We recently spent five nights in Wausau WI while on our 50 state road trip. We'd been told by someone in Green Bay to bypass Wausau and head on to Chippewa Falls, but we're glad we kept our plans as it was a nice place to visit. Wausau's a city that's home to about 40,000 … [Read more...] about 3 Fun Things To Do In Wausau, Wisconsin
Road Trip Stats: Month 6 – June 2018
Another month's come and gone and this time we're halfway through the year. I wrote the other day about some lessons we've learned from our first six months of traveling full time, so check out this post if you're interested in knowing what those are. The start of a new month … [Read more...] about Road Trip Stats: Month 6 – June 2018
12 Things We’ve Learned While Traveling Full-Time
It's hard to believe, but it's our 6 month anniversary of being on the road. On the one hand, it doesn't feel like it's been that long, but on the other hand it feels like a lifetime ago since we set off. 6 months represents 10% of our 5 year, 50 state road trip (you can read … [Read more...] about 12 Things We’ve Learned While Traveling Full-Time
45 x 90 Geographical Marker: Center Of The Northwest Hemisphere
"Oops - that's not the visitor book!" Shae and I had gone into the visitor center in Wausau, Wisconsin and Shae added our names to their visitor book. Except it wasn't their visitor book. It was actually a book listing everyone who's visited the 45 x 90 Geographical … [Read more...] about 45 x 90 Geographical Marker: Center Of The Northwest Hemisphere
Review: Arbuckles Eatery & Pub, Stevens Point WI
We've gotten quite a few ideas of things to do on our 50 state road trip from Cassie who writes Sites & Bites. For example, the first place we heard about Rattlesnake Saloon in Tuscumbia AL was on her post about stuff to do in North Alabama. Cassie and her husband were … [Read more...] about Review: Arbuckles Eatery & Pub, Stevens Point WI
Review: Candlewood Suites La Crosse, Wisconsin
After spending a week in Green Bay on our 50 state road trip, our next stop was La Crosse. Hotel prices seemed pretty expensive, so we decided to use points to stay at the Candlewood Suites La Crosse. The hotel's pet-friendly (we're traveling with our dog Truffles), it's close … [Read more...] about Review: Candlewood Suites La Crosse, Wisconsin
Visiting Dahl Auto Museum In La Crosse, Wisconsin
Confession time: I'm not into cars. To be honest, I don't even enjoy driving that much, which probably sounds weird given that we're on a 5 year, 50 state road trip! I actually look forward to the day when we all have self-driving cars so that I don't have to bother driving … [Read more...] about Visiting Dahl Auto Museum In La Crosse, Wisconsin
10 Free Things To Do In La Crosse, Wisconsin
We're on a tight budget on our 5 year, 50 state road trip but have been spending too much recently. As a result, we try to find as many free and low-cost things to do while having as much fun as possible. During our time in Wisconsin, we spent six nights in La Crosse, a city … [Read more...] about 10 Free Things To Do In La Crosse, Wisconsin
Visiting Edgren Bilt Yard Art, Wisconsin
Shae's awesome at finding quirky things to see and do on our road trip. We were due to have a 3.5 hour journey from Green Bay to La Crosse, but wanted to break up the trip with something interesting along the way. Shae did a bit of research of things to see along our route and … [Read more...] about Visiting Edgren Bilt Yard Art, Wisconsin
Review: Home2 Suites Green Bay, Wisconsin
When looking at our accommodation options for Green Bay, my initial plan had been to book in at the Hyatt Regency as it only costs 5,000 points per night. While searching on the Hilton website though, a great paid rate showed up for the Home2 Suites Green Bay. We'd not stayed … [Read more...] about Review: Home2 Suites Green Bay, Wisconsin