Tour de Texas, Week 5: Getting by With a Little Help From My Friends
At first, I had only cows and wind turbines for company on lonely stretches of Panhandle highway. Then supporters showed up to help the miles go faster.
At first, I had only cows and wind turbines for company on lonely stretches of Panhandle highway. Then supporters showed up to help the miles go faster.
I struggled to keep my bike straight on stretches of desolate highway this week. When the wind was at my back, I’d never been more thankful.
While some interior design seeks to bring the outdoors in, Bunkhouse Group’s eighth hotel encourages guests to luxuriate in Austin’s mild climate year-round.
Breweries in Sherman, Nocona, and Wichita Falls had just what I needed after sixty-mile days on the bike.
Where cyclists can pedal past some stunning views and historic sites.
I cycled nearly 400 miles across East Texas this week, enjoying the kindness of strangers along the way.
Why many are exchanging paved roads and traffic for rural routes and breathtaking scenery.
One Austin-based rental website saw bookings spike by 4,500 percent. Plus: six tips for first-timers.
I kicked off my adventure by pedaling from Brownsville to Galveston, zipping past cars stuck in Labor Day traffic.
Fleeing hot weather and cabin fever, more and more Texas travelers are road-tripping to the Centennial State this summer.
Affordable private places to pitch your tent when public parks aren’t an option.
From design tips to sleep tricks (and cocktail recipes, too), this is your ultimate guide to enjoying a day off at home.
The northeast Texas oasis among the pines reminds us of happier summers while providing needed respite now.
Rough it—or not—and make sure to get some barbecue.
As the state started shutting down, one man took to the coast in search of a different kind of solitude. And seashells.
A Houston man would like to maintain an annual summer tradition.
The 1928 Commodore Perry mansion has been restored to its former glory and turned into an upscale resort unlike anything in the city. Join us on a virtual tour.
From the Estelline spring in the Panhandle and the foot of the Guadalupe Mountains to the hypersaline lakes in the Rio Grande Valley, the common mineral is all around us.
On the National Podcast of Texas, the leader of the beleaguered, but beloved, Dallas carrier on what it will take to survive the pandemic.
Transport yourself during your next video conference or Zoom happy hour using beautiful images submitted by your fellow Texans.
There are places across the state where you can commune with nature, if not one another.
Texas offers some of the most-diverse fishing in the country—from stalking monster sharks on Padre Island to fly-fishing from a kayak on the remote Pecos River. And for three months, I got to try it all.
In what’s normally the beloved park’s peak season, officials make the call for the safety of employees and area locals during the pandemic.
Barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn’s long-planned family trip to Peru became a different kind of adventure when the country closed its borders: A story in three phone calls.
Add these places to the list of stylish lodging options for travelers, with enticing restaurants and bars.
These are tough questions to answer right now.
Just along the Texas–Mexico border, this fragile oasis attracts hundreds of birds (and those who watch them).
An imbroglio aboard an American Airlines flight has divided our nation. Let us instead unite in accepting the inherent awfulness of flying coach.
Austin-based novelist Amanda Eyre Ward discovers that sometimes, you need to go way, way out at sea to gaining a clearer perspective.
If life takes you to Hollywood, there are some places that can help you miss Texas less.
Where to ring in the season, from small-town parades to yuletide train trips to glorious light displays.
The ghost town structure, which sat abandoned for decades, is now the site of pilgrimages, weddings, and photo ops. Its renovation story is one of destiny.
The arrival of cooler temperatures and November’s holiday light displays make for an ideal time to visit the Alamo City.
A revitalized downtown and a new network of hiking, biking, and paddling trails add to the appeal of this border town by the beach.
Houston’s Barbecue in the Melbourne suburbs serves admirable brisket, pulled pork, and burgers.
Fifty years after humans first walked on the moon, you too can play astronaut for a day.
We traveled 3,000 miles to find the state’s best little country joints. Welcome to neon nirvana.
Transplants bring familiar flavors of smoked brisket and beef ribs to the Mile High City.
The charming, historic property is an ideal base from which to enjoy the area’s top-notch barbecue.
We’ve put together a number of options for you to get out and see the state—and often stay cool while you do it.
The park offers quiet coastland and abundant wildlife, and feels like a defiant bulwark against some very particular cares of urban life.
Where to stay, shop, eat, drink, and explore its thriving arts and sports scenes.
If the city hopes to become a tourist draw, it should market its multiculturalism, not the same lineup of attractions found elsewhere.
How to spend a perfect few days eating, drinking, and playing your way through the Alamo City.
The Port of Laredo overtook the Port of Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest for trade in March. How else do the second and 80th-largest cities in the U.S. stack up?
These are some of the places we’re looking forward to checking out over the next year.
Things we loved at other Texas hotels, from the food to the hospitality.
The Statler isn’t the only historic Big-D property to get an overhaul.
Where to Stay Now, 2019: Whether it’s a restored Dallas gem, a coastal B&B, or a pueblo paradise in the Trans-Pecos, it’s choose your own adventure, Texas-style.
This spring, I revisited this sparkling West Texas gem after its long closure—and I’m glad I did.