When we met with our friends Chris and Steve from Eat Walk Learn and told them we were heading to New Hampshire, they said that the Black Heritage Trail of NH was a can't-miss. It combines all our favorite things - free, dog-friendly, walking to see a city, black history, … [Read more...] about The Black Heritage Trail Of New Hampshire In Portsmouth, NH
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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
A Quick Getaway In New York City
When doing some planning last year for what we wanted to do in the summer of 2023, we booked a two week stay in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Soon before our stay there, we discovered that two different sets of friends would be in New York City on the same weekend which … [Read more...] about A Quick Getaway In New York City
8 Beautiful Waterfalls To Visit In The Finger Lakes, NY
Two weeks in the Finger Lakes region of New York gave us the opportunity to check out a bunch of wineries and eat a lot of ice cream. Our other focus while staying in that area was exploring its natural beauty and there was no better way to do that than to check out waterfalls in … [Read more...] about 8 Beautiful Waterfalls To Visit In The Finger Lakes, NY
5 Days In Rochester, NY – Here’s What We Did
Our first stop in New York state was Rochester, a city that's halfway between Buffalo and Syracuse in upstate New York and just south of Lake Ontario. We stayed there five nights, sort of by default because we finished our time in Michigan at the end of July and had a few days … [Read more...] about 5 Days In Rochester, NY – Here’s What We Did
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Michigan
After spending a month in Minnesota, it was time to hit up the 36th state on our road trip - Michigan - where we stayed for about five weeks. Michigan had been one of the states I'd been most looking forward to visiting. It didn't end up blowing me away as much as I thought it … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Michigan
1.5 Weeks In Lansing & Detroit, MI: Here’s What We Did
After spending 10 days in Grand Rapids, we had a couple of shorter stays to round out our time in Michigan. We spent four nights in Lansing - Michigan's state capital - and then five nights in Detroit. The main reason for being in Lansing was to see Shae's aunt and the State … [Read more...] about 1.5 Weeks In Lansing & Detroit, MI: Here’s What We Did
10 Days In Grand Rapids, MI: Here’s What We Did
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
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