The phone was shut off, and the autoresponder was turned on. After more than a year of planning, it was time to escape to GREECE! Athens, Santorini, Rhodes, Ephesus, Mykonos, Thessaloniki—seven days, twelve people, three generations, and a milestone celebration we’d been planning for months. It was a bucket list trip, and we were ready!…
Listen, there really is more than just corn in Indiana! We have many wonderful hiking locations right here in Tippecanoe County—within about a one-hour drive. Here are some of my favorites! Martell Forest Martell Forest is a teaching and research laboratory for students and faculty of Purdue University. The property is managed by the Department…
One of the many wonderful facets of living in Greater Lafayette is the ability to get to SO MANY fun towns within a few hours! If you’re looking for an idea for a fall break road trip, I have just the thing! (This was not a kid-friendly trip, by the way, though it can be!)…
I walked across a continent. I WALKED across a continent. I walked across a CONTINENT. It’s surreal to even type it: 174 miles in 13 days, from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. The short version: Slept in tent, cabins, lodges, and homes. Saw toucans, sloths, monkey and cutter ants. Ate rice and beans,…
What you may or may not know about me is that I’m always down for an adventure. From a 48-hour trip to Manhattan at Christmastime to Whitewater rafting in North Carolina to challenging myself to walk 10,000 steps every day for a solid month during a worldwide pandemic (May 2019!) . . . the more…
Labor Day and Fall Break Road Trips Near Greater Lafayette
Nothing sounds better than escaping the walls of our home right now, does it? One of the Grove family’s favorite getaways is St. Louis, MO! It’s a simple 5-hour drive from West Lafayette with so much fun to be had upon arrival. Our entire family loves it. City Museum The City Museum is NUTS! In…