When planning where to stay during our 6 weeks in Kansas on our 5 year, 50 state road trip, we decided to visit Kansas City, despite most of the city's fun stuff being on the Missouri side. We'll be returning to Kansas City in the future when we visit Missouri, so we weren't … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center, Kansas
13 Reasons Why I Love Hyatt Place Hotels (And 3 Ways They Can Improve)
"It feels like we're home". That's what I remarked to Shae when we arrived in our room after checking in at the Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center last week. The reason why it felt so familiar is because we spent 60 nights in 9 different Hyatt Place properties in … [Read more...] about 13 Reasons Why I Love Hyatt Place Hotels (And 3 Ways They Can Improve)
Hotel Review: Rodeway Inn & Suites Parsons, Kansas
After spending 10 days in Wichita, we continued heading east. The southeast corner of Kansas is home to a few things we thought were worth visiting, so we booked a four night stay at the Rodeway Inn & Suites Parsons. We'd never stayed at a Rodeway Inn before and, although … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Rodeway Inn & Suites Parsons, Kansas
Road Trip Stats: Month 13 – January 2019
Putting together our stats each month can be a bit depressing at times. Our travel budget is $100 per day which includes everything - accommodation, gas, food, activities, hotel pet fees, cellphone bill, etc. In the first year of our road trip, we ended up spending an average … [Read more...] about Road Trip Stats: Month 13 – January 2019
Visiting Big Brutus: The World’s Largest Electric Shovel
When I read on Sites & Bites that Big Brutus was the World's Largest Electric Shovel, I'd pictured it being some kind of oversized battery-powered garden shovel. It turns out that I slightly underestimated its size. And by slightly, I mean immensely. And by size, I mean … [Read more...] about Visiting Big Brutus: The World’s Largest Electric Shovel
10 Things I Miss Now We Have No Home
It's time for the dark side of full-time travel. Well, not so much the dark side, but the not-so-great aspects of life on the road. It's been about 14 months since Shae and I started traveling full-time and, for the most part, it's great. There are pros and cons to … [Read more...] about 10 Things I Miss Now We Have No Home
Hotel Review: TownePlace Suites Wichita East, Kansas
After leaving Garden City, we headed east to Wichita. Knowing that it's one of the largest cities in Kansas, we wanted to stay longer than our average of five days in order to have more time to explore. Our initial plan was to book a property on Airbnb in downtown Wichita. … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: TownePlace Suites Wichita East, Kansas
Visiting Cowley State Fishing Lake Waterfall in Southeast Kansas
Back in 2014, an article on Yahoo Travel listed the Cowley State Fishing Lake waterfall as one of the 12 most beautiful waterfalls in the US. Shae and I love visiting waterfalls - here are all the ones we've seen so far on our road trip - so there was no way we were going to … [Read more...] about Visiting Cowley State Fishing Lake Waterfall in Southeast Kansas
West Kansas Road Trip: Things To Do, Places To Eat & Where To Stay
The 10 most populated cities in Kansas can all be found in the eastern half of the state. That doesn't mean that the western side of Kansas has nothing to offer though. Quite the opposite in fact. Shae and I recently spent 10 days in west Kansas and had a great time there. If … [Read more...] about West Kansas Road Trip: Things To Do, Places To Eat & Where To Stay
Visiting Sandsage Bison Range & Wildlife Area in Garden City, Kansas
On the final day of our stay at the TownePlace Suites Garden City in Kansas, Shae and I arranged to go on a tour of the Sandsage Bison Range & Wildlife Area. The organization in charge of the area - Friends of Sandsage Bison Range - doesn't have a set tour schedule. … [Read more...] about Visiting Sandsage Bison Range & Wildlife Area in Garden City, Kansas