Category: Destinations
Shenandoah Shenanigans: Exploring The Shenandoah Valley
With summer upon us and COVID positivity rates well below CMS thresholds, I put together a mystery vacation for our extended family (whose images appear with their permission herein) as a 70th birthday present for my wife. In this post, I’ll cover where we stayed, what we did, and where we ate in the hopes…
Bemidji, Minnesota: A Northwoods Gem
Bemidji, Minnesota, home of Paul Bunyan and Babe, his blue ox, is a quiet, outdoorsy town in the Northwoods of Minnesota. Though it is a playground for those who love the outdoors, it is also home to a quaint bed and breakfast, Lake Bemidji Bed and Breakfast (click here for more info), and has a…
6 Reasons to Visit Stillwater, Minnesota
With Minnesota being our Place of the Month for July, we are super lucky to have some locals from our own community to contribute their knowledge! Today’s post comes from the lovely Wunmi & Sophia of Thrifty with a Compass. Enjoy! As primarily midwest travel bloggers, we love sharing about local finds that are too…
Are You a Hodophile? Here are 10 Destinations for You!
Let’s be real, we’re all dreaming of the day when it would be totally safe to travel around the world again. I mean, who doesn’t really? Feeling the sun on our skin, the wind on our face, and the sand between our toes have a revitalizing effect which all of us desperately need because of…
Meet July’s Place of the Month: Minnesota
If you’ve been around here for a while, you probably already know about this fun little thing we like to call our Place of the Month. If not, don’t sweat it. Allow us to introduce you. Every month, we like to focus on a different place. This could be a US state, a country, city……
What to do with 48 Hours in Utah
“You don’t move to Salt Lake City for the city. You come here for the mountains… the snow… the clean mountain air.” Utah. When you think of it, you probably immediately think of sprawling red rock formations, mountain biking, snow, and ski resorts. But without a car, and with no mountain biking/snowboarding/skiing experience, I wasn’t…