Yes, you can turn your Big Bend hiking trip into an international vacation! Just head to the Boquillas Crossing inside the park, roll up your pants, and wade across the Rio Grande. 🙂 Don’t worry, if you don’t feel like getting your feet wet, you can take a little rowboat for only $5. How do […]
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Review of Basecamp Terlingua at Big Bend National Park
Basecamp Terlingua is a collection of accommodations sprawled on a huge plot of land, just off highway 170. Every accommodation has plenty of space around it for privacy, although you never feel 100% alone which is kind of a good thing, honestly. I’m not sure how alone I would care to find myself in the […]
Big Bend Accommodations: Camping, Glamping, Lodges, & More
There are lots of different options for Big Bend accommodations. If you haven’t been here before, it can be pretty confusing to figure out which one will be the best for you and the most convenient to the park. I posted before with some general tips about planning a trip to Big Bend, but here […]
Know Before You Go: Big Bend National Park
Big Bend is the fourth largest National Park in the US, located in a very remote part of Southwest Texas, along the border with Mexico. Big Bend is hard to get to, which means that people who are visiting the park really mean to be here. It’s not a quick stopover between their work conference […]
Johnson City is the New Fredericksburg
Or rather, Johnson City is the OLD Fredericksburg. While Fredericksburg is still a nice place to visit, it has seen some changes over the years, from sleepy Texas town to mostly-sleepy-except-for-the-raging-tourist-invasion-that-is-Main-street. One of the big draws of Fredericksburg was the opportunity to visit the hill country wineries. When there were a handful, Fredericksburg was a […]
Fredericksburg’s Finest Restaurant is…a Greenhouse
I have mixed feelings about this post. On one hand, I want to share my incredible experience and hope that it inspires others but I also kind of want to keep this all to myself. The more exclusive my experience stays, the fancier I feel. But y’all – I want you to know this place […]
Day Trip from Austin, Part IV: North to Georgetown
It’s here, the final day trip from Austin. We’re heading north to Georgetown, Texas! I’ve already posted about going South to New Braunfels, West to breweries, and East to parks so it’s only fitting to end with a day trip that incorporates a little bit of everything in its own unique way. North of Austin: […]
Day Trip from Austin, Part III: East to Parks and Pies
We’re going East of Austin, Texas for part three of my four part “directional” day trips series. You can get an early start and squeeze all the sights in or just pick one to make a day trip on its own. I’ve already posted about heading South to New Braunfels and West to breweries but […]
Celebrating Thanksgiving, the Austin Way
There’s no shortage of ways to love your fellow man in Austin. Especially around the holiday season, organizations rally to make giving back to the community fun and accessible. This year Brian and I participated in the Austin Empty Bowl Project which is an effort by Austin area potters to fight hunger. (That actually started […]
Off the Beaten Track in Austin, TX
There’s a ton to do in and around Austin but one of our favorite places is a cool little beer farm – part hippie, part hipster – called Jester King. It’s about a twenty-five minute drive from downtown Austin, into a more rural, scrubby sort of terrain. The brewery is just off…Continue reading