I find myself in New Orleans at least once a year, sometimes for business, sometimes pleasure. Recently, I’ve visited the The Big Easy for races (5k and half-marathons). No matter the reason, I’m at home in this charming city, and each time I explore it as a tourist and as a local (okay, frequent visitor). What I recommend […]
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A Weekend Getaway in Fredericksburg
Every year for our anniversary, my husband and I usually go on a cruise. However this March we are going on a big cruise for my 40th birthday (yeah that’s not a typo, I’m still trying to wrap my head around it myself). And by big I mean many many vacation days planned, several countries on the […]
Visiting Big Bend National Park (Part 4: Outside the Park)
Continued from Visiting Big Bend National Park (Part 3: Flora) In this part of my Big Bend National Park trip report, we drove west along River Road to Terlingua to have dinner at Starlight Theatre, crossed the Rio Grande River into Boquillas, Mexico for lunch, and stopped in Marathon north of the park for a look […]
Big Bend National Park (Part 3: Flora)
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Visiting Big Bend National Park (Part 2: Fauna)
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Visiting Big Bend National Park (Part 1: Camping/Hiking/Driving)
In this part of my Big Bend National Park trip report is the obvious camping bit, which as I age include more and more creature comforts. We’re just one step away from an RV. I’ve also included the short hikes we took to some well known attractions, and all the scenic driving in between. Big Bend is […]
Visiting Big Bend National Park: Something for Everyone
Big Bend National Park is a 12 hour drive from Houston. Twelve. Hours. To make that drive worth it, I like to stay a little longer and try to fit in as much as possible. So it shouldn’t (should?) be surprising that during our 4-day trip to Big Bend last month we camped/glamped, cooked gourmet(ish) […]