I remember seeing a photo of Grand Rapids, MI a few years ago and thinking that it looked like a cute city with a river running through it. I also knew it had a ton of breweries, so I was looking forward to our stay there. Unfortunately Grand Rapids turned out to be a bit of a … [Read more...] about 10 Days In Grand Rapids, MI: Here’s What We Did
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10 Days In Traverse City: Here’s What We Did
Back in July we spent 10 days in Traverse City, MI. We'd picked that time of year as that's when the city hosts the National Cherry Festival - an 8 day extravaganza dedicated to all things cherry. I didn't know much else about Traverse City and ended up really enjoying our … [Read more...] about 10 Days In Traverse City: Here’s What We Did
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Minnesota
After spending a month in South Dakota, we drove one state over to the east - Minnesota - which was the 35th state we've visited on the road trip. We didn't end up doing Minnesota justice unfortunately, so we'd like to return there in the future. We both had work trips in the … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Minnesota
Some Downtime In Minneapolis – Here’s What We Did
To round out our time in Minnesota, we ended up staying a total of three weeks in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. Due to the way things worked out though, we didn't end up doing as much there as we might've hoped. Both Shae and I had work trips at the beginning of June, both of … [Read more...] about Some Downtime In Minneapolis – Here’s What We Did
From Detroit Lakes To Orr To Minneapolis – Here’s What We Did
After staying a few days in Detroit Lakes, MN, Shae, Truffles and I continued on to Minneapolis via Orr which was a bit of a diversion. That's because she'd gotten a bear photography experience as an early birthday present at the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary (read more about … [Read more...] about From Detroit Lakes To Orr To Minneapolis – Here’s What We Did
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From South Dakota
From late April to late May, Shae, Truffles and I visited South Dakota - the 34th state on our 7 year, 50 state road trip. Up until a couple of months before we visited, I can't say I was overly interested in visiting South Dakota. I wasn't dreading us spending time there, but … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From South Dakota
8 Days In Sioux Falls, SD: Here’s What We Did (& What We Missed Out On)
The first of four cities we visited in South Dakota was Sioux Falls, a city in the southeast of the state that's close to the state's borders with Minnesota and Iowa. We booked an 8 night stay there to maximize the points we used for our hotel, plus it gave us time to check … [Read more...] about 8 Days In Sioux Falls, SD: Here’s What We Did (& What We Missed Out On)
8 Pet-Friendly Breweries, Distilleries, Bars & Cafes In Sioux Falls, SD
South Dakota is one of the most pet-friendly states we've been to which we weren't expecting. That was something particularly noticeable in Sioux Falls when we were looking into pet-friendly breweries and discovered that there's a ton of them along with lots of other drinking … [Read more...] about 8 Pet-Friendly Breweries, Distilleries, Bars & Cafes In Sioux Falls, SD
1 Week In Bentonville, AR: Here’s What We Did
After spending a week in Hot Springs, AR, we headed northwest to stay in the Bentonville area for a week. Bentonville is the home of Walmart and even has a Walmart Museum, but there's a lot more to northwest Arkansas than that and we enjoyed our time there much more than we'd … [Read more...] about 1 Week In Bentonville, AR: Here’s What We Did
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Delaware
The 30th state we visited on our road trip was Delaware in November 2022. Seeing as it's a smaller state - you can drive from north to south in less than two hours when there's no traffic - we didn't stay there as long as we do with larger states. As a result, we only spent 11 … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Delaware