u/MorganAtSuper

As a Columbus local who also loves Twenty One Pilots, I figured it's my duty to help out The Clique. They just announced their biggest US headline show ever at Ohio Stadium on October 17th. If you are coming in from out of town, I got you covered on everything you need!

First things first, the hotel. Downtown Columbus is where most of the hotels in the area are. You're pretty walkable to everything you need during the day and close enough to the stadium when it is time to go. I saw a ton of people in the Columbus subreddit asking where to find cheap hotels for the show so I figured I would help out.

I work at Super.com (so I am obviously biased), but the Holiday Inn Columbus Downtown Capitol Square is showing $285 on their own website for the 17th and $135 on Super.com. Definitely worth checking out before prices go up even more, surge pricing is going to be heavy on these. In the area, hotels for that night are ranging from $135 to $400 depending on your budget. Bonus, if you have a Super+ membership you get 10% back in credits on your next stay, which for me is going straight toward my next concert trip to Pittsburgh for DJO. Finally was able to snag tickets to his newest shows!

Start your morning in the Short North. For breakfast, go to Rooh. I know what you are thinking, Morgan that is an Indian restaurant. I know. Just trust me. They expanded their hours and menu and the breakfast is absolutely delicious. Everything is made in house and if you are gluten free like me, they have so many options including an egg sandwich on the best gluten free bun I have ever had in my life. The coffee and drinks are stunning. They have your go to morning cocktails but I got the Jaggery Brown Sugar Sea Salt and added the Ube Rice Pudding Cold Foam. So creamy and so good.

For lunch, Brassica. A Columbus original, Mediterranean chipotle style, healthy, filling, and genuinely so delicious. Their falafel is the best I have ever had, no joke. The line can get long around lunch so give yourself plenty of time.

In between, the Short North has so much going on. Stop into The Aroma Labs and make yourself a custom scent. Pop into Prologue Books, a small independently owned bookstore who just moved into their new space and did such a lovely job with it. Great selection of books, games, puzzles, and more. Then head next door to Wine on High for a wine flight. Be careful not to overdo it, I speak from experience lol. Big Fun is a must if you have any nostalgia at all, old school action figures, gaming items, Legos, and toys you have not seen since you were 6. And honestly just walking around Goodale Park in the fall around the fountain is one of my favorite things. October in Columbus is beautiful.

Getting to the stadium is where it gets tricky. Walking is an option but not my favorite. Uber is solid but expect it to be busy, slow, and expensive with all the traffic. Scooters are literally everywhere in Columbus and could actually be a great call, they have standing ones and sitting ones. Just be safe and vigilant and whatever you do, do not ride them on the brick roads. You will regret it.

My actual recommendation: Uber to somewhere close to the stadium but not all the way there. Drop off around Neil Ave, somewhere like Adriatico's New York Style Pizza. You will avoid the worst of the traffic on High Street and the highway exit, and from there it is about a 12 minute walk to the stadium. Very doable in October.

Anyone else going? Was able to snag tickets and this will be my first time seeing them. I am so excited!

TLDR: Downtown Columbus is your best base. Check Super.com for deals on hotels for the night of the 17th. Breakfast at Rooh, lunch at Brassica, Short North for everything in between. Uber to Neil Ave near Adriatico's and walk the last 12 minutes to avoid traffic.

This is the travel debate I have with myself every single time I plan a trip.

All-inclusive sounds like the obvious budget move but you’re paying for meals you might skip, drinks you might not finish, and a resort you’ll feel pressure to stay on because you already paid for everything there. I am all about getting my money’s worth. If I bought a ticket to an amusement park for $80 and only stayed three hours, that's almost $27 an hour when you look at the full picture. All-inclusive works the same way. If you’re not using everything included you’re just paying for the idea of it.

Booking separately requires a bit more thought. If you’re eating out every meal without a plan you’ll spend more. But you’re also eating at genuinely good restaurants instead of resort buffets. And when it comes to food, I like to do heavy research into what’s truly a hidden gem and has great reviews.

I think it depends on how much brain power you’re wanting to use and your pickiness level. If you’re open to any experience and looking for an easy, laid back trip without a lot of thought since everything is there for you, go all-inclusive. If you’re a bit more particular (like myself) booking separately is the way to go. It takes more thought but you know every single detail is something you’ll enjoy and you don’t feel like you’ve wasted your money.

So Super+ members now get 15% off Viator tours and activities, applied automatically at checkout. No extra sign-up or anything. I found out right as my boyfriend and I were starting to plan a trip to Torch Lake this summer which was honestly perfect timing.

Traverse City is about 30 minutes from Torch Lake and we have been thinking about doing a wine tour but wasn’t sure where to start. Found a 5-hour tour through Viator hitting four wineries including Mari Vineyards and Chateau Chantal. It’s rated 4.9 across almost 2,400 reviews. (Someone else driving while we do five hours of wine tasting? Say less.)

Honestly I have always been a little nervous about paid tours. Not sure why, probably because I’ve never done one. But knowing it is fully backed by Super.com, and that there is a full refund if you cancel up to 24 hours in advance, made it feel a lot less risky to commit to. It just takes a lot of the anxiety out of it.

With the 15% Super+ discount at checkout it takes a real chunk off something we were already planning to book anyway. And honestly this is so much better than trying to coordinate a rideshare, waiting to get picked up, worrying about surge pricing on the way back. Someone handles all of that and we just show up. Can’t wait to just show up, drink delicious wine, and let someone else handle the logistics.

Did you know about the new activities booking? Got anything on the radar or already in the books? Take a look and let me know what catches your eye so I can make note on what to try out next!

I helped some friends move to Austin earlier in April. 22 plus hours of driving, two cars, a moving truck, and with moving expenses already adding up we wanted somewhere cheap but nice to crash halfway through.

We booked through Super.com, which okay yes I work here, but $57 for two full beds in Downtown Memphis? Split four ways, that's basically nothing. Clean room, free parking lot big enough for everything we were hauling, coin laundry on site, hot shower. Ordered food to the room. At a hotel half the time they can’t come to your door so you’re dragging yourself down to the lobby, or they can come in but can’t figure out the layout and you’re just sitting there waiting. Motel room numbers being right at the door, this was way easier.

Slept great and was back on the road by 7am. Motels are good beyond road trips too. Visiting a city and planning to eat out the whole time? A motel is just a cheap place to rest your head at night while you enjoy everything else. You’re not paying for amenities you’re never going to use.