Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 1995
Latin Beat
Music and dance define Veracruz, the city with the stongest coffee and the freshest seafood in Mexico.
Travel
The best of Texas travel including news, trip guides and destinations.
Texas History
December 1, 1994
Missions Accomplished
Forget the Alamo. The real spirit and history of Texas come alive at San Antonio’s eighteenth-century churches.
Travel & Outdoors
November 1, 1994
Jungle Fever
Glimpses of jaguars, toucans, and black orchids reward the intrepid traveler in the unspoiled wilds of Belize.
Hunting & Fishing
August 31, 1994
Idyll Pleasures
Welcome to Puerto Escondido, where you can ride magnificent waves, hook a sailfish, or do absolutely nothing.
Art
July 1, 1994
His Own Private Marfa
In the wide-open spaces of Marfa, late sculptor Donald Judd’s immense legacy beckons West Texas travelers.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1994
Down by the Riverside
More people visit San Antonio’s River Walk than the Alamo. Here’s why—our complete guide to the sights, restaurants, shops, and lore of Texas’ most popular urban park.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1994
Southern Breeze
With ancient ruins, exotic foods, and native wares, Oaxaca is a one-stop get-away for heat-plagued Texans.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1994
Rhapsody in Blue
With its wildflowers, Texas history, and romantic B&Bs, Washington County is an enchanted April getaway.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1994
Something Wild
For an off-beat trip, head to Glen Rose, home of dinosaur tracks, exotic animals, a creationism museum, and lots more.
Travel & Outdoors
March 1, 1994
Tex-Mex Treks: Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila
A cool mariachi bar (in Juárez), tasty lake bass (in Cuidad Acuña), terrific shoes and boots (in Reynosa), and other secrets of border travel.
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 1994
The Guns of Huejotzingo
On the three days before Lent, amid clouds of smoke and the sounds of musket fire, this tiny town is the site of Mexico’s most chaotic carnaval.
Critters
February 1, 1994
Frequent Fliers
Want to see millions of migrating monarchs on their annual winter getaway? Wing on down to Mexico.
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 1994
Go West!
Now is the time to check out newly stylish hotels and restaurants in West Texas. Tourists aren’t far behind.
Business
January 1, 1994
Will This Be the Most Important City of the Twenty-First Century?
Forget what you’ve heard about Mexico City’s “urban hell.” From its well-organized workers to its highly evolved social system, it could be NAFTA’s greatest economic success story.
Travel & Outdoors
November 1, 1993
Shining City
The route to Mexico’s Real de Catorce is not for the faint of heart, but there is more than light at the end of the tunnel.
Parks & Recs
September 30, 1993
Show Your Colors
You don’t need to travel to Vermont to see fall splendor. Discover it in the Guadalupe Mountains, Texas’ undiscovered national park.
Travel & Outdoors
August 31, 1993
Earth Movers
The Mound Builders’ ancient works survived wind, rain, and looters. Now they face a worse peril: state bureaucrats.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1993
Inn Vogue
For business travelers with reservations about big-city hotels, bed and breakfasts suddenly have staying power.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1993
Green Highways
If you want to see the real Texas, take a little extra time, turn off the interstates, and ride these alternate routes.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1993
Mayan Holiday
In Chiapas—Mexico’s wildest state—you can find cowboys, Indians, and ancient cities in the mist.
Parks & Recs
July 31, 1992
So Cool
A summer guide to the coolest place in Texas: the Davis Mountains.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1992
Eye of the World
Starting in 1923, Beaumont businessman John Gavrelos carved out a realm of his own at his J&J Steak House on the Eastex Freeway. Gavrelos died in 1979, but his Eye of the World, a tiny museum appended to the side of the restaurant, still lures visitors with its enigmatic jumble
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1992
To Ellum and Back
The face of Dallas’ most eclectic neighborhood changes every day, but its appeal remains familiar—and it keeps getting stronger.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1992
Judge Roy Scream vs. The Texas Cyclone
How to beat the heat, find the food, and master the coasters at Texas’ four big theme parks.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1992
Lakes Alive!
