Weβre a married, age-gap couple with a passion for exploring the U.S., one road trip at a time! Our travels focus on national parks, scenic drives, and hidden gems, with detailed itineraries to help you plan your own adventures. While we cover destinations across the country, we have a special love for Southern California, Las Vegas, Florida, and our current home baseβDayton, Ohio.With a background in hospitality and tourism management (B.A. & M.S.) and experience in hotels, theme parks, guided vacation sales, and special events, we bring both industry expertise and firsthand travel experience to our content.Follow along as we uncover the best weekend getaways, off-the-beaten-path spots, and foodie finds across the U.S.!
Discount Travel Secret: 2 New and 12 Overhauled Blog Posts!
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Discount Travel Secret: New and Updated Blog Posts! Hi Reader, I have been VERY busy overhauling our website this year, so this week I wanted to share our blog posts that got major overhauls since I last sent an update at the end of March! For the future, I'm thinking of sending updates every 6-8 weeks or so in larger batches like this to share these posts, so we can stick to the traditional Discount Travel Secrets structure more frequently. So to start off, here are 2 BRAND NEW blog posts that I hope you love! βFairway Forest Resort Review (Sapphire Valley, North Carolina - in the Smoky Mountains)βParkway International Resort Review (Kissimmee, Florida - really more like Celebration, but just 15 minutes from the Disney parks)The rest are blog posts that got MAJOR overhauls over the past month or so (you might notice a theme π€£): βBest Maui Chocolate Tour: Maui Kuβia Estate Cacao Farm & Chocolate Tasting (a top performing post)βWhat To Wear To A Luau On MauiββMini Golf In Maui At Maui Golf & Sports ParkββThe 7 Best Luaus on Maui (a top performing post)βTop 5 Maui Sunset Dinner Cruises (a top performing post)βThe Official West Maui Coastline Driving TourββThe Best Haleakala National Park Summit Drive ItineraryββThe 10 Best Things To Do On Maui For CouplesββThe Ultimate Maui 6 Day Itineraryββ140+ Best Couples Travel Quotes For Social Media Captionsββ130+ Funny Travel Quotesββ8 Best Winery Day Trips Around Los AngelesβThat's all for now - next week I'll be back with a break down of the rest of my road trip to Florida and how I saved money & stretched my dollars to enjoy my trip on a tight budget. See you next week, Eva and JP π P.S. Ready to plan your next trip? Find some of our favorite travel-related resources below. β Find the cheapest rental car rate |
Discovering Hidden Gems
Weβre a married, age-gap couple with a passion for exploring the U.S., one road trip at a time! Our travels focus on national parks, scenic drives, and hidden gems, with detailed itineraries to help you plan your own adventures. While we cover destinations across the country, we have a special love for Southern California, Las Vegas, Florida, and our current home baseβDayton, Ohio.With a background in hospitality and tourism management (B.A. & M.S.) and experience in hotels, theme parks, guided vacation sales, and special events, we bring both industry expertise and firsthand travel experience to our content.Follow along as we uncover the best weekend getaways, off-the-beaten-path spots, and foodie finds across the U.S.!
Discount Travel Secrets: Self Guided Audio Driving Tours Hi Reader, One of my favorite things to book for road trips lately has been self guided audio driving tours. Not regular tours where you have to show up at a certain time and follow a giant group around. These are the kind you download on your phone and do completely at your own pace while driving. They make road trips SO much more interesting. We first started using them in Maui because thereβs so many stops along the Road to Hana, the...
Discount Travel Secrets: Save On A Florida Vacation Hi Reader, I just spent 2 weeks in Florida and my grand total of spending was $389.78! Here's the breakdown by sector of the tourism industry: Transportation = $190.42 I drove my own car, so no rental costs or airfare costs I spent $190.42 on gas and drove about 2,500 miles round trip Toll expenses are still TBD I did get an oil change before the trip, which was like $70, but that's something I would have had to regardless, so I don't...
Discount Travel Secrets: My Practically Free Trip To North Carolina Hi Reader, As I mentioned last week, I am currently out on the road again! I just spent a couple days in the small mountain town of Sapphire, North Carolina before continuing my road trip down to Florida. It's kind of like going to Pigeon Forge, except it's on the back side of the Smoky Mountains, and the town is MUCH smaller. Sapphire is more of a place to unplug, enjoy the outdoors, and maybe try some golf or ziplining or...