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,…
July 5, 2023
Day 3 – Hot Day in Montreal
Shortly after we decided to visit Montreal as part of our summer vacation, we learned…
July 4, 2023
Day 2 – Destination: Montreal
After celebrating America's independence with fireworks last night in Beloit, we spent the 4th of…
July 3, 2023
Day 1 – Beloit, Wisconsin
We didn't settle on our summer vacation destination until June 17, when we booked a…
September 6, 2021
Days 19 and 20 – D.C. to Iowa
Our original east coast itinerary started in Washington D.C., with 2 or 3 nights allocated…