JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort – review and video
Between San Antonio and Austin in Texas lies the area known as the Texas Hill Country, where the flat-lands of Southern Texas soften into rolling …
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Review: The Moran City Centre in Houston, Texas – a stylish boutique hotel
If you’re looking for a stylish, boutique hotel in Houston to stay for a day or two then The Moran could be perfect for you. …
Living like a local – our home from home in Austin, Texas
By the time we drove up to Austin, we’d been in Texas nearly a week and were looking forward to some family time over the …
Tequila tasting and a perfect Margarita – Texas style
If you drive a few hours south from the Texas Hill Country you hit the border with Mexico where the town of Tequila in the …
Picosa Ranch – a luxury ranch with a slice of Texas history
Hunting and history may seem unlikely partners, but they go hand in hand at Picosa Ranch in Texas. The ranch is the former family home …
Where a 19 year old can shoot an AK47 for fun – only in Texas!
Now I can’t say that guns are my really my cup of tea – how can anyone love these noisy, dangerous chunks of metal, designed …
Hotel Valencia Riverwalk – boutique hotel in San Antonio, USA
Hotel Valencia rises from the San Antonio Riverwalk with a shades-of-ochre facade that is distinctly Mediterranean rather than North American. This luxury San Antonio hotel …
Our Texas Road trip – tips for Europeans driving in the USA
In Europe you may be used to getting around by bus or train but in Texas the car is king. If you’re planning a family …
Houston we have a problem! – At the Space Center Houston
The year was 1969 as I sat sleepy-eyed on my parents’ bed, watching the flickering black and white TV image of the first man to …
The South Congress Bridge Bats – in Austin, Texas
I can’t help but thinking that there is something incongruous about being in Austin, beside the Colorado river around dusk any spring evening. Just across …
Fun things to do in the Texas Hill Country
This is just a quick postcard to tell you what we got up to on our recent family holiday in the Texas Hill Country between …