Summer is always our favorite time to spend at home. The weather is finally warm, there’s lake life, the 4th of July, birthdays and BBQs. […]
Budget Noms for Home & Away
I love food. While eating out and enjoying the food a new location has to offer is important to us, we travel on a budget […]
Cuyahoga Valley & Hocking Hills
Sometime around 2013 I heard of a place called Hocking Hills State Park in Southern Ohio. OHIO! As any good Michigander I knew there wasn’t […]
Colorado & Eastern Utah Escape from Quarantine
I track all of our travel spend in an app called Trabee. I started by naming everything by theme or location, but when we started […]
Florida, Costa Rica and an Unexpected Road Trip
While much of the world changed mid-march, our 2020 changed a bit earlier. This trip is a story of sickness, disappointment, being pushed outside your […]
Arizona & Utah National Park Road Trip
Long long ago in December of 2019, before life as we now know it, we made a decision that would turn out to be an […]
Chase Sapphire Preferred Bonus
Disclaimer: In the name of full transparency, this post contains an affiliate link. If you use it to sign up for and are approved for […]
The Year That Changed Travel
2020 was a year that left me feeling bitter about travel. Plans were cancelled. Guilt was laid on thick. Addressing these types of topics was […]
Year 1 In Review
After years of being casual points users, 2019 was the first year as full fledged travel hackers. We got serious about picking the right credit […]
East Coast Train Trip
12 day trip to 7 states with two backpacks. Disclaimer: In the name of full transparency, this post contains some affiliate links. If you use […]