545Travel Archives
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July 2024
- 7/28/2024 – Spent today booking campsites in Florida for winter break! We are going to the Everglades, Biscayne, Universal Studios and Epcot!
- 7/27/2024 – Our page had over 400 visitors the last month, with over 300 from Google searches. It’s growing more every month, thanks for visiting!
- 7/25/2024 – I’ve been doing some site maintenance over the last few days, just keeping things updated, added details and keeping things refreshed!
- 7/19/2024 – I added the page for the Best Things to Do in Mesa Verde, wrapping up the third national park we visited this summer. I loved it and would love to visit for a few more days!
- 7/13/2024 – I’ve added another itinerary, our Southern Colorado 2 Week Itinerary!
- 7/11/2024 – Just added the Best Things to Do in Great Sand Dunes, go check out all the fun things including sand sledding and sand boarding!
- 7/8/2024 – I’m back with some new reviews! Page added for Best Things to Do in Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Also, it is super exciting for us, we purchased a new travel trailer! It is a 2024 No Boundaries 20.3 (Essentials Only). I’ll post some pictures and give a review soon.
June 2024
- 6/27/2024 – We made it! Branson, MO to Colorado. Also, Great Sands NP, Amache NHS, Durango, Mesa Verde NP, Silverton, Ouray, Telluride and Frisco/Silverthorne. We had to reroute due to 50 being closed due to a bridge issue and our car overheated in traffic on I-70, so we skipped Colorado Springs and stayed in Silverthorne instead. Sometimes you just have to make the best of things.
- 6/6/2024 – Ozarks and Southern Colorado, we are just days away from our summer trip! Late June and July I’ll have a lot more to write about!
May 2024
- 5/27/2024 – Not much new recently, but I have it on my list to get details on our Monticello, Montpelier and Highlands presidential tour. I’m not sure if it will happen before we leave for Missouri/Colorado, but it is coming!
- 5/10/2024 – It has been a few weeks since I’ve added any updates, but we’ve been busy! Also, finalizing plans for our Southern Colorado trip next month and purchased a used car, a 2017 Ford Expedition. The extra payload and towing capacity will allow us to upgrade from a pop up camper to a small SUV at some point. More to come!
April 2024
- 4/21/2024 – When I was researching this trip, I didn’t see a lot of information comparing the different historic trades. So I created a list of the Top 5 Best Historic Trades in Colonial Williamsburg!
- 4/16/2024 – I’ve added the Best Things to Do in Colonial Williamsburg, check it out!
- 4/7/2024 – Just got back from our Virginia trip and have posted our Williamsburg Virginia 1 Week Itinerary!
March 2024
- 3/24/2024 – Williamsburg trip coming up soon! Also, Jamestown, Yorktown, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and James Madison’s Montpelier.
- 3/20/2024 – Finally, I finished updating every national park page to add how long to stay in each national park!
- 3/10/2024 – Also, I know that I’m always trying out the best time to visit national parks. I made the page “Best Month to Visit Each US National Park“!
- 3/7/2024 – It has been a little while, but I just got back from skiing in Utah, so I updated my Best Ski Resorts for 2024-2025!
February 2024
- 2/24/2024 – I updated the Best Thing to Do in Big Bend and Big Bend Top 5 Hikes and Trails pages to update how long to stay. Also, what a fun trip through Texas and New Mexico!
- 2/23/2024 – We just visited Wright Patterson Air Force Base, so I created a page for all of the Best Things to Do in Dayton Ohio!
- 2/17/2024 – I’ve been wanting to get some more done on here, but we are finishing up basketball season with my daughter (I’m a coach) and add in skiing, taking the kids to indoor soccer, dance, girl scouts and of course, my work and I’ve been busy! I’ve been doing a little maintenance to things like the destinations page, but I’ll be adding new content soon!
- 2/9/2024 – I hit 100 google search visits! My most visited page is How Long to Stay at Each Park US National Park. Also, I’ve decided to updated each national park page with more information on how long to stay and started with Acadia!
