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My seven-state road trip has come to an end, but I'm guessing there are loads of American families who are still planning their vacations this summer. If you're one of them, consider the Country Inns & Suites By Carlson Sizzling Summer Savings promotion, [Read more]

Day 6, 1K Country Adventure: Oklahoma to Texas

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Who knew Oklahoma held such appeal? I sure didn’t! From a museum to a vibrant downtown to a nifty recreation site, we found three sightseeing spots that this family would be happy to return to on another road-trip vacation. Our first Suite Stop this [Read more]

Day 5, 1K Country Adventure: Kansas City to Oklahoma City

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Before launching into the recap of today's high-mileage day, you must watch this clip of the news coverage the 1K Country Adventure received from a local station in St. Louis. Don't blink; you might miss it. Today was actually a great day, even though we [Read more]

Day 4, 1K Country Adventure: St. Louis to Kansas City

Space-like pod takes us up to the top of the Arch.

Yesterday, my daughter lost her tooth while in the backseat of our Ford Flex. She asked, "Where are we? What state are we in?" Reminiscent of that movie poking fun at fast-paced European bus tours, If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium, this whirlwind trip has [Read more]

Day 2, 1K Country Adventure: Wisconsin to Illinois

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The second day of our multi-state road trip was slightly slower paced than yesterday – only in that we had fewer Suite Stops to complete; it was still very, very full of activity and driving. But it was a good thing we didn't have to hit so many stops, since [Read more]

Where Will the 1K Country Adventure End? Guess & Win!

I'm in the midst of a multi-state road trip with my family. We have no idea where we're going each day, and we really don't know where we'll end up at the end of the week. Do you? If you want to hazard a guess regarding where we'll end our "mystery road [Read more]

Day 1, 1K Country Adventure: Minnesota to Wisconsin

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Whew, what a day -- our official start to our 1K Country Adventure! We "only" covered about 300 miles by car, but I feel like we got a nice glimpse of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and the lovely rolling hills and green farmland of northwest and central [Read more]

Day 0, 1K Country Adventure: Bloomington, MN

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The eagle has landed! We arrived in Minneapolis-St. Paul (via ASE and DEN) early this afternoon after one of the smoothest travel days I can remember. Flights on time... just a little turbulence... kids well behaved. All the ingredients for an easy flying [Read more]