Having visited Big Bend National Park a couple of days before, Shae and I decided to check out the other large park near our cabin in Terlingua - Big Bend Ranch State Park. Big Bend Ranch State Park is the largest state park in Texas and runs along the border of Mexico. Having … [Read more...] about 9 Reasons Why I Loved Big Bend Ranch State Park In Texas
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A Scenic Drive Through Big Bend National Park In 14 Photos
A couple of days after arriving in Terlingua, we decided to take a trip to Big Bend National Park. I'd done a little research beforehand and seen that dogs aren't allowed on hiking trails in the park. That was a bit of a shame seeing as we're traveling with our dog Truffles, … [Read more...] about A Scenic Drive Through Big Bend National Park In 14 Photos
Our 6 Days In An Off-Grid Cabin In Terlingua, Texas
One of the places I'd been looking forward to most of all in the first year of our 5 year, 50 state road trip was Terlingua. Terlingua is in southwest Texas near Big Bend National Park and the Mexican border. The reason I'd been looking forward to it so much is because there's … [Read more...] about Our 6 Days In An Off-Grid Cabin In Terlingua, Texas
Hotel Review: Staybridge Suites Odessa, Texas
Having spent 10 days in San Antonio over Thanksgiving, Shae and I made our way on to Odessa. When I mentioned to someone that we'd be spending five days in Odessa, they were surprised as they didn't think it would be worth visiting. To be honest, they weren't far … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Staybridge Suites Odessa, Texas
Review: Executive Suite, Grand Hyatt San Antonio, TX
Shae and I recently spent ten days in San Antonio, Texas over Thanksgiving - you can check out everything we got up to here. Our first three days in the city were spent at the Grand Hyatt, a large conference hotel that's only a block from the River Walk. It's a pretty nice … [Read more...] about Review: Executive Suite, Grand Hyatt San Antonio, TX
10 Days In San Antonio TX – Here’s What We Did
Having left Corpus Christi, Shae and I moved on to San Antonio where we spent ten nights. We picked San Antonio for the end of November as they have a boat parade along the river the day after Thanksgiving which looked like fun. We'd also heard that it was a great city to … [Read more...] about 10 Days In San Antonio TX – Here’s What We Did
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Corpus Christi, Texas
After leaving Houston, we made our way southwest to stay in Corpus Christi for five nights. In hindsight, I wish we'd stayed in Galveston instead as we loved it there so much when visiting on a day trip, but we'd booked a non-refundable rate at the Hyatt Place Corpus Christi, so … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Corpus Christi, Texas
A Quick Roundup Of Our Last Two Weeks In Houston & Corpus Christi
After leaving Abilene, Texas, the next stop on our road trip was Houston for a week, then on to Corpus Christi for five nights. We took things fairly easy for those two weeks and didn't do anything that I thought needed its own post, so here's a roundup of everything we did in … [Read more...] about A Quick Roundup Of Our Last Two Weeks In Houston & Corpus Christi
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Houston-North, Texas
We're spending a total of 10.5 weeks in Texas on our 5 year, 50 state road trip, with more than half of that time being spent in Hyatt Place properties. There are a couple of reasons for that. The first is that we'd already booked some stays using points as there are loads of … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Houston-North, Texas
The Perfect Day Out In Galveston, Texas
Some days of our road trip are better than others. Our day out in Galveston was one of the better ones - possibly even our best. We'd considered staying in Galveston during our time in Texas, but decided to spend a week in Houston instead and visiting Galveston as a day … [Read more...] about The Perfect Day Out In Galveston, Texas