January 2024
- 1/20/2024 – Also, I’ve included a page detailing Ohio’s 8 US National Park Service sites, the Best Ohio National Parks.
- 1/14/2024 – Today is the 1 year anniversary of 545Travel.com, it has been such a fun time documenting all these adventures!
- 1/13/2024 – Just got back from New York. My wife and my 15th anniversary is this year and we’re trying to decide between NYC or Key West.
- 1/7/2024 – More from our southeast Asia adventures, I’ve added a page for the Best Things to Do in Laos!
- 1/6/2024 – I’ve updated the International Page and created landing pages for Asia, Europe and Latin America.
- 1/2/2024 – I’ve added the Best Things to Do in Vietnam page featuring all the things we did while we visited there!
- 1/1/2024 – Happy New Year and I hope everyone has a wonderful and adventurous 2024! We are planning to go to Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown in April, then Missouri and Southern Colorado in June. Starting the planning for a Peru visit in 2025!
December 2023
- 12/25/2023 – Hope everyone had a great Christmas! I’ll be doing some more reorganization and created a single “destination” page including all travel destinations and itineraries. Additionally, I’ve been researching a trip to Peru for 2025!
- 12/15/2023 – Hi everyone, hope you are finishing up on a great 2023! I have just been coaching kids basketball and wrapping up the year. I’ll have a little time off between Christmas and New Years so I’m looking forward to having some more time do some writing.
- 12/9/2023 – I love travel and I love astronomy, so I made a page for the Best Travel Telescopes.
November 2023
- 11/23/2023 – I hope that everyone out there has a Happy Thanksgiving!!
- 11/21/2023 – I’ve added an article including how to visit and the Best Things to Do in Boquillas del Carmen Mexico.
- 11/17/2023 – Looking to travel with your furry friends? Fortunately, I’ve created a page detailing the Best Pet Friendly Hotels.
- 11/11/2023 – I have been more times than I can count, so of course I had to add a page for How to Spend 1 Day in the Smoky Mountains!
- 11/2/2023 – Also, one more “One Day” page, this one is what I would do with 1 day, How to Spend 1 Day in Acadia!
October 2023
- 10/29-2023 – It’s always good to have more time, but sometimes you just have one day. I added the page How to Spend 1 Day in Big Bend!
- 10/26/2023 – I updated the Best Things to Do in Louisville with details from our last vacation!
- 10/15/2023 – More international pages, I’ve added The Best Things to Do in Angkor Wat from our 2010 trip!
- 10/10/2023 – We had a great weekend in Louisville with my family and I’ll be updating that page soon. Also, I finished the How to Spend One Day in Cincinnati page, go check it out!
September 2023
- 9/23/2023 – I’ve been working on some more of the international entries and have included The Best Things to Do in Thailand!
- 9/15/2023 – More cleanup… I’ve been adding a main image to every page to give large visual introduction. Also, we have a Louisville trip coming up next month so that page will get updated. And the Colonial Williamsburg trip is on the schedule for Spring break 2024!
- 9/2/2023 – I’ve been working on giving all of the region pages an overhaul, adding pictures and more destinations. Also, just making things look a little nicer!
July 2023
- 7/31/23 – Next week is a trip to Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Ohio Penitentiary in Mansfield (film site of Shawshank Redemption). Review coming soon after!
- 7/22/23 – I’ve decided to start “How to Spend One Day (with kids)” series of articles. I’ve kicked it off with One Day in Quebec City!
- 7/18/23 – To celebrate 6 months of 545Travel.com, I wrote a 6 month update post detailing how I got here!
- 7/15/23 – I’ve published the Quebec City page and How To Spend 1 Day in Quebec City from our most recent vacation, check it out!
- 7/14/23 – Today is the 6 month anniversary of the beginning of the 545Travel website!!
- 7/13/23 – I’ve already started looking into vacations for 2024! We are spending a week in Branson, MO with my parents and I was thinking we could drive west and spend a week in Southern Colorado: Great Sand Dunes NP, Mesa Verde NP, Durango, Ouray, Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP and Colorado Springs.
