• Travel Tips

    Hotel Hacks

    Hotels are a typical thing in traveling. It’s easy, convenient, sometimes affordable, and traditional! But you can always make it more fun, and affordable. Here are some tips I have compiled to help with that: As I stated in my Travel Tips, don’t book your hotel stay on travel/booking sites. I worked at a hotel and have a few friends that currently work in a hotel, and an uncommonly known thing is that most hotels simply just receive an email from that company and then the front desk receptionist has to review that and enter that information, and they may not have the availability, the information could get lost, or…

  • Travel Tips

    6 Tips to Help Cut Down on Travel Costs

    Travel can be scary to some because of the price tag that can come along with it. I completely understand, it use to make me very nervous and worried too. Until I discovered some small things that can make a big difference. The first thing can seem very obvious, watch what you are packing. As many of you are aware, if your suitcase weighs over a certain amount (depends on the airline or train system), you can be charged an extra fee. Think about what all you really need to bring with you. Do you really need that extra dress on the off chance that you go somewhere nice? or…

  • Parks/Trails

    Inspiration Peak, Minnesota

    One of the many things I love doing when traveling, and even in my spare time is hiking and going on trails. Since I was a kid, on of my favorites was going to a place called Inspiration Peak. Located not far from the Continental Divide, in Clitherall Minnesota, is the 1,750 feet above sea level peak and is the highest point in Ottertail County Minnesota. Inspiration Peak got it’s name due to the author Sinclair Lewis going there to gain “inspiration” for his novels, short stories, and plays. He wrote about the peak saying,“There’s to be seen a glorious 20-mile circle of some 50 lakes scattered among fields and…

  • Big Adventures

    Where the Heck is Wall Drug?!

    Well I can tell you not only where the heck it is but also what the heck it is! I recently took a trip to South Dakota with my family to see Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Sturgis, and of course the infamous Wall Drug. I have had these stops on my bucket list for years now, especially Wall Drug after the story my Granddaddy told me growing up. 25 years prior to this trip my parents took one with my Granddaddy to see Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. As they made the drive they passed a numerous amount of signs advertising Wall Drug. It was a place he wanted to…