Review: Pioneer Pocket Hotel in Lubbock Texas

This tech-enabled hotel in an historic downtown building combines luxury with true West Texas spirit. Cattle and cotton used to be the calling card for Lubbock, the mid-sized town that sits at the bottom of the Texas Panhandle. As the city has grown, so has its saddlebag of tricks that make it a great placeContinue reading “Review: Pioneer Pocket Hotel in Lubbock Texas”

Hotel review: Best Western Port Aransas, Texas

Best Western is a long-respected motel chain. It used to have a great red and yellow logo with a distinctive crown. I miss that retro crown. In its place now is a clean blue-and-white “BW”. I wasn’t sure about the new-look branding but I felt comfortable booking into a brand I knew and (at leastContinue reading “Hotel review: Best Western Port Aransas, Texas”

10 do’s and don’ts for the great American road trip

The great American Road Trip is a rite of passage and thing of beauty. It’s also a necessity if you’re planning any kind of holiday in the U.S. that’s not restricted to a city break. People are always amazed when I tell them that my first year of university I would regularly drive back homeContinue reading “10 do’s and don’ts for the great American road trip”

San Antonio: 6 top places to take the kids

  San Antonio is the 7th largest city in the United States but somehow it feels like Texas’s best-kept secret. This year is its 300th birthday, making it the perfect time to visit. In addition to all the regular things to do around the city, there are hundreds of special events taking place – seeContinue reading “San Antonio: 6 top places to take the kids”

20 pictures that make you want to visit Fort Worth

I confess that Fort Worth is one of my favourite little big cities. With more than 850,000 people, it has a real cowboy culture, including the Stockyards, rodeos, the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, daily cattle drives and loads more that kids and adults will and do love. The other side of its personality —Continue reading “20 pictures that make you want to visit Fort Worth”

Texas #Hertztrip: Having a cowboy experience at Wildcatter Ranch

    “Do you ride horses to school?” people not from Texas used to ask me when I was young. I wish! My mom dropped me off at my elementary school in her yellow Ford and our existence seemed what I would later categorise as completely suburban – casseroles twice a week, piano lessons, gardenContinue reading “Texas #Hertztrip: Having a cowboy experience at Wildcatter Ranch”

Sand surfing with kids: Top tips

The sun shimmered off the desert sand. The temperature could be reaching up to 65° C (150° F) today. I could hear my breathing getting heavier as I climbed. With every step up up the dune, the sand slid back down under my feet. Sweat trickled down my neck but I could not stop. ItContinue reading “Sand surfing with kids: Top tips”

#hertztrip: What to do in Abilene with kids #presstrip

There are lots of great places to drive in the U.S., but Texas is one state that just seems made for it. There are 80,000 miles of highways, from little farm-to-market roads to wide and fast interstates, and many of them are smooth, wide and multi-lane…as big as the state itself. Along the way, youContinue reading “#hertztrip: What to do in Abilene with kids #presstrip”

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