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Park Beat XVIII – Padre Island National Seashore & Corpus Christi

Whenever I travel anywhere near the coast, it’s a good bet I’ll spend a day at the beach. Padre Island National Seashore, a strip of 70 miles of protected coastline, is the longest undeveloped barrier island in the world and serves as a refuge for 380 species of birds along with a nesting...

Mission

A Portal to the Past in San Antonio

In all the traveling I do, some of my favorite places are those rich in history. During our trip to Texas, our next stop was San Antonio, a historical and cultural hotspot, filled with medieval missions set in the midst of a bustling metropolitan area...

Texas Hill Country

Over and Under the Texas Hill County

Not too long ago, while visiting Texas, we spent a couple of days in and around what’s appropriately coined the Texas Hill Country. We stayed at a Worldmark Resort in New Braunfels, a town settled by Germans in 1845. If you’ve never driven through the Hill Country...

Austin

Batty for Austin

For the longest time, I heard great things about Austin; how vibrant and trendy the city is. When my husband and I traveled down there last month, I was excited to find that Austin lives up to its reputation. During our multi-city tour of south Texas, we knew we really wanted to...