From mid-September to mid-October 2023 my parents came over from the UK to join us on the road trip for a month in New England. Their visit was bookended by Shae and I spending six weeks in Massachusetts - about three weeks in the Boston area, three days in Salem over Halloween … [Read more...] about 3 Weeks In Massachusetts Not In Boston: Here’s What We Did
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When Your Airbnb Is The GOAT – Our Stay At Ten Apple Farm In Gray, ME
Stephen is always trying to pick amazing stays for us. After 6 years on the road, he still makes my joy a priority for our accommodation and our stay in Gray, ME was no exception. He chose this one because it's on a goat farm! Ten Apple Farm is run by Margaret and Karl. They were … [Read more...] about When Your Airbnb Is The GOAT – Our Stay At Ten Apple Farm In Gray, ME
6 Days Near Portland, ME: Here’s What We Did
After a week in Kokadjo and a week near Bangor, we rounded out our time in Maine with six days in Gray which is a town about 30 minutes north of Portland. It would've been nice to have even more time in the area, but my parents had flown in from the UK to join us on the road … [Read more...] about 6 Days Near Portland, ME: Here’s What We Did
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From New York
After finishing up in Michigan at the end of July, we moved on to the 38th state of our 50 state road trip - New York. We've visited New York City many times before and Shae lived there for a while, but we'd never spent any time in upstate New York. It was therefore great … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From New York
1 Week In Troy, NY: Here’s What We Did
The final city we visited in New York state was Troy, a city just outside of New York's state capital - Albany. A friend described Troy as being "gritty" which seemed like a great description of it. It wasn't quaint, but it also wasn't a bad place to stay for a week to explore … [Read more...] about 1 Week In Troy, NY: Here’s What We Did
2 Weeks In Pittsburgh, PA – Here’s What We Did
Before visiting Pittsburgh, I'd pictured it being gray, dreary, industrial and somewhat run down. I was wrong. The Steel City is far prettier than I was expecting. That might've been helped by the fact that there were some lovely fall colors while we were there, but it also … [Read more...] about 2 Weeks In Pittsburgh, PA – Here’s What We Did
1 Week In Lincoln, NE & 1 Week In Des Moines, IA – Here’s What We Did
After an awesome week staying in Broken Bow, NE at Kinkaider Brewing Co, Shae, Truffles and I moved on to Lincoln, NE for a week. After that we headed on to Des Moines, IA for another week. We were both busy doing non-road trip related stuff for that fortnight. Shae flew back … [Read more...] about 1 Week In Lincoln, NE & 1 Week In Des Moines, IA – Here’s What We Did
1 Week In Hay Springs, NE – Here’s What We Did
After spending a week in Scottsbluff, NE, we drove northeast 1.5 hours to the small city of Hay Springs. Hay Springs has a population of fewer than 600 people, so it might seem strange that we chose to stay there for a week. However, there were a few attractions nearby that we … [Read more...] about 1 Week In Hay Springs, NE – Here’s What We Did
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Utah
Shae, Truffles and I spent a month in Utah earlier this year. A couple of weeks were spent there in April when my parents visited from the UK, then we headed back there for a couple of weeks to check out Salt Lake City. I'd only heard good things about Utah from people who'd … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Utah
5 More Days In Flagstaff, AZ: Sliding, Hiking, Cycling, Bending & More
After just over three weeks of my parents joining us from the UK on our road trip, it was time for us to make our final stop with them - Flagstaff, AZ. This was originally the main purpose of their trip over here as they wanted to visit the Grand Canyon. There were so many … [Read more...] about 5 More Days In Flagstaff, AZ: Sliding, Hiking, Cycling, Bending & More