Category: Sheila projects
I vividly remember an anecdote from S.C. Gwynne’s gripping book Empire of the Summer Moon about Quanah Parker and the Comanche, the “Lords of the Plains” – they were …
What sorts of places are real travel surprises for you? Which ones make you sit up and start waving your hands excitedly as you tell someone why they HAVE …
So, what is Waco Texas known for, if you ask a random person on the street or Google the question yourself? Is it the city’s buzzy entrepreneurial scene, with …
When you Google around looking for travel inspiration, do you find it frustrating to wade through some of the low-quality or spammy results? Try mixing up your Google searches …
Language, food, and music are just as much a part of historic preservation as buildings and parks. I’m such a fan of preservationists and the important work they do, …
“We were always here.” In the 1400’s, around 18 million humans were already living in what is today the United States, before Europeans arrived. By 1800, Native numbers were …
Is it worth it to drive 30 minutes out of your way to enjoy exactly what you want in a travel experience? You bet it is. Despite all the …
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” …
