Category: Sheila projects
For a nice half-day or day trip, here are three Texas state parks near Austin TX that are easy to get to and have lots of trails (including easy …
In the latest development under “knowledge is power,” we are seeing a resurgence in people looking for good travel advisors or travel consultants (the newest names for travel agents.) …
Georgetown TX says it has “the most beautiful town square in Texas,” and I’m not going to argue. It is anchored by the Williamson County courthouse, well-preserved historic buildings …
(First in a series about geocaching as a beginner.) Here is geocaching in a nutshell – you use an app on your phone to hunt little hidden containers. When …
We thought we were mostly done with it. We thought that with three different COVID vaccines available in the U.S. for free, we would get mass “shots in arms” …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) One of Austin’s most well-known delights is the spring-fed Barton Springs …
I first heard of the town of Port Gibson, Mississippi while exploring the nearby Sunken Trace, which is part of the centuries-old footpath and wagon road from Nashville, Tennessee …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) As author Thomas Wolfe said, “You can’t go home again,” …
There’s nothing like a road trip on a beautiful day to clear your head. Whether you’re watching bucolic scenery go by, or hopping in and out of the car …
The legendary David Cohn quote about the Mississippi Delta is that it, “Starts in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg,” …
The only place that matches my husband’s excellent pecan waffles is the U.S. Southern diner chain called, not surprisingly, Waffle House. The entertainment value there is often unmatched, especially …
If you’ve ever gone back through your photo archives and said, “I totally forgot about seeing that place,” or even, “I totally forgot I even went there!” then come …