A trip to the Hill Country’s quirky gems will cool your city sensibilities.
Texas History
April 1, 1992
Hard Rock
It chopped, it scraped, it cut, it carved! Texas’ own Alibates flint helped civilize a continent.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1992
Aquarena Mermaids
Water acts may ebb and flow, but since 1950 the polyester-clad mermaids at San Marcos’ Aquarena Springs have barely had time to keep their heads above water. Their subaquatic dances are a tribute to the popularity of such swimming celebrities as Esther Williams and Johnny Weissmuller, a testament to
Business
April 1, 1992
Bingo Nation
The Choctaw Nation’s cavernous hall accommodates a weekly flood of fanatical game players.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1992
Holy Trinity
Three Spanish missions are El Paso’s own heaven on earth.
Texas History
March 1, 1992
Deutsch Treat
An ethnic club’s new home brings a touch of Germany to San Antonio.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 1991
Down Mexico Way
“Mexico Mike” Nelson writes the book on seeing Mexico by automobile.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 1991
Down in Del Valle
In an affluent suburb of Monterrey, young Mexican professionals hunger for prestige and try to live like Americans.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1991
Tex Zen
When urban stress sets the nerves ajangle, it’s comforting to know there is a Japanese garden nearby.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 1991
Wet ‘n’ Wacky
From real river water to its playful German theme, Schlitterbahn’s totally tubular!
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1991
Secret Summer Places
Follow us for a great vacation, minus something all tourists can do without—crowds.
Texas History
November 1, 1990
The Island in Winter
Discover the charms of Galveston off-season, when the only visitors are you, the gulls, and the ghosts.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1990
High Country Haven
The Tetons are grander and Santa Fe is tonier, but no place is more apropos than Ruidoso.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1990
The Lost Pyramids
For an adventurer in the Yucatán, suspicious bureaucrats and relentless pests stand in the way of tracking down a forgotten Mayan ruin.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1990
Western Fling
With the cultural diversions of a big city and the country comforts of a small town, Fort Worth is the perfect place for a typically Texan weekend.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1990
Red Beans and Blue Notes
When in New Orleans for the Jazz and Heritage Festival, do as the locals do: Search out the neighborhood restaurants and clubs.
Travel & Outdoors
November 1, 1989
So You’re Stuck at the Airport
Your jet’s lagging. You’re sick of reading and people-watching. Cheer up: just a gate away might be great chili, a shopping mall, or even a place to pray.
Art
July 1, 1989
The Temple of Destiny
In downtown Mexico City are the ruins of the great Aztec pyramid, the site where one empire ended and a new world began.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1989
The Perfect Hill Country Weekend
An excursion through the best part of Texas, featuring sleepy little towns, clear little streams, pluperfect biscuits, and two-headed goats.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1989
My Favorite Place
What do the city of Lubbock, a defunct restaurant, and a submerged neighborhood have in common? They’re all places in somebody’s heart.
Business
February 1, 1989
Chip Ahoy
A new gambling-cruise-ship enterprise out of Port Isabel makes it possible to spend an evening in a casino while going nowhere in the Gulf.
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 1989
Superbonanza!
Look out, Waxahachie! Here come the Protonettes, the Big Bang Motel, and the Phil Gramm Institute
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 1989
Making Waves
It’s cold and rainy; your stress level has reached an all-time high; your roof has sprung a leak. But you don’t have to sit still for this. Escape to the Bay Islands of Honduras.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1988
Writing on the Rio
The only way to see Big Bend’s canyons is from the river, but that doesn’t mean you have to get wet, eat trail mix, or give up Bach.
Being Texan
April 1, 1988
Miles and Miles of Texas
The assignment was the chance of a lifetime to see the whole state, once and for all. At times pure pleasure and at times a feat of will, it was always and foremost a writer’s dream come true.
Travel & Outdoors
March 1, 1988
Paradise Mañana
If the brand-spanking new Mexican beach resort of Huatulco is what you’ve been waiting for, then keep waiting.