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TRAVEL THERE: SAN ANTONIO – MY FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATION If someone asked, “If you could choose only one city to visit for the rest of your life,” what would it be?  I’ve seen major capitals in Europe, ridden a camel in Egypt and enjoy big American cities like New York, but I love San Antonio,Continue reading “Forget Paris – I’ll take San Antonio”

TRAVEL HERE: DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART A FEAST FOR THE EYES My Dallas Museum of Art My mom loves the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. While I admire her devotion to that institution, gardening is not my passion.  I found another way to connect with my hometown:  The Dallas Museum of Art. Memories of The Dallas MuseumContinue reading “My Dallas Museum of Art”

TRAVEL HERE: ENJOYING A WOMEN’S RETREAT I love vacations! All of them! And usually the further I get from home the better I like it. The exception is getting away with the girls. I made the small hop from Dallas to Waxahachie lately, but I might as well have been on the other side ofContinue reading “Getting Away with the Girls”

TRAVEL HERE/TRAVEL THERE:  FRANCES IS MISSING AGAIN No matter how much some things change, others stay the same.  One of my best college friends was Frances.  She disappeared for the first time during our Freshman year.  She’d gone with her roommate to East Texas State University for homecoming.  The roommate was in love and hadn’t worried overmuch whenContinue reading “When Life Imitates a Journey”

TRAVEL HERE/TRAVEL THERE: TRAVEL PLANNING WITH TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE Texas Highways is the only magazine I subscribe to. Oh, I buy Poets & Writers with great regularity and I never mind spending a little time in a grocery store line, because I get a kick out of the celebrity-filled weeklies, but I can live without them. I can’t liveContinue reading “Texas Highways, My Favorite Magazine”

TRAVEL HERE/TRAVEL THERE: EGYPTIANS WHO DON’T VISIT EGYPT I stood in reverence before a glass-encased mummy at the Cairo Museum. My Egyptian niece stood a few steps away – her arms crossed, her foot tapping.  When we left, I apologized for staying so long.  “I’m sure you’re here all the time,”  I added.   She answered,Continue reading “Be a Tourist at Home”

TRAVEL HERE/TRAVEL THERE: TRAVELING BY DAYDREAMS The water laps gently against the pool’s edge. On my table, sun shining through beads of condensation illuminate a pitcher of margaritas. At the next table, a waiter delivers a sizzling skillet of fajitas. I’ve ordered the traditional dinner, so my large cheddar-covered tortilla chips will arrive soon and they’ll be followed by wavesContinue reading “The Vacation I Carry with Me”

TRAVEL THERE: MAPS -MY FAVORITE TRAVEL TOOL National Geographic’s The American Road Atlas & Travel Planner is where my road trip planning  begins!  My copy is at least a decade old, but still does the job.  When I open it up, the smell of opportunity fills the air.  If I’m having a bad day, all I have to do is pickContinue reading “I Want a Map”

TRAVEL THERE: OFF THE BEATEN PATH – A TRAVEL BOOK SERIES Off the Beaten Path (OTBP) books have led me to destinations I wouldn’t have found any other way.  These books have become so much a part of my travel experience that I can’t even remember when I picked up the first one.  Though many of my travel books have longContinue reading “Off the Beaten Path”

TRAVEL THERE: THE EXPEDIA VS. AMERICAN AIRLINES FEUD   Last week was great. I started my blog, heard Target had lower prices than Wal-Mart and found a great bag at Chico’s – but the really good news was American Airlines divorced Expedia.  These two have been fighting since December, but an American Airlines radio ad alerted me I must go toContinue reading “Expedia, American Airlines and Me”