Two Writers, 50 States, Endless Stories
Posted in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Stay, Texas, Utah on Feb 15th, 2010
Though I’m always game for a kitschy motel, I am not immune to the charms of luxury. Not at all, especially if someone else is paying, which is usually the case when I’m ensconced in 1,200-thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets.
Virtuoso, a network of “if you have to ask you can’t afford it” travel agents, just released [...]
Most Dallasites are all too familiar with the congested and uninspiring stretch of I-35 between Austin and home. If it weren’t so dangerous, we could make the drive with our eyes closed. We might stop in West for a pee and a kolache, but mostly we try to get it over with as quickly as [...]
Posted in California, Do, Maine, Michigan, Texas on Sep 11th, 2009
Now that we don’t go back to school in autumn, we can face the season without anxiety (though we kinda miss the new school supplies) and enjoy our own autumn rituals.
While there’s much to love about a planned leaf peeping excursion to Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, and beyond, the early fall leaves that surprised me at [...]
Even though everyone told us, “Austin is dry,” we didn’t think they meant our favorite spot at Barton Springs Creek, where we like to take the Jack the Wonder Dog swimming every morning when we’re in town. But dry it was. As a bone. We were all disappointed. Texas in summertime is all about the [...]
Twitterers are all a-twitter about the fun they’re having at SXSW in Austin, and the party is only just getting started. But are long-time locals having as much fun being descended upon by the hipster masses? I polled a few of my Austin buddies about the fun they’re having … or not.
Ruth Pennebaker, a blogger [...]
The South by Southwest (or SXSW) film, music and interactive festival is less than a month away. Got your plans and reservations yet? (And did you know that many Austinites flee the city as you arrive? Too much traffic and other mishigos.)
I realize that SXSW is all about the future of this, that and the [...]
