Texas

The World Birding Center may sound like a single place but, in fact, it is a series of nine locations ...
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It was a while coming but I finally got to go on the Port of Brownsville Fiesta Cruise with Osprey ...
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The border town of Nuevo Progreso, Mexico, honors tourists twice each year. Why? Simply put, tourists are essential to the ...
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I had planned to make an alpaca ranch in Mathis, TX, the last stop on last year's fall RV trip ...
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Resaca de la Palma State Park is one of three state parks that are part of the World Birding Center ...
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For my recent stay in San Antonio, I purchased a 3-day hop-on hop-off ticket that included the GoRio Cruise. On ...
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If you ride the hop-on hop-off bus or look up things to do in San Antonio, chances are you'll become ...
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When you visit Texas Hill Country, you can go wine tasting to your heart's content. But did you know you ...
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When I visited San Antonio in 2018, I knew there were two things I had to experience: the Riverwalk and ...
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I always feel full of joy and peace anywhere near water. For me, that is especially true on the magical ...
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When I was researching what to do in Fredericksburg and Texas Hill Country, several times I came across Wildseed Farms ...
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I have been a member of Harvest Hosts since the beginning of my RV adventures in 2018. The program offers ...
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When I visited San Antonio in 2018, I didn't do a whole lot of research before I arrived. As a ...
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If you love caves and caverns as much as I do, then Natural Bridge Caverns should definitely be on your ...
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While I was in Abilene, I had a great time visiting with other RVers at the Lolapalooza event. During the ...
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Museums are at the top of my list for attractions to visit in a new town. Even the smallest museum ...
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When I travel, I'm always looking for "experiences." Even when I go wine tasting I'm always hoping for something extra, ...
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Although the Texas Hill Country AVA (American Viticultural Area) covers 9,000,000 acres (14,062 square miles), Texas Wine Country centers near ...
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Oh, my gosh. It has been so long since I wrote a blog post I'm not sure I remember how! ...
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Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States from 1963, when President John Kennedy was assassinated, through ...
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In 2003, Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, set in the midst of an urban landscape near the center of the City of ...
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Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park is located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in a region that is considered one ...
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Prior to 1909, the semi-arid Rio Grande Valley was dotted with cattle ranches, mostly owned by Tejanos, Mexicans who found ...
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UPDATE: The bloodless bullfights have not resumed since the beginning of the pandemic and I have been unable to verify ...
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Even though south Texas has subtropical weather, that doesn't always mean sunny, blue skies. Such was the case last week ...
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It surprised me a little bit to learn that the Rio Grande Valley is one of the richest farming areas ...
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One of the things I love about travel blogging is that it "forces" me to learn so much more about ...
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I first heard about the Riverside Dreamer a couple of weeks ago when I attended the Winter Texan Expo in ...
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From my very first trip to south Texas in 2014 to visit my dad, I was intrigued by the Black ...
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What, or Rather Who, are Winter Texans? It might be obvious, but for those who don't know or haven't heard ...
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Schulenburg is a small city (population under 3,000) in eastern central Texas about halfway between Houston and San Antonio. It ...
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It's that time again when I get to write one of my favorite posts -- the most viewed posts of ...
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When I lived in northern California, a big part of my life and this blog was visiting local wineries and ...
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There are as many as 20 painted churches throughout the Hill Country of Texas and at least 15 of these ...
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Car trouble. The possibility is always in the back of my mind when I'm traveling. I don't dwell on it ...
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Staying with participating wineries through Harvest Hosts is one of the ways I discover some wonderful, and sometimes lesser known, ...
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When I made my trip from California to Texas last year, Glen Rose was one of my stops in Texas ...
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When I travel, I try to balance seeing some well known attractions with a few things off the beaten path ...
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Although the 16.1-acre Old Tunnel State Park in Fredericksburg is the smallest state park in Texas, it serves a very ...
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I don't eat out a lot so, when I do, I look for restaurant recommendations from locals-in-the-know wherever I am ...
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I have to admit, when I was growing up, barbecue was not one of my favorite foods. Barbecue, to me, ...
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The Rio Grande Valley has wonderful sub-tropical weather which makes for enjoyable outdoor activities -- most of the time. Some ...
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12 Best Things to See and Do in Port Isabel, Texas Port Isabel is a charming town on Laguna Madre ...
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South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center The lower Rio Grande Valley in south Texas is a mecca for birders ...
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Moving to Texas has been an eye opener in many ways. For example, I wrote about how surprised I was ...
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I have always been fascinated with birds. Years ago, while living in Nevada, I took a falconry class and became ...
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One of the drawbacks of traveling solo is that it can be difficult to get into a small tour group ...
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Getting a Texas State Parks Pass has been on my list of things to do for a while but I ...
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I have been anxious to get outside and visit more of the amazing nature areas nearby but the weather has ...
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When I finally pulled away from the home I had lived in for the past four years in Pine Grove, ...
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The city of Harlingen is located in the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley and is just ...
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When I moved to Texas a few months ago and started researching where to go and things to do, I ...
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Zoos may be a controversial issue for some but I absolutely love them and appreciate what they do. I love ...
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A couple of weeks ago, I went to McAllen, Texas, to meet up with a group of fellow RVers from ...
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Geocaching first came to my attention several years ago when I lived in southern California. I love scavenger hunts and ...
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When I moved to southern Texas, I started making a list of things to see and do, starting with the ...
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This is one of my favorite posts to do each year. It is so fun for me to look back ...
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When I went on my first day of sightseeing in San Antonio, Texas, I learned that the Alamo is just ...
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By the time I got to San Antonio in mid-November, I had been on the road for 33 days. I ...
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I joined Harvest Hosts RV membership program to find some unique and interesting places to stay on my RV trip ...
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I just got back from a week-long trip to La Feria, Texas. I was visiting my Dad and helping him ...
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