After spending a few fun days in Dickinson on the western side of North Dakota, we drove all the way to the eastern edge of the state to spend a week in Fargo. We spent all seven days at the MainStay Suites Fargo - I-94 Medical Center. We picked this hotel as it was a … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: MainStay Suites Fargo – I-94 Medical Center, ND (Beware Their Safe Fee Scam)
How To Find The Enchanted Highway Sculptures In North Dakota
In addition to Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Badlands Dinosaur Museum, something else that's fun to do on the western side of North Dakota is driving the Enchanted Highway. Starting at exit 72 on I-94 and heading south down to Regent, there's a collection of massive … [Read more...] about How To Find The Enchanted Highway Sculptures In North Dakota
36 Photos From Theodore Roosevelt National Park In North Dakota
It's apparently quite common for people to leave North Dakota as the last of their 50 states to visit. If that's you and you're struggling to find a reason to visit ND, here's a suggestion - visit the western side of the state in order to check out Theodore Roosevelt National … [Read more...] about 36 Photos From Theodore Roosevelt National Park In North Dakota
Visiting Badlands Dinosaur Museum In Dickinson, ND (Surprisingly Great!)
To kick off our 2.5 weeks in North Dakota, we spent a few days in Dickinson, a city on the western side of the state. When researching things to do there, we saw that there was a complex with several museums, with the main one being the Badlands Dinosaur Museum. It had decent … [Read more...] about Visiting Badlands Dinosaur Museum In Dickinson, ND (Surprisingly Great!)
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Montana
After getting back from our 20th anniversary in the Maldives, Shae, Truffles and I moved on to the 46th state of our road trip - Montana. We spent three weeks there, but we got a little unfortunate that for the first 10 days or so of that we were both sick and so didn't have … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Montana
A Quick Overnight Stop In Billings, MT
After visiting Whitefish, Missoula, Helena and Bozeman, we had a quick overnight stop in Billings on the eastern side of the state. We'd originally not planned to visit Billings as people had said it's not very pretty (they were correct) and that there's nothing interesting … [Read more...] about A Quick Overnight Stop In Billings, MT
4 Days In Bozeman, MT – Here’s What We Did
After spending five days in Helena, Montana's state capital, we moved on to Bozeman. Bozeman was originally meant to be our final stop in Montana and would be where we'd spend five days. However, after taking a look at our long list of potential things to do in Montana, Shae … [Read more...] about 4 Days In Bozeman, MT – Here’s What We Did
Hotel Review: Element Bozeman, MT
Our fourth stop in Montana was Bozeman, a city we'd heard good things about. We were visiting in early September and, seeing as it's such a popular place to visit in late summer/early fall, it wasn't easy to find affordable accommodation. We ended up settling on a stay at the … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Element Bozeman, MT
Road Trip Stats: Month 81 – September 2024
Despite going over budget in nearly every month so far this year, we went into September feeling fairly confident about our ability to stay under budget in September. That's because most of the month was going to be spent in hotels we'd paid for using points, so our … [Read more...] about Road Trip Stats: Month 81 – September 2024
5 Days In Helena, MT – Here’s What We Did
Having spent time in Whitefish for Glacier National Park and then five days in Missoula, our third of four stops in Montana was its state capital - Helena. Helena is a cuter city than we were anticipating with a lovely downtown area, some great breweries, an excellent farmers … [Read more...] about 5 Days In Helena, MT – Here’s What We Did