Destination news and reviews.
The highly-anticipated season 3 of Better Call Saul starts tonight on AMC. Most of it is set in one of my favorite cities in the US, Albuquerque. While it may be an acquired taste for some people, I thought I would take a few minutes to tell you about the New Mexico that I remember as…
It has been a crappy couple of weeks for weather in the South. So no one was too alarmed when sirens started sounding all across Dallas last night. Dallas tornadoes? In April? Why not?! Right now Atlanta is a hot mess with Delta near an operational meltdown for the last few days. (I narrowly avoided that mess…
Starwood has long offered the opportunity to redeem Starpoints for SPG Moments. These are various unique experiences curated specially for Starwood Preferred Guest members. The experiences are often one-time events – tickets to concerts, sporting or culinary events, or unique experiences arranged specially for Starwood and often part of their marketing partnerships. They can include insider…
There is nothing we enjoy more than getting to show off the hometown to visiting guests. The things we love around Fort Worth are fun to share. Today’s edition of the Round Up is all about the things we love around Fort Worth. Our friend Andy over at Andy’s Travel Blog is known for some of his amazing…
I’ve met several people in my life who have traveled to every ballpark in the country to see America’s pastime being played everywhere it can be. For them, being in those places to see the game across the country is a thrill; the goal for traveling to all those stadiums is for the game itself….
Overnight storms rapidly moved across north central Texas early Wednesday morning. This left DFW hit by tornado activity. Rotating funnel clouds swept west to east across Interstate 30 from Tarrant to Dallas County. What Happened Locals in west Fort Worth were awakened by tornado sirens and emergency alerts around 2 am Wednesday morning. A rapidly…
File this hotel heist under made-for-Hollywood plot lines. Thieves in the know make their way into a five-star hotel room while guests are occupied at dinner and make off with six figures worth of cash and jewelry. While this was a fictitious storyline last season on ABC’s The Catch, it played out in real life last…
There was big news out of Los Angeles International Airport yesterday that will affect many passengers with LAX flights in mid-May, particularly those involving Delta. 21 airlines will shuffle across 4 terminals in a multi-night move designed to streamline long-term operations at the airport. Beginning on Friday May 12, three sequential overnight moves will take…
We often look for unique ways to remember special places around the homestead. At the same time, I get tired of the usual tchotchkes that gather dust. So I got excited when I discovered these customized destination pillows from Bethany Lane. The pillows (actually pillow covers for an 18″ square insert) can be designed for any destination name…
One of the best things about spending a substantial amount of time in one place is developing a relationship with the food. Often, at least in our youth, that means identifying “home” with the food from our mothers’ and grandmothers’ kitchens. But after living abroad, that also means associating your new home with new tastes and…
Add Paris syndrome to the list of strange maladies I hope to never be diagnosed with. I stumbled upon this previously unknown to me disorder while going down another one of my random research rabbit holes. This happens often. I intend to Google one thing. Hours later I find myself dazed, hungry, and reading about an obscure topic I had no…
Many frequent travelers I know have certain rituals or routines that punctuate their trips. Two different friends have each amassed a large collection of Starbucks city mugs. Others collect snowglobes or Hard Rock Café pins. I collect Alexander Calder. Its not (for the most part) a physical collection – although I do own two handsigned epreuve d’artist…