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
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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