Texas

We’ve been on a trend of re-discovering New Braunfels, TX, a place we’ve been visiting for years. There are several reasons why we’ve been trying new locations. Our trips have…

My favorite fake quote about Texas BBQ is a line that I coopted from the movie Kill Bill referring to the quality of samurai swords.  If you’re gonna compare Texas…

While we’ve been visiting New Braunfels, TX for over a decade, our main purpose was to go to Schlitterbahn. While we might be obsessed with this waterpark, we’ve done plenty…

You might have noticed that we like to visit tiki bars during our travels. They aren’t the reason we go places, but if we happen to be in the area,…

Texas is a big state with plenty of roads. However, if you’re flying there and renting a car, you’ll probably be near one of the big cities. Unfortunately, many toll…

As if airline prices, delays and cancellations weren’t enough… Remember a few years ago, when construction at LaGuardia International Airport caused traffic delays that were so bad that passengers were…

The only things guaranteed in life are death and taxes. Hotel room taxes (a.k.a. “hotel occupancy tax,” a.k.a. “hotel accommodations tax,” a.k.a. “local occupancy tax,” a.k.a. “transient occupancy tax,” a.k.a.…

If there’s one thing flyers know, it’s that when you’re in an unfortunate situation at an airport, you remain calm, cool, collected and polite. After all, if you’re going to…

There are lots of places that do ratings of airports. J.D. Power. Travel and Leisure. Trip Advisor. Reader’s Choice. Another one is Skytrax. They’re a United Kingdom-based consulting firm that’s…

Airports across the country are reporting passenger numbers that are nearly as large as 2019, the last “normal” year we had before COVID. With that, lines at the TSA security…