Places Slept 2025

 The year started a bit slower but certainly picked up pace at the end. Theres also always a few handfuls of Des Moines overnights I don't count here just because there are so many it kind of takes over. 

2/13-2/14- Minneapolis, MN

3/12- Minneapolis, MN (Disney)

3/13-20- Lake Buena Vista, FL (Disney)

6/25- Minneapolis, MN 

6/26-6/28- Las Vegas, NV

8/15- Minneapolis, MN (NFG/JEW/Offspring)

8/19- Minneapolis, MN (ThreeOhThree/Bowling for Soup/Simple Plan)

9/27- Chicago, IL (Rise Against/Papa Roach)

10/13- plane over Atlantic to Doha

10/14- Doha, Qatar

10/15-10/16- Kathmandu, Nepal

10/17- Phakding, Nepal

10/18- Namche Bazar, Nepal

10/19- Hotel Everest View, Nepal

10/20- Tengbuche, Nepal

10/21-10/22- Dingboche, Nepal

10/23- Lobuche, Nepal

10/24- Gorakshep, Nepal

10/25-10/26- Kathmandu, Nepal

10/27- Doha, Qatar

Places Slept 2024

2/9-2/10- St Louis Park, MN 

3/6- Bloomington, MN

3/7-3/14- Lake Buena Vista, FL

5/18-5/20- New York City, NY

6/29-6/30- Chicago, IL

8/13- Miami, FL 

8/14-18- Havana, Cuba

9/24- Minneapolis, MN 

10/18- Chicago, IL 

11/14- Grand Island, NE

11/15- Denver, CO 

12/11- Minneapolis, MN 

12/12-12/15- Boston, MA

Places Slept 2023

3/8- Bloomington, MN (Disney)

3/9-16- Lake Buena Vista, FL (Disney)

4/28-4/29- Minneapolis, MN (birthday)

6/22-6/23- St Louis Park, MN (birthday)

7/7- McHenry, IL (Savage)

8/16- Denver, CO

8/17-19- Copper Mountain, CO

8/27- Minneapolis, MN (NFG/AllAmerican)

10/19- Minneapolis, MN (Brett Goldstein)

11/9- Minneapolis, MN (Trevor Noah)

11/10- flying from NYC to Buenos Aires

11/11- Ushuaia, Argentina

11/12-20- boat in Antarctica

11/21- Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

11/22- flying to Miami from Buenos Aires

12/10- St Louis Park (Pete Davidson)

Places Slept 2021

Places Slept 2021. Not counting the happy nights at home with the kitties and somewhat frequent visits to the Des Moines kitties.

3/26- St Louis Park, MN 

6/19- Geneva, IL 

7/23- McHenry, IL 

10/26- plane

10/27-28- Selfoss, Iceland

10/29-30- Myvatn, Iceland

10/31- Siglufjordur, Iceland

11/1-2- Husafell, Iceland

11/3-4- Reykjavik, Iceland

12/16- Lake Buena Vista, FL 

12/17-18- Sebring, FL 

12/19- Lake Buena Vista, FL

Places Slept 2020 (Where nearly all the travel happened before March ended...)

1/24- Cedar Rapids, IA

1/25- Fort Lauderdale, FL

1/26- Outside Fort Lauderdale

1/27- Outside Nassau, Bahamas

1/28- At sea

1/29- Outside Cozumel, Mexico

1/30- Outside Costa Maya, Mexico

1/31- At sea

2/1- Outside Fort Lauderdale, FL

2/14-2/15- St Louis Park, MN

3/11- Bloomington, MN

3/12-19 -  Lake Buena Vista, FL

8/7- North Platte, NE 

8/8-12- Copper Mountain, CO

2019 Places Slept.

2019 and the Adventurous (or not so much) Places I Slept.
      -Discounting Cedar Falls home, and the 19 evenings in Des Moines.

2/5-2/6- New York City, NY
3/13- Bloomington, MN
3/14-21-Lake Buena Vista, FL
5/24-5/25- St Louis Park, MN
7/11- Fort Morgan, CO
7/12- Colorado Springs, CO
7/13- North Platte, NE
7/26- Antioch, IL
10/5- Peoria, IL
10/19-10/22 Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
10/23-10/24 Pemuteran, Bali, Indonesia
10/25- Sinur, Bali, Indonesia
11/1- St Louis, MO
11/15-11/16- Chicago, IL

Places Slept 2018

It's been a year. Not too much travel this year. Here's hoping 2019 brings a longer list.

