One of the great things about St. Louis, MO is that a ton of stuff to do there is free and the St. Louis Zoo is no exception! I've been to a free zoo or two in my time, although most of them are much smaller than the St. Louis Zoo; the notable exception to this is the … [Read more...] about Visiting The Free St Louis Zoo In St Louis, MO
Missouri
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Missouri
In April, Shae, Truffles and I visited Missouri - the 33rd state on our 7 year, 50 state road trip. Seeing as we're planning on finishing all 50 states by the end of 2024, we're having to fit in more states this year than we've visited in previous years. As a result, we only … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Missouri
1 Week In Kansas City, MO: Here’s What We Did
After a wonderful 11 days in St Louis, we moved on to Kansas City for what was meant to be eight days there. In the end, we cut our time in Kansas City short by a day and so we missed out on a couple of things we'd hoped to do on our final day there. We didn't end up doing … [Read more...] about 1 Week In Kansas City, MO: Here’s What We Did
11 Days In St Louis: Here’s What We Did
Last month Shae wrote a post sharing more about our plans once we finish our 7 year, 50 state road trip at the end of 2024. Towards the end of that post she mentioned that we'll likely settle somewhere for a couple of years because we don't want to keep moving every week for a … [Read more...] about 11 Days In St Louis: Here’s What We Did
Visiting The Gateway Arch In St Louis, MO
When visiting Cairo a couple of years ago, I was surprised at how impressive the Pyramids of Giza were up close compared to what I was expecting. The same was true recently at the Gateway Arch in St Louis. I'd seen photos of the Gateway Arch, along with footage of it when … [Read more...] about Visiting The Gateway Arch In St Louis, MO
Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency St. Louis At The Arch (Executive Suite King)
Shae and I fell in love with St Louis when we spent 11 days there recently. A large part of the reason we enjoyed our time so much is because we stayed downtown at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis At The Arch. As the name suggests, the hotel is at the Gateway Arch (read more about … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency St. Louis At The Arch (Executive Suite King)
Road Trip Mistake #6: Driving To The Wrong City
"This seems like a weird neighborhood for the Best Western to be located in" That's because we weren't in the neighborhood where our hotel for the night was meant to be. We were 170 miles away. Our last road trip mistake saw us getting lost on a hike, but at least we … [Read more...] about Road Trip Mistake #6: Driving To The Wrong City