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
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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
Review: Crowne Plaza Madison, Wisconsin
The seventh and final city we visited in Wisconsin on our 50 state road trip was the state capital - Madison. Several months before our visit, the Crowne Plaza Madison had been included on IHG's PointBreaks list. That's a list IHG releases every three months with dozens of … [Read more...] about Review: Crowne Plaza Madison, Wisconsin
10 Reasons Why We Loved Madison, Wisconsin
We stayed in seven Wisconsin cities while on our 5 year, 50 state road trip, the last of which was the state capital - Madison. We stayed there a week and found some fun things to do along the way. It ended up rivaling Milwaukee for being my favorite place we visited in … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons Why We Loved Madison, Wisconsin