Shae and I will be staying in Louisiana until the end of February to experience Mardi Gras, then we're heading west for the rest of the year. Our next state will be Arizona and it's looking like we'll have 3 weeks there before my parents arrive from the UK. They're coming to … [Read more...] about 3-4 Weeks In Arizona: What Should We Do?
Here’s Our Top 10 Cities We Visited In 2019
In 2018 - the first year of our road trip - Shae and I stayed in more than 50 cities. That number dropped to 37 in 2019 as we realized we'd prefer to stay longer in fewer cities than move more frequently in order to stay in more places. At the start of 2019 we put together a … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Top 10 Cities We Visited In 2019
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Tennessee
Shae and I spent the last four weeks of 2018 in Tennessee, staying in four cities while there - Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville. We actually stayed in Nashville twice as we spent 10 days there before Christmas and returned on December 31 to celebrate New Year's … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Tennessee
Our Second Year Of Road Tripping – The Numbers
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