"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)
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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