ABOUT FOLLOW THE PIPER
Follow the Piper wants to motivate you to pack more travel into your life. You don’t need to get on a plane to travel. Instead, we’ll inspire you to get off the couch and see the world, near or far. Be a tourist in your own town. Go to that new restaurant. Explore the museum you’ve passed every day for years and never visited. Make a day trip on Saturday or go away for the weekend. You don’t need a whole week or two to travel. You don’t need to travel full-time to experience the world.
While we want to motivate you to plan your next adventure in Michigan or the Midwest, occasionally you’ll find articles farther afield. So, first, we help you decide where to go, with whom, what to eat, and which activities to pursue. Then, we help you determine why and how to get there cost-effectively.
Our founder and writer, Amy Piper, is a published author and regular contributor to multiple travel outlets. Amy says, “There’s regular travel for weekend trips with my husband and multi-generational trips with the entire family, including my daughter and granddaughters. While my husband and I retired from our day jobs, we can help you plan how to spend your limited vacations and holidays. Wherever I am, I focus on planning Flights. Food. Family Fun!”
Follow the Piper isn’t a budget travel site; however, no one wants to spend more money than necessary. Save money wherever you can without compromising the experience. Get the best value for the money. We want you to be able to do the same, which is why we share our travel tips to help you explore the world within your budget.
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And tomorrow, the adventure continues! Follow the Piper!
MEET THE AUTHOR
Amy Piper is a freelance travel writer, blogger, photographer, and author specializing in luxury and multi-generational travel. She is a native Michigander who travels through the lens of a food lover and has been to 41 countries and 45 states.
From getting chased by bomb sniffing dogs in the middle of the night in Bogotá to being refused boarding her plane from Buenos Aires to Paraguay due to the wrong visa, Amy always has an exciting adventure to tell her readers and community of travel enthusiasts.
In 2022, Amy was recognized as the Greater Lansing Certified Tourism Ambassador Star of the Year and she is a published author of two best-selling travel books on Amazon.
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If you love travel, road trips, and finding all the hidden gems along the way, check out my published work: Midwest Road Trip Adventures, 100 Things to Do in Lansing Before You Die, and Secret Michigan.
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Piper has always had a home in Lansing, Michigan, so she can show you how to love Lansing like a local. When she’s out for the weekend, you can find her discovering Michigan and the Midwest. She specializes in travel and stories through a food lens – restaurants, ingredients, and festivals.
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While Piper is a lifelong Michigander, she’s had adventures worldwide. Bomb-sniffing dogs chased her in the middle of the night in Bogota (working late), gate agents refused her boarding to Paraguay (wrong visa), and US Marshals announced her seat number on a plane while looking for a murder suspect (she’d traded seats). It’s always an adventure! She even finds exciting activities in her home state of Michigan, where she lives in Lansing with her husband, Ross Dingman, her daughter, Alexis, and two granddaughters.