Category: Texas

  • Texas Hill Country Towns You Shouldn’t Miss

    Texas Hill Country Towns You Shouldn’t Miss

    The Texas Hill Country towns have been some of our favorite road trip stops so far. We imagined driving from one large city in Texas to the next with boring stretches of road in between, but that couldn’t be further from reality in the southeastern part of the state.  In…

  • How to Visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park in a Few Hours

    How to Visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park in a Few Hours

    National Parks are a popular stop on US road trips. Everyone has heard of Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and Yosemite, but there are quite a few lesser-known national parks that are worthy of their place on bucket lists and itineraries. Guadalupe Mountains National Park is one of those places we…

  • A Guide for Visiting Big Bend National Park in Three Days

    A Guide for Visiting Big Bend National Park in Three Days

    They say, “Everything is bigger in Texas,” right? With a reputation like that, it makes sense why this 800,000-acre desert behemoth was established as Big Bend National Park in 1944. That’s larger than the state of Rhode Island. This is Texas saying, “We’re so big; we have state-sized parks.” Remarkable.…

  • US Road Trips to Add to Your Bucket List

    US Road Trips to Add to Your Bucket List

    I have read many lists of the best US Road Trips. Many include the coastal highways, Route 66, Colorado’s Mountains and the Mississippi River, but I wanted to share our favorite US Road Trips because they are a little different and a bit less travelled. I truly believe that the…

  • Month 11 Stats & Recap

    Month 11 Stats & Recap

    States Visited 7 – Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California How We Got Around Lots more driving The street car in New Orleans A few Ubers in Austin Our feet – a lot more than the month before which felt amazing Best Meal Steph – Eating has…

  • A Weekend in Austin, Texas

    A Weekend in Austin, Texas

    Recommendations for a weekend trip to Austin, TX. Some ideas on where to eat, drink and explore.