Travel

A holiday away sounds good, right? Just imagine, a chance to travel with the family and to explore, relax, and see loved ones we haven't seen because of all the travel restrictions. Now may be the time. With itchy...

Traveling with kids. Sigh. There's good. There's bad. There's ugly. And usually? There's exhausted. If you're anything like me, I don't even call it "vacation" anymore. If the kids are going, it's travel, basically just parenting away from home. And...

Travelling to another country is usually a fun-filled adventure that lasts a couple of weeks. As visitors, we readily accept the culture of our host country, and wallow in the obvious yet pleasant differences between us. But it's a...

I am a native Texan, born and raised, and there are some things that are quintessential to Texas: BBQ, crazy weather, and Buc-ee's. My first memories of Buc-ee's was as a child traveling down to Houston and experiencing the...

If you think of yourself as a beach family, I don’t blame you. Normally, so do we. But every few years, we become lake people. This is because, growing up, our family reunions were held at Lake Ouachita (pronounced wash-ah-taw) in...

The ocean was calling our names this summer. I knew somehow, some way, we needed to make it to the beach. With a toddler and an infant, we knew we wanted to stay fairly close to home. The five-hour...

If you want your toes in the water and booty in the sand this summer, there are plenty of beach destinations within driving distance of Collin County. Corpus Christi, Texas, is a 7-8 hour drive from our neck of...

If your crew is anything like mine, summer is the time we like to get the heck out of town! One of our very favorite drivable spots is the beautiful town of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Just over four hours...