Tag: Texas
The 74-mile stretch of U.S. Route 90 from Van Horn to Marfa, Texas, didn’t seem unusual at first. For the first half hour, we drove through an almost-unchanging landscape …
Whenever friends visit the Austin area, they ask me for tips on where to go. Unfortunately, I’m often a rather useless source of information because I live about twenty …
I’m flattered when people ask me for travel advice – “I’m going to so-and-so place for the first time; what should I see?” – but often as not, they …
Winter: it is s time when cities may seem lively against winter’s early dark. That same early winter dark may bring deep quiet to places away from city lights. …
Kerry Dexter
October 23, 2023
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As autumn begins to turn to winter, as days grow shorter and nights become longer in the northern hemisphere. it is the time of Halloween, of Samhain, a time …
How often do you visit your state or provincial parks? National parks get a lot of attention and fame – deservedly so – but don’t miss the chance …
Even though I am not much of a morning person, one of the things I most enjoy on a trip is finding a terrific local breakfast place. It’s been …
There is something about a city that is on the water. Hong Kong without its harbor? Chicago without the visual drama of Lake Michigan or the Chicago River? Pittsburgh …
The city of Houston is a hard place to appreciate. It sprawls over 600 miles around southeast Texas, the weather is usually hot and muggy, and the lack of …
The guide does give you a warning before doing it, and an explanation of why they want you to experience the absolute silence and darkness of The Cistern. Still, …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) The cheesemonger said, “You may taste some fruitiness; some people …
Icons at the Airport is a series of occasional posts about items at airports that connect an arriving traveler with the town or city and its personality. On July …