Married &mildly lost
We are Stacy and Tony. We take road trips, climb things we probably shouldn't, and review the hotels, diners and trails we find on the way. Honestly. Sometimes painfully.
Read the journalWhat this is
We take thescenic route. Usuallyby accident.
This is where we write it all down: the weekend getaways that worked, the small towns worth the detour, the trail that nearly ended us, and the hotel we would happily pay to leave. No press trips pretending to be opinions.
The journal
Fresh from the road
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How we review a hotel, a trail and a diner
We do not give stars. A number tells you nothing about whether a motel is fine for one night or a disaster for a week, so we describe the thing itself and tell you who it suits. The four steps1. We go. One of us or both of us, in person. Nothing gets reviewed from a website. 2. We pay, unless the post says otherwise near the top, in plain words. 3. We take notes on the day: the room, the meal, the trail, the gear. 4. We write up the good bit and the awkward bit in the same post. What we look...
Hello from two people who are mildly lost
We are Stacy and Tony. We are married, we have a car with a lot of miles on it, and we are almost never exactly where the map says we should be. This blog is where we put the trips: road trips with too many stops, hikes we picked off a trail sign, weekend getaways that need two nights and one bag, and small towns we found by taking the long way. What you will find here* Trip write-ups: what we did, what it cost us in time, and whether we would do it again. * Honest reviews of hotels,...
What we mean by mildly lost
There are two kinds of lost. One involves a closed road, a dying phone and a conversation nobody enjoys. The other kind is the one we mean: you took the wrong exit on purpose, or by accident, and the road turned out to be better than the plan. Mildly lost is the state we aim for on a road trip. Still fed, still on the right side of the county, and no longer certain of the next town's name. How we get there* Pick a direction, not an itinerary. * Stop at the sign that says something we cannot...
Where we go
Four kinds of detour
Most of our trips start with a rough direction and a refusal to check the map properly. These are the four we keep coming back to.
The reviews
Honest, even when it is awkward
We pay for what we review, we write it up the same week, and we tell you the bit the brochure left out. Five things get the full treatment.
Who we are
Two people, one map, no real plan
Stacy plans the route. Tony drives past the turn. Between us we have hiked more trails than we can name, slept in more budget motels than we should admit, and eaten pie in at least one town with a single stoplight.
We are not travel experts and we do not pretend to be. We are two married people who go, then come back and tell you exactly what it was like.
If we wouldnot go back,we say so.
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Read a few, then go get slightly lost
The journal is where the trips live. The reviews are where the receipts are. Either way, bring snacks.