2/17- Denver, CO
2/18- Edwards, CO
2/19- Kearney, NE
3/7- Bloomington, MN
3/8-3/14- Lake Buena Vista, FL
3/19-3/20- Lone Tree, CO
5/12-Leawood, KS
5/18- Rockford, IL
7/6-7/7- Kansas City, KS
7/28- McHenry, MN
8/8-8/10- New York City, NY
8/11- South Londonderry, VT
8/12-8/15- Boston, MA
8/16- Avon, OH
12/6-8- Chicago, IL

Places Slept 2017.

Live: Cedar Falls, IA
Might as well live in, with 32 overnights: West Des Moines, IA

2/10-2/11- Chicago, IL
3/9- Bloomington, MN
3/10-3/17- Lake Buena Vista, FL
5/6- St Louis Park, MN
5/26-28- Denver, CO
6/16-6/17 Chicago, IL
7/13-7/14- St Louis Park, MN
7/28-McHenry, IL
7/29-Alsip, IL
9/29-9/30- St Louis Park, MN
10/27-10/30-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
10/31-11/1-Phnom Penh, Cambodia
11/2-11/4-Siem Reap, Cambodia
11/5-11/6-Bangkok, Thailand
11/7-Rafthouse Kanchanaburi, Thailand
11/8-Kanchanaburi, Thailand
11/9-Ayutthaya, Thailand
11/10-Overnight train to Chiang Mai
11/11-Chiang Mai, Thailand
11/12-11/14-Phuket, Thailand
12/15-16-Chicago, IL

Places Slept 2016

Not counting the random countless nights in West Des Moines.

Living in: Cedar Falls, IA
3/10: Bloomington, MN (spring break)
3/11-3/18: Lake Buena Vista, FL (spring break)
4/14-4/17: New York City, NY (spartan)
4/29: Topeka, KS (battlefrog/warrior dash)
5/20: Hudson, WI (battlefrog)
6/24: Red Wing, MN (spartan)
7/15: West Des Moines, IA (CTG)
7/21: West Des Moines, IA (Andrew McMahon)
7/29: Spring Grove, IL (Savage)
8/6: Denver, CO
8/7-10: Copper Mountain, CO
8/20: Edina, MN (Ninjas United)
8/31: Joliet, IL (Rugged Maniac)
9/3: Chicago, IL (concert)
9/16: Oregonia, OH (MGG)
10/13-10/15: Blue Mountains, ON, CA (OCRWC)
10/16-10/17: Toronto, ON, CA (OCRWC)
11/10-11/13: NYC, New York

Places Slept 2015

It's been a long time since I posted here. Not once in the year 2015. Not even the Places Slept in 2014. I feel like it's just past its prime. Sorry blogger. But yet some part of me is nostalgic. So I'll at least post my Places Slept in 2015.

Cedar Falls, IA

12/30-1/2: West Des Moines, IA

1/14: West Des Moines, IA

1/31: New Brighton, MN

2/13- West Des Moines, IA

2/14- Minneapolis, MN

3/12- Bloomington, MN

3/13-3/20- Lake Buena Vista

4/25-4/26- Creve Coeur, MO

5/7- West Des Moines, IA

5/8- Burnett, TX 

5/9- Austin, TX 

5/10- West Des Moines, IA

5/24- Minneapolis, MN 

5/28- Champaigne, IL 

5/29- Zanesville, OH 

5/30- Hammond, IN 

6/11- Kearney, NE 

6/12- Breckinridge, CO 

6/13- Oogalala, NE 

6/26- Red Wing, MN 

7/7- West Des Moines, IA

7/8-7/11- New York City, NY

7/12- West Des Moines, IA

8/14- Peru, IL 

8/15- Chicago, IL

8/23-24- West Des Moines, IA 

8/28-29- West Des Moines, IA 

9/26- West Des Moines, IA

9/29-30- West Des Moines, IA 

10/2-West Des Moines, IA

10/10- Minneapolis, MN 

10/26- West Des Moines, IA

10/30-10/31-  West Des Moines, IA

11/5- West Des Moines, IA

11/6-11/8- Boston, MA 

11/9-11/12- Las Vegas, NV

11/13-  West Des Moines, IA

11/27-  West Des Moines, IA

12/23-  West Des Moines, IA

12/31-  West Des Moines, IA

Places Slept 2013

Kind of a slow year. Not that that's a bad thing. Just different than normal.

