Texas Travel Articles

 
The Last Things They Saw – Texas, USA
Ian Everett enjoyed one of those small, nano-relat
Spring Loaded – Dallas, Texas, USA
Spring Loaded Dallas, Texas Spring is festival season in Big D. And thanks to the welcoming 70-degree weather, blue skies and little rainfall, it’s the perfect time to venture out and enjoy the Texas sunshine. Throughout April and May, Dallasites take full advantage of the springtime weather. The summer months usher in a whole new [...]
Wehre to Hit the Hay – Dallas, Texas, USA
Wehre to Hit the Hay – Dallas, Texas, USA Where to Hit the Hay Dallas, Texas After a long day of shopping, eating out, or wrangling cattle (although the latter may not be ideal for everyone visiting the Lone Star State), Dallas offers a wide range of accommodation options. Unfortunately, the city is not very backpacker-friendly, and there are no hostels to be found. [...]
Travels for Two in a Green Ford Escort #8: San Antonio: Missions, Rivers and the Alamo
Like New Orleans, San Antonio made Jeff and Deb feel like they'd taken an exit off the highway into another country.
Travels for Two in a Green Ford Escort #7: Houston, We Have Apathy
Jeff and Deb went to the Johnson Space Center near Houston, hoping to see what the future held for the possibilities of Space. They left very disappointed.
Dallas: More than just yee0haws and oilrigs – Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas: More than just yee-haws and oilrigs Dallas, Texas Dallas. The very word seems almost mythical. With a skyline that’s more beautiful than any cluster of buildings in the world (save New York), Dallas is perched in the middle of a sprawling countryside. Grassy plains, rolling hills, and sunsets that can make you weep surround [...]
A Texas Encounter with Some Ornery Critters
Remember: stay in your vehicle – and always bring enough chow for the ostrich. “Danger, stay in your vehicle”, says the sign under the hot Texas sun. What was this, anyway? My sister, Frances, and I left Dallas for the hills of Texas, true, but aren’t the Wild West days over? We are at the [...]
Four Wheels Spinning – Stories from the States #11: Border Rowing – Big Bend, Texas
Four Wheels Spinning – Stories from the States #11: Border Rowing – Big Bend, Texas Sometimes it's hard to ignore all the rules and guidelines in America, but if you go out on your own it occasionally works out for the better.