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Some Iowa and Some Hannibal, MO: Finally Wrapping Up Summer 2022

May 10, 2024 by kokotg Leave a Comment

enjoying ice cream from Iowa's Best Burger

travel dates: July, 2022 And then we left Ingalls Homestead and headed home! There were still several stops to go, though, because we don’t live anywhere near South Dakota. Also because Ari had a gig doing research at Iowa State that summer, and we wanted to stop by and visit him. I already told the […]

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Filed Under: 2022 Mountains, Campground Reviews, iowa, missouri

Hannibal, Missouri and Metropolis, Illinois: More College Road Trip Fun

February 13, 2019 by kokotg 2 Comments

Travel dates: November 16-21, 2018 Have I mentioned that I’ve become a bit of a college visit junkie? And to think I get to do this three more times! Our college road trips this year have given Ari and me a chance to see some cool things and spend some one on one time together […]

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Two Days in St. Louis with Kids and Bikes: Four Free Things to Do

August 9, 2017 by kokotg 2 Comments

Our family’s relationship with St. Louis goes all the way back to spring of 2015, when we went there and to Mammoth Cave for spring break. And we had a fabulous time (and didn’t get to see nearly everything), so we decided on St. Louis for our first multi-day stop of our summer trip. We […]

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St. Louis Again! Gateway Arch (finally) and the Zoo (briefly): Spring Break, Part 5

May 13, 2016 by kokotg 2 Comments

Thursday was our last full day in St. Louis and, thus, our last chance to finally make it up into the Gateway Arch. Our first attempt, you might recall, ended with a mechanical problem and severe disappointment (particularly for poor Milo). And then we briefly considered trying again after leaving the City Museum on Wednesday, […]

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More St. Louis: City Museum (Spring Break, Part 4)

May 8, 2016 by kokotg 4 Comments

When you mention that you’re going to St. Louis to pretty much anyone who knows anything about St. Louis, the first thing they do is make sure that you are aware of and planning to visit the City Museum. And who are we to argue with everyone? So of course it was at the top […]

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St. Louis West/Historic Route 66 KOA: Campground Review

May 4, 2016 by kokotg 2 Comments

We chose the St. Louis West KOA as our home base for our St. Louis trip because it had great reviews and, in particular, came highly recommended by Kerri of Travels with Birdy, both on her blog and on the Campground of the Week podcast. I reread her review right before I sat down to […]

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Our First Day in St. Louis: The Museum of Transportation and the Gateway Arch (sort of): Spring Break Trip, Part 3

April 23, 2016 by kokotg 6 Comments

I think the greatest compliment you can pay a city is looking at real estate listings after you visit. I paid St. Louis this compliment, even though, to be clear, I’m never moving again. But we really enjoyed St. Louis and barely scratched the surface of things to do there during our three day visit […]

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