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
Review: Candlewood Suites Peoria At Grand Prairie, Illinois
We decided to stay six nights in Peoria on our 50 state road trip as we got a great deal at the Candlewood Suites Peoria at Grand Prairie using our points. It turns out that six nights was about five nights too long as Peoria was pretty boring. Still, that's not the fault of … [Read more...] about Review: Candlewood Suites Peoria At Grand Prairie, Illinois
5 Non-Boring Things To Do In Peoria, Illinois
I'll be honest - Peoria, Illinois was a bit of a snoozefest. We spent six nights there on our 50 state road trip as we got a great deal on a hotel using our points. The only problem was that there didn't seem to be all that much fun stuff to do there. By the end of the six … [Read more...] about 5 Non-Boring Things To Do In Peoria, Illinois
15 Things We Loved About Savanna, Illinois
Having spent six weeks in Wisconsin on our 5 year, 50 state road trip, we crossed the border and headed to Savanna, Illinois - the first city we'd be visiting in our 7th state. Ending up in Savanna was something that happened randomly. We'd already planned out the other cities … [Read more...] about 15 Things We Loved About Savanna, Illinois
Review: Poopy’s Pub N’ Grub, Savanna IL
If there's one thing Shae hates more than spiders, roller coasters and me singing the JG Wentworth song, it's toilet humor. (She's therefore going to hate my Final Thoughts at the end of this post ;) ) Thankfully she's a good sport, so when I said I wanted to check out Poopy's … [Read more...] about Review: Poopy’s Pub N’ Grub, Savanna IL
Restaurant Review: Ca. 1888, Savanna IL
After spending six weeks in Wisconsin on our 5 year, 50 state road trip, it was time to leave and head to our next state - Illinois. Our first stop in Illinois was Savanna, a small city in the northwest of the state. During our week-long stay there we went for brunch at Ca. … [Read more...] about Restaurant Review: Ca. 1888, Savanna IL
2.5 Million Hotel Points: Here’s How We Earned Them
A couple of weeks ago, I shared how we planned to use the 2.5 million hotel points we'd saved up before leaving on our 50 state road trip. After publishing that post, I realized it might be helpful to explain how we did that. After all, 2.5 million points is a significant … [Read more...] about 2.5 Million Hotel Points: Here’s How We Earned Them
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Wisconsin
Shae and I recently finished up a six week stay in Wisconsin, the sixth state on our 5 year, 50 state road trip. During that time, we stayed in seven different cities - Milwaukee, Green Bay, La Crosse, Wausau, Eau Claire, Phillips and Madison. Neither of us had visited … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Wisconsin