July 27, 2026
Day 4 – Drive to Bruce Peninsula
Squishy Disappointment On our drive to the hotel, Eilidh spotted a shop window in downtown…
July 26, 2026
Day 3 – Lake Huron Lighthouses
Bon Bon Chocolates As soon as we left the hotel, I broke out the twelve-pack…
July 25, 2026
Day 2 – Detroit
Morning Walk I made the most of my early awakening by exploring downtown Detroit and…
July 24, 2026
Day 1 – Drive to Detroit
We left Ankeny a shade before 7:00 to begin the 9-hour trek to Detroit, where…
November 24, 2023
Day 3, Part 2 – Louvre Museum
Getting to the Louvre on a Friday evening proved a bit stressful, as the Paris…
November 24, 2023
Day 3, Part 1 – Versailles
Many of the main tourist attractions in Paris require an advanced reservation. In addition to…
November 23, 2023
Day 2 – Brussels and Paris
I woke up early and couldn't fall back asleep on Monday morning, so I left…
November 22, 2023
Day 1 – Brussels, Belgium
Our flight landed early, we breezed through the shortest customs line of our traveling lives,…
November 21, 2023
Day 0 – Des Moines to Belgium
One of my favorite online services is Going, which was formerly known as Scott’s Cheap…
July 8, 2023
Day 6 – Last Day in Vermont
The final day of our short summer getaway started with a round of mini golf…
July 7, 2023
Day 5 – Montpelier and More
We made the short drive from our Airbnb to Montpelier to check out Vermont’s capitol…
July 6, 2023
Day 4 – Noah’s Birthday
For the second year in a row, we celebrated Noah’s birthday from Canada. Last year,…