by Ann | Oct 21, 2017 | Experiences, Feature Experiences, Real Life, USA
Did we ever tell you about the time we met Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood? We had gone to a TeamMates mentoring program silent auction in November of 2012, and about half way through the evening, we noticed that no one had bid on a package that included tickets to...
by Steve | Oct 20, 2017 | Feature Destinations, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
We’d been on the road for several days, now, and while Valentine marked the turn toward home on our Nebraska adventure with my folks, we were far from done with our trip. We set out from Valentine, our sights set on the Ashfall Fossil Beds, and made it east of...
by Ann | Oct 19, 2017 | Food and Drink, Fun Stuff, Real Life, The Midwest, USA
With more than 500 million candid traveler reviews, TripAdvisor has quickly become a go-to online resource for many travelers, including us. We often roll into a new city with cell-phones in hand, searching for a top-10ish restaurant to stop for dinner. We typically...
by Steve | Oct 16, 2017 | The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
Valentine, Nebraska is an easy place to love. And not just because of its name, either. When we took our trip around Nebraska this summer with my folks, we knew that one of our stops had to be Valentine. There is just so much to see and do in and around this city of...
by Ann | Oct 14, 2017 | Experiences, Feature Experiences, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
Yesterday, we drove carts through an entire 18-hole golf course and didn’t have to stop once to look for a lost ball. Only because we didn’t hit any. Not this time, anyway. This time, we didn’t have to tee off once. My sister, Laura, works for a...