We ate out quite a few times while visiting Chicago on our 50 state road trip and enjoyed all of the meals. If you're planning a trip to the Windy City, here are 7 great places to eat that we can recommend. 1) Breakfast - Meli Cafe Just before checking out of the Kimpton … [Read more...] about 7 Great Places To Eat In Chicago, Illinois
Review: Kimpton Gray Hotel, Chicago IL
To celebrate our 14th anniversary, Shae and I decided to book a three night stay at the Kimpton Gray Hotel in Chicago. We had three free night certificates from renewing our IHG credit cards and the Kimpton Gray seemed to offer the best value based on the room rate during our … [Read more...] about Review: Kimpton Gray Hotel, Chicago IL
Review: Slows Bar BQ In Grand Rapids, Michigan
After completing the Grand Rapids Insane Inflatable 5k, Shae and I headed back to our Airbnb and our friends to their hotel so we could all freshen up. We then decided to meet up for lunch before they made their way back to Ohio. The original plan was just to meet up for ice … [Read more...] about Review: Slows Bar BQ In Grand Rapids, Michigan
Here’s Why We Loved The Insane Inflatable 5k In Grand Rapids
Almost a year ago - before setting off on our 5 year, 50 state road trip - Shae saw something on Facebook about an Insane Inflatable 5k race. As the name suggests, it's a 5k run (or walk) that has inflatable obstacles throughout the course. It sounded like it'd be loads of … [Read more...] about Here’s Why We Loved The Insane Inflatable 5k In Grand Rapids
Review: The Mitten Brewing Co., Grand Rapids MI
I'm not particularly adventurous when it comes to pizza. I tend to go for whichever option has the most different kinds of meat and have them go light on the cheese. However, when meeting up with friends for dinner and drinks at The Mitten Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, … [Read more...] about Review: The Mitten Brewing Co., Grand Rapids MI
Review: Country Inn & Suites Manteno, Illinois
When exploring our options for using hotel points in Illinois, I noticed that the Country Inn & Suites Manteno would be good value. Neither of us had heard of Manteno before, but when checking Google Maps could see that it was near Kankakee State Park, so there was at … [Read more...] about Review: Country Inn & Suites Manteno, Illinois
Hiking The Rock Creek Trail In Kankakee River State Park, Illinois
While staying in nearby Manteno, we visited Kankakee River State Park to hike the Rock Creek Trail. The Rock Creek Trail is a two mile loop which includes a cave and "waterfall" (you'll see later why that's in quotation marks). The dog-friendly trail itself is easy as it's … [Read more...] about Hiking The Rock Creek Trail In Kankakee River State Park, Illinois
Visiting Perry Farm Park, Bourbonnais IL
After leaving the somewhat boring city of Peoria, we headed northeast to the much smaller Illinois village of Manteno. Due to its size, we were a little concerned that there might not be that much to do in the area, but we needn't have worried. In fact, Manteno and the nearby … [Read more...] about Visiting Perry Farm Park, Bourbonnais IL
Here’s Why We Don’t Want To Obliterate A World Record
Growing up in the UK, I loved watching a TV show called Record Breakers. People would try to break all kinds of weird and wonderful records. The record attempts ranged from tap dancing to drum playing to rolling a kayak 100 times. Not to mention that the presenter Roy … [Read more...] about Here’s Why We Don’t Want To Obliterate A World Record
Road Trip Stats: Month 7 – July 2018
Argh! We were so, so close to staying on budget last month. With one day left of July, we were still $25 under budget. We'd planned to be at the hotel all day as I had to work which meant we wouldn't be spending anything. Unfortunately, a last minute emergency meant we had to … [Read more...] about Road Trip Stats: Month 7 – July 2018