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At the end of July/beginning of August, I headed to St. Louis to hang out with my sister for a long-needed four day weekend. She’s been in St. Louis for 6+ years, and I hadn’t made the trek out there (bad Steph!) except for a lunch last summer when I was driving a car from … Read more
My Visit At the end of July, my mom and littler brother and I went on a road trip to visit my youngest sister in St. Louis. While we were there, I dragged them out to Cahokia Mounds, a UNESCO site in the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis. Despite the fact that we managed to get ourself … Read more
Towards the end of last month, I headed down to Corpus Christi, Texas for a few days with my sister, and I was reminded why the beach at Mustang Island State Park is my favorite in the US. Some places may have bluer water, or hipper beach towns, or more exotic locales, but if I … Read more
As much as it pains me to admit this, I’ve been to art museums all over the world, and checking out the main art museum in a new city is usually one of the first things on my list. Alas, I lived in Lawrence, KS for four years in college and never made it to … Read more
When I planned my road trip this summer, I didn’t intend on visiting a gateway to Hell, but sometimes you just have to seize the day. After leaving Minneapolis on my road trip, my next stop was Lawrence, KS. I intended to visit some old college friends (I went to the University of Kansas, Rock … Read more
After spending a the first parts of my road trip exploring the sites in Niagara Falls and Milwaukee, I headed to Minneapolis. I put the city on my itinerary for a simple reason: two of my close friends from college both live there and rave about it. I had visited once before, in the summer of 2014, when … Read more
Before setting foot in Milwaukee, I mainly associated it with the following: Beer The Brewers Bridesmaids With Bridesmaids being the most important, obviously. But even though I hadn’t been there, I had a distinct idea in my head that it would be chill. Chill AF, even. I thought it would be hearty and industrial and … Read more
A family road trip is one of the Six Kinds of Trips Everyone Should Experience, but whether it’s with family, old friends, or with a significant other, there are some universal truths about the Great American Roadtrip that every roadtripper knows. It is possible to find an episode of Law & Order (or one of … Read more
Niagara Falls has a spot on almost every USA and Canadian Bucket List, and for good reason because it’s spectacular! This popular road trip stop is a blast to visit, even if you’re short on time! This Niagara Falls itinerary goes over how to spend one day in Niagara Falls so you can see the … Read more
Between the rainforest and the sea sits Luquillo, “La Capital del Sol,” or the Capital of the Sun. The lagoon is carved into the island, has soft red sand, an unobstructed view of the horizon, and a coconut grove. The waves are more gentle than on other parts of Puerto Rico’s northern Atlantic coast, due to the … Read more