When we started the stadium tour, we joked that Houston was likely going to be one of the last places we went. No offense to Houston, but it’s not exactly a top vacation destination. Yet, Houston has one very important attribute that made it incredibly attractive for four Midwesterners – it’s warm. 2015 was an …
To learn more about the history of the Stadium Tour, read this. Our third stadium tour took us to the StubHub Center (now the Dignity Health Sports Park), home of the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA (at that time). Our trip was scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend in 2014, the year of the World Cup …
The 2019 Major League Soccer schedule is going to be announced shortly, which means that planning for the 8th Annual Stadium Tour is underway! I’ve talked about the history of the stadium tour before (or read this for an overview of where we’ve been), but I don’t think I’ve ever really talked about my Sis …
This year’s stadium tour took us to Orlando to see Orlando City SC play the Houston Dynamo. We made a long vacation out of the stadium tour, starting in Tampa for the baseball game, then spending the week at the Orlando theme parks, and ending with the Orlando City game. For the first time, we …
Stadium Tour #2 was a bit more local – Kansas City. Hubby and I flew, but Sis and BIL drove. They had both been to games in Kansas City before, but never to Sporting Park (or Children’s Mercy Park as it is now known), and we were looking forward to the atmosphere of a Sporting …
The next stop on our first stadium tour was to head south to see the Portland Timbers. We had heard the fan culture in Portland was just as passionate as Seattle, so we were eager to compare. In fact, we had to buy tickets the day they came out because they sell out games so …
To learn more about how the MLS Stadium Tour came to be, read more here. Our first stadium tour was a two-fer for soccer: Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers. We figured if we were spending the money on plane tickets to the Pacific Northwest, we may as well get our money’s worth! We tried to …
As I’ve mentioned before, Hubby, my youngest sister (Sis), and her husband (my BIL) began the official “Stadium Tour” in 2012. Hubby and I have been to stadiums on our own (like Dallas), and Sis and BIL have been to games on their own. We’ve also been to stadiums and matches together that are not …
A few years ago, my husband and I decided that we wanted to visit all the MLB stadiums. Many people have written blogs, articles, and even books about planning a MLB stadium trip and the experience of road tripping. Authors have developed various rating systems to rank the ball parks in an effort to determine …
When we found out we were moving to Italy, Hubby and I started a list of places we wanted to visit while we were here. My list includes places with personal connections (e.g., Berlin to see my cousin) and touristy places that I haven’t seen yet (e.g., Rome). Hubby’s list primarily revolves around soccer (e.g., …