2025 Edit After taking 2024 off to take a couple of international trips, we resumed our state countdown. We had achieved 44 and needed just the last six. I always grouped the travel so that we could see multiple states on a single road trip and had planned just two more trips to complete our […]
We took a break in 2024 and did some international travel. This year I also started a new job so unfortunately no long vacations until next year. We took the three day Memorial weekend opportunity to visit our 45th, 46th, and 47th state – Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa respectively. It was jammed packed but extremely […]
Lorene and I love to cruise. We are stay ready – anywhere, any place, anytime – you ask and we are probably there. I took this particular cruise in 2012 and 2017. I have been thinking about it for the last few years and in early in 2024 I mentioned to Lorene that we should […]
I struggled with where to go or if I should go somewhere for my birthday. Next year is a milestone birthday so I want to go somewhere epic so it didn’t seem like I should make a fuss for this year. I do however only want to visit places we haven’t been to make it […]