Blog posts from Texas
Weekend in Dallas: breweries

Weekend in Dallas: breweries

HIDE - Technically not a brewery, but they did make lovely cocktails. I loved my Darkwing Duck, and Leandra had the Limon Andaluzia (both good but mine was better). We found a table easily around...

Weekend in Dallas: food

Weekend in Dallas: food

Rodeo Goat - Great burgers and lots of local beers on tap. We landed a bit late so decided to split a burger (Mike Rawlings) and a side of fries - it was more than enough food! I had the Lakewood...

Weekend in Dallas: sites

Weekend in Dallas: sites

Downtown Our first stop on Sunday was the Dallas Museum Of Art. There was a lot of open space to the point where it felt like half the museum was empty. However, the standard collection is free, so...

Texas! exploring Hill Country wineries

Texas! exploring Hill Country wineries

Wanting to get a bit of a different perspective, we left Austin on Sunday to head out to the Hill Country for some wine tasting. We researched a few places in advance and decided to visit three...

Texas! exploring Austin, pt II

Texas! exploring Austin, pt II

Late in the afternoon on our first day we decided to head back toward the Colorado River to explore, and along the way we stopped at an abandoned construction site (W 11th St & Baylor S) that is...

Texas! exploring Austin, pt I

Texas! exploring Austin, pt I

We started our Saturday morning with a trip to Zilker Gardens.  The signs are a bit disingenuous with a notice in small print that they charge extra if you are not a resident. We started by going...

Texas! overview

Texas! overview

In mid-October we found ourselves on a plane to Texas. This is not all that strange; we fly through Dallas DFW airport all the time. Unique on this trip was that for the first time ever we would...

Our Itinerary

2024 Trips

San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Bari, Italy (Sept)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)

2022 Trips

Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)