- 7/12/23 – Updates to the White Mountains of New Hampshire page. Also, it includes Kancamagus Highway, the Flume Gorge and Mt Washington. We didn’t exactly know what to expect, but we really enjoyed it!
- 7/9/23 – I finished and posted the pages for Boston and Acadia. It is good to finally get some new info in North Atlantic region. Also, it is funny, I’ve talked to about a half dozen people at my work that went or are going to Acadia this year.
- 7/8/23 – Check out our 2 plus weeks in New England itinerary!
- 7/3/23 – It has been a few weeks, but we just got back from New England, Quebec and Niagara Falls. Updates coming soon!
June 2023
- 6/10/23 – I’ve added pages for Rome, Florence and Sorrento, Pompeii, Naples and the Amalfi Coast.
- 6/3/23 – Just a week and a half until our New England trip to Boston, Acadia, Quebec City, White Mountains and Niagara Falls!
- 6/1/23 – Itinerary added for 2 weeks in Paris and Italy, including Rome, Florence, Sorrento, Amalfi, Pompeii and Naples.
May 2023
- 5/16/23 – Itinerary added for 2 Days in New Orleans and 2 Weeks in Costa Rica.
- 5/13/23 – I added an article to keep track of all the trip itineraries.
- 5/10/23 – Another itinerary: 2 weeks in Alaska. Also, a new page for Louisville, Bernheim Forest and the Bourbon Trail.
- 5/1/23 – I’ve been working on adding itineraries: 2 Days in Death Valley, 10 days on the Big Island, 2 weeks in Texas and New Mexico.
April 2023
- 4/22/23 – I published the Chicago page. Definitely, I’m getting the mid-west filled in!
- 4/21/23 – Published the page for Southern Indiana, Holiday World, Lincoln’s Boyhood Memorial and Owensboro KY.
- 4/20/23 – Finally, I was able to post the page for Kentucky’s Maysville, Red River Gorge, and Natural Bridge.
- 4/14/23 – Additionally, I added the page for Columbus, COSI and The Wilds.
- 4/12/23 – New page added for Channel Islands National Park and Hearst Castle, Monterrey and the 17 Mile Drive.
- 4/9/23 – I added the page for San Francisco. Definitely, stay tuned, it’s California week so more to come.
- 4/8/23 – I added a page for California wine country, Napa and Sonoma. Also, more California updates will be coming soon!
- 4/5/23 – Updates posted for Destin and and update on how long to spend in each national park.
March 2023
- 3/21/23 – Also, I posted my hometown Cincinnati (zoo, downtown, Kings Island) and Northern Ohio (Cleveland, Cedar Point, Port Clinton)
- 3/19/23 – I published the pages for Myrtle Beach, Mammoth Cave, Chincoteague, and Lake Michigan
February 2023
- 2/25/23 – I added the Disney World page. Also, you know that your kids want to go!
- 2/17/23 – I added the Paris page. Additionally, I’ve visited Paris 3 times and I loved it every time!
- 2/15/23 – The first international destination page, Costa Rica, has been added. Also, it is a bit special being our honeymoon trip!
- 2/12/23 – I added the Death Valley and Las Vegas pages after our recent travels. Spoiler: Death Valley thumbs up and Las Vegas thumbs down.
January 2023
- 1/28/23 – Additionally, the Denali and Wrangell St Elias pages for Alaska, have been published.
- 1/27/23 – I included the article, “How far should I drive?”, to help you determine your driving distances per day.
- 1/25/23 – The Washington DC page has been published. Primarily, this is the summer of 2017.
- 1/21/23 – The Joshua Tree NP page has been uploaded. Also, this was our kids first RV trip back in 2014.
- 1/19/23 – The Great Smoky Mountains NP page is now active. Additionally, it is a collection from a dozen different visits over the years.
- 1/18/23 – I added the article The 50 State Challenge. Also, how many states have you visited?
- 1/17/23 – Also, I added pages updated for Big Bend, The Big Island, Maui and Oahu. However, both of our Hawaii trips were so much fun.
- 1/17/23 – A link to the US National Park Service.