A family travel notebook
Every trip has a detour.
Every trip starts as a spreadsheet, and some of them actually happen. Road trips, the itineraries behind them, and what really happened once we left the house. Each trip is here at every stage, from first research to the drive home.
- Researching ideas we are still reading about
- Planned dated, booked, waiting
- Completed the story, plus a plan you can copy
Latest trip
Michigan, USA · Oct 9–15, 2026
Upper Peninsula with the Parents
Seven October days looping from Detroit over the Mackinac Bridge to the waterfalls and sandstone cliffs of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, at a pace the grandparents could enjoy, with the best moments coming from stops that were never on the plan.
Completed1,192 mi · 7 days
All trips 2 so far · 1,192 miles logged
Michigan, USA · Oct 9–15, 2026
Upper Peninsula with the Parents
Seven October days looping from Detroit over the Mackinac Bridge to the waterfalls and sandstone cliffs of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, at a pace the grandparents could enjoy, with the best moments coming from stops that were never on the plan.
Completed1,192 mi · 7 days
Florida, USA · Aug 16, 2026
A Sunday at the Sponge Docks
A hot August Sunday in Tarpon Springs: the old sponge docks, a Greek lunch on the water, a slow stroll past the sponge boats and ice cream before heading home.
Completedday trip