TRAVEL
One Enchanted Evening
I am enchanted by night sounds. I am aware of ambient noise always, but in my day-to-day life the buzz…
Daytripper: Grapevine
If you’ve ever visited Grapevine in December, then you know why it’s called the Christmas Capital of Texas.” However, year-round…
Helotes High
The waiter gave me a puzzled look when I asked that my chalupas be made with whole beans instead of…
Sunshine and Shipwrecks
Padre Island, the longest barrier island in the world, embodies some of the state’s most pleasurable assets, entertaining Texans with…
Hello Beach!
After years of visiting Texas beaches whenever I could, this spring I made the leap and moved my family to…
Reflections on Glass
On my last day of a weeklong stay in Port Aransas, I set off to find a souvenir to remind…
Get Captivated
While nothing matches meeting a wild sea turtle on a beach or in the ocean, coming face-to-face with one in…
Simply Palacios
An old, unlikely legend holds that Spanish sailors shipwrecked in Matagorda Bay saw a mirage of three sparkling palaces on…
The Road to Tradition
I know the goal of many travelers is to never visit the same place twice. It’s a big world and…
Grains of Inspiration
On a spring day, Lucinda Wierenga—better known on South Padre Island as “Sandy Feet”—puts the finishing touches on a multi-turreted…
Reptilian Grace
Texans love sea turtles, and sea turtles love Texas. Five species—green, loggerhead, hawksbill, leatherback, and Kemp’s ridley—have nested along our…
Daytripper: Port Lavaca
Port Lavaca lies on a stretch of the Texas coast between Galveston and Corpus Christi that often gets overlooked by…