Snapshot of My Bucket List: Where and Why

Just today it dawned on me that every single blog post I've written has covered someplace that I've already been. For a change I thought I'd put down in writing some of the places I'd still like to get to. Of course, my list (and everyone else's, I suppose) is always subject to change -...

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Dude, Where’s My Ranch? – Review of Rancho Cortez, Bandera, Texas

Dude Ranch: n. noun 1. A resort patterned after a Western ranch, featuring camping, horseback riding, and other outdoor activities. Not even two months after my move to Texas, I felt compelled to seek out a more authentic 'Texan' experience than just shopping and eating my way through Houston. So when my parents came to...

The Alamo Has No Basement & Other San Antonio Facts

Like most other non-Texas native kids who grew up in the 80's, my introduction to the Alamo wasn't in any textbook but rather in the ridiculous but somehow mesmerizing kids movie Pee Wee's Big Adventure. In it, the wacky protagonist set off for the aforementioned famous landmark after being told by a gypsy fortune teller...