotel & Airline Predictions
For the last couple of years, I've made predictions at the end of the year for what I think might change with hotel and airline loyalty programs, along with travel credit cards. My results haven't been great as I only scored 2/7 last year and got the same score the year before … [Read more...] about My 2020 Credit Card, Hotel & Airline Predictions
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Memphis/Primacy Parkway, Tennessee
When looking at our accommodation options for Memphis, we didn't have many potential choices that fit our budget cash-wise. Thankfully Hyatt came to the rescue with three Hyatt Place properties in Memphis that were all only 5,000 points per night. It looked like they were all … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Memphis/Primacy Parkway, Tennessee
Watching The Peabody Ducks March At The Peabody Memphis Hotel
When asking for ideas of things to do in Tennessee, one of the most common suggestions we received was to go see the Peabody Ducks at the Peabody Memphis hotel. Shae and I had never heard of this experience before, so when we saw that it's a parade where ducks walk up a red … [Read more...] about Watching The Peabody Ducks March At The Peabody Memphis Hotel
My 2019 Credit Card, Hotel & Airline Predictions – Here’s How I Did
At the end of last year I made seven predictions for what I thought 2019 would bring in the world of hotel and airline loyalty programs, along with travel credit cards. You can check out the original predictions list here where I also explained the reasons why I thought each … [Read more...] about My 2019 Credit Card, Hotel & Airline Predictions – Here’s How I Did
4 Weeks In Louisiana: What Should We Do?
So far on our road trip, Shae and I have tended to complete our time in a state before moving on to the next one. That's changing in the first couple of months of 2020. We're starting off the new year in Mississippi and also need to be there mid-February, but don't want to … [Read more...] about 4 Weeks In Louisiana: What Should We Do?