Cedar Falls, IA
2/8-2/9-West Des Moines, IA
3/14-Bedford Park, IL
3/15-3/22- Buena Vista, FL
5/18-Chesterfield, MO
5/24-5/25-Edina, MN
6/15-West Des Moines, IA
7/2-Ogallala, NE
7/3- 7/6 Copper Mountain, CO
7/7- North Platte, NE
8/2-8/16- West Des Moines, IA
9/13- St. Louis, MO
10/5-10/6- Bloomington, MN
10/25-West Des Moines, IA
10/26-Mount Washington, MA
10/27-10/28 Montreal, Canada
10/29- NYC, NY
11/15-West Des Moines, IA
12/20-West Des Moines, IA

Places Slept 2012.

Continuing tradition since 2008 (2009, 2010, 2011). Travel is such a huge part of our life, that this post is one of my favorite's all year. And this year is definitely not slacking.


Cedar Falls, IA
3/8-Chicago, IL
3/9-3/16-Buena Vista, FL
4/13-Bloomington, MN
5/10-over the Atlantic
5/11-13- Cairo, Egypt
5/14-15-onboard Nile Cruise @Luxor, Egypt
5/16-onboard Nile Cruise @ Kom Obo, Egypt
5/17-onboard Nile Cruise @ Aswan, Egypt
5/18-5/19- Cairo, Egypt
5/20- Amman, Jordan
5/21-5/22- Wadi Musa, Jordan
5/23- Flying from the Middle East to Europe
6/13- Lincoln, NE
6/14-5/16- Snowmass Village, CO
6/17- Denver, CO
7/6-7/20 -West Des Moines, IA
8/1-West Des Moines
8/2-8/4- Somerville, MA
8/5- Brookline, MA
8/6- Cambridge, MA
8/24- Chicago, IL
10/12-10/13- Coralville, IA
10/31 -West Des Moines, IA
12/12-West Des Moines, IA
12/13-16-Austin, TX
12/17-West Des Moines, IA

Places Slept: 2011.

I'm a few days later than normal in posting, but seeing as though I still keep writing my dates with 2011, my head must still be back in last year. It wasn't a bad year, that's for sure. Especially for travel, we did quite a bit, I think enough that it just kind of tapered off. Probably due more to jobs than anything, but also in preparation for 2012 travels. It will be another big one! Now watch, I say that, and I'll end up staying home every weekend. Where did you go this year? Best place? Worst place?

2010
2009
2008

Home: Cedar Falls, IA
2/22: St Louis, MO
3/10: Moline, IL
3/11-3/18: Buena Vista, FL (Disney)
6/10: West Des Moines, IA
6/23: Cedar Rapids, IA
6/24: Over the Atlantic enroute to London
6/25: Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
6/26-29, Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Africa
6/30: Flamingo Hill Camp in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, Africa
7/1: Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
7/2: Over the Atlantic enroute to London
7/22: La Vista, NE
7/23-29: Copper Mountain, CO
8/18: Minneapolis, MN
8/19-20: Fargo, ND
8/30: Kent, OH
8/31-9/2: Boston, MA
9/3-Plymouth, MA
9/4-Boston, MA
9/5-Maumee, OH
12/11: Chicago, IL

Places Slept.

Just like 2009 and 2008, I kept a list of all the locations I spent the night. It's interesting to remember the year in hotels or couches or even the backseats of vans....Although something tells me, 2011 won't be QUITE as dramatic as 2010.

Home: Cedar Falls, IA
2/20: Schaumburg, IL
3/12: Moline, IL
3/13-3/20: Buena Vista, FL (Disney)
3/26: St Louis, MO
3/27: Kansas City, MO
4/6: On Board above Pacific
4/8-4/10: Auckland City, North Island, NZ
4/11: Whangarei, North Island, NZ
4/12: Mount Maunganui, North Island, NZ
4/13: Palmerston North, North Island, NZ
4/14-4/15: Wellington, North Island, NZ
4/16: Christchurch, South Island, NZ
4/17: Dunedin, South Island, NZ
4/18: Te Anau, South Island, NZ
4/19: Wanaka, South Island, NZ
4/20: Westport, South Island, NZ
4/21: Picton, South Island, NZ
4/22: Napier, North Island, NZ
4/23: Rotorua, North Island, NZ
4/24-4/25: Hamilton, North Island, NZ
4/26: Takapuna, North Island, NZ
4/27-5/3: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
5/4-5/6: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5/7-5/9: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
5/10-5/11: Uluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory, Australia
5/12-5/15: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
5/16: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
5/17: On Board above Pacific
7/16: West Des Moines, IA
8/1: Bloomington, MN
8/12-8/15: Boston, MA
8/19-8/23: San Francisco, CA
10/2: St Paul, MN
12/12-14: Boston, MA