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Category Archives: Texas Hotels

Visit the Wild Side of Texas this Fall

August 31, 2010 in Outdoor Adventure, Texas Hotels by Steven

As temperatures drop in the fall, the Texas Hill Country becomes a sublime place for dynamic outdoor adventure. We visit popular Texas resort, the Canyon of the Eagles.

Houston Museum of Natural Science

August 23, 2010 in Museums, Texas Hotels by Steven

We visit one of the most-attended museums in the nation, right here in our home state of Texas.

New & Improved – Dallas Zoo in Dallas, Texas

July 16, 2010 in Texas Hotels, Zoos by Steven

We visit the exciting new exhibit, Giants of the Savanna, at the Dallas Zoo. Watch this Dallas institution step out of Fort Worth’s shadow.

Top American Zoos – San Antonio Zoo

June 22, 2010 in Texas Hotels, Zoos by Steven

We send some long-overdue love San Antonio way with a visit to the San Antonio Zoo, still reeling from the launch of the impressive “Africa Live!” exhibit.

Valentine’s Day Getaways in Texas – Canyon of the Eagles

February 2, 2010 in Holidays, Outdoor Adventure, Romance, Texas Hotels by Steven

Can’t call a night in town a getaway no matter where you spend it? Well, then get outta town. Get way outta town. Make this Valentine’s Day something special with a romantic getaway to the Texas Hill Country and the Canyon of the Eagles Resort.
Valentine’s Day Getaways in Texas – Canyon of the Eagles
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2010 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (and Bar-B-Que Contest)

February 1, 2010 in Events, Family Travel, Food Events, Sports, Texas Hotels by Steven

After two weeks of hearts, roses and other frou-frou crap, I’ve got a hunger for big slabs of slow-cooked meat and voluntarily broken bones. The only place I know to get all that action at once is the 2010 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest.
Actually, these two major Houston events don’t [...]

Body Art Expo – Travelling Tattoo Convention in 2010

November 23, 2009 in California Hotels, Events, Family Travel, Illinois Hotels, Shopping, Texas Hotels by Steven

We got such a great response back in June when we covered the Body Art Expo in Pomona, California, that for next year we wanted to be ahead the game. The sensational tattoo, body art and lifestyle convention is hitting the road in 2010 with four major destinations on the tour. Time it right and [...]

Zero Gravity Thrill Amusement Park – Things to Do in Dallas, TX

November 10, 2009 in Family Travel, Outdoor Adventure, Texas Hotels by Steven

Zero Gravity Thrill Amusement Park doesn’t waste your time with carousels, bumper cars, swinging ships or lame roller coasters. Zero Gravity is all about high-intensity, extreme thrill rides every time.

Kemah Boardwalk – Houston Day Trips and Things to Do

November 9, 2009 in Family Travel, Outdoor Adventure, Spring Break Vacations, Summer Vacations, Texas Hotels by Steven

You may not often put Texas and “boardwalk” together in your mind, but fact is Texas has one of the longest coastlines in the continental United States, and gosh darn it we use it. Just a half-hour (or so) car trip out of Houston and you’ll be at Galveston Bay, home to a major cruise [...]

Thanksgiving in the Heart of Texas – Canyon of the Eagles

November 6, 2009 in Events, Food Events, Holidays, Outdoor Adventure, Texas Hotels by Steven

Keeping it small this Thanksgiving? Got no big to-do to look forward to? Live in Texas? Well, don’t spend this Thanksgiving moping around. Liven up your holiday with an impromptu Texas Hill Country vacation to the Canyon of the Eagles.
The rustic lodge and nature preserve in the heart of central Texas is throwing a major [...]

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