by Annie Thomas | Jun 29, 2021 | Family Travel, Itineraries, Midwest Travel, North America
Having grown up just ninety minutes from Iowa City, I had no idea what a special gem was in close proximity. It wasn’t until my teens that I visited for the first time and eventually led to spending my college years in this Eastern Iowa community. Every time...
by Annie Thomas | Mar 17, 2021 | Midwest Travel, North America
The state of Iowa is home to several luxurious, historic and distinctive hotels worthy of a weekend visit. Many of the featured hotels have taken an architecturally significant downtown building and given it new life. Others are luxury built specifically to serve...
by Annie Thomas | Feb 2, 2021 | Family Travel, Hiking, Midwest Travel, North America, RV Travel
Midwesterners are not known to boast and we even have the term “Iowa Nice” to describe how we treat others. Because of this humility, it’s easy to overlook our own beautiful public parks and their campgrounds when consider traveling. This list...
by Annie Thomas | Jan 5, 2021 | Family Travel, Midwest Travel, North America, Resources, RV Travel
With road trips as popular as ever, having a few games in your pocket can give parents more confidence for long days in the car. Especially as families transition from babies and toddlers to “big kids”, finding a way to keep everyone’s’...
by Annie Thomas | Dec 30, 2020 | Family Travel, Hiking, Midwest Travel, RV Travel
When we think of a great road trip or vacation destination, it’s not often a state park comes to mind. An introduction to South Dakota’s Custer State Park can change your perspective. Custer State Park is a truly special place located in the middle of...
by Annie Thomas | Jul 18, 2020 | Family Travel, Itineraries, Midwest Travel, North America
On your first visit to a large city, it seems appropriate to see the requisite tourist attractions, but once you have visited a second, third or dozen times, branching out into other neighborhoods allows you get a real feel for the city. Chicago is a city of many...
