After spending a few days in Dickinson and then a week in Fargo, we rounded out our time in North Dakota by spending five nights in Bismarck. It wasn't the most productive of times there in terms of actually exploring the city as we both ended up having to spend much of that … [Read more...] about 5 Days In Bismarck, ND – Here’s What We Did
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5 Days In Helena, MT – Here’s What We Did
Having spent time in Whitefish for Glacier National Park and then five days in Missoula, our third of four stops in Montana was its state capital - Helena. Helena is a cuter city than we were anticipating with a lovely downtown area, some great breweries, an excellent farmers … [Read more...] about 5 Days In Helena, MT – Here’s What We Did
9 Days In Boise, ID – Here’s What We Did
After eight days in Idaho Falls, we moved on to Boise for a total of nine days. Shae and I knew that we'd be having to spend our first few days in the city working, so it didn't matter as much to us where we stayed initially. As a result, we booked a four night stay at a hotel … [Read more...] about 9 Days In Boise, ID – Here’s What We Did
2.5 Weeks In & Around Boston: Here’s What We Did
In mid-September we stayed five nights in downtown Boston then, after spending a month in Maine and Vermont when my parents came to visit from the UK, we returned to the Boston area for almost two more weeks. We crammed as much as we could into our five days in downtown Boston … [Read more...] about 2.5 Weeks In & Around Boston: Here’s What We Did
Hotel Review: Baymont By Wyndham Pierre, SD
After 8 fun days in Sioux Falls, SD, Shae, Truffles and I started heading west towards Rapid City. The drive there would've taken five hours which we could've done in a day, but there were a couple of quirky places we wanted to visit along the way which would've made it a much … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Baymont By Wyndham Pierre, SD
3.5 Weeks In North Carolina: Where We Stayed, Visited And Ate & Drank
After getting back from our trip to Mauritius and South Africa, we stayed at Shae's parents for a few days before heading on to our 31st state - North Carolina. Seeing as we used to live in Portsmouth, VA and Shae grew up there, we'd both visited North Carolina several times … [Read more...] about 3.5 Weeks In North Carolina: Where We Stayed, Visited And Ate & Drank
A Historic Day Out In Dover, DE
We've talked about serendipity before on the road trip - how it's created some great memories - and my day out in Dover, DE was no different. I left Lewes with a plan - go to Dover to see the Capitol building, the old State House and then move on to Wilmington to visit the … [Read more...] about A Historic Day Out In Dover, DE
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
2 Weeks In Salt Lake City, UT: Here’s What We Did
With my parents having returned to the UK after their month with us on the road trip, it was time for us to head back up to Utah to hit somewhere we'd not had a chance to visit with them - Salt Lake City. I say we, but it was initially just me and Truffles heading up there … [Read more...] about 2 Weeks In Salt Lake City, UT: Here’s What We Did
Visiting The Arizona Capitol Museum In Phoenix, AZ
We've had the opportunity to visit a lot of State Capitol buildings on our 50 state road trip so far. In fact, we've visited every one in each state that we've visited so far, other than Georgia's because we made a bit of a mistake. Every State Capitol building has been … [Read more...] about Visiting The Arizona Capitol Museum In Phoenix, AZ