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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,...