Travel & Outdoors
September 10, 2015
A Different View of Abilene
An Insta-dispatch of the Wanderer's recent trip to the Key City.
The Wanderer
Travel & Outdoors
August 13, 2015
Bird’s-eye View
The Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is a world-class site for birding and . . . ocelotting?
Travel & Outdoors
June 11, 2015
Higher Plains
Sometimes, when you want a lot of space, you need to go somewhere small—like Canadian.
Travel & Outdoors
April 16, 2015
I Beg Your Garden?
A century after it was first proposed, Houston’s Hermann Park is finally in full bloom.
Travel & Outdoors
January 14, 2015
Pastures of Plenty
Round Top, when there’s hardly anyone ’round.
Travel & Outdoors
November 14, 2014
Great Expectations
Stunning vistas, snorting buffalo, and dashed hopes at Cibolo Creek Ranch.
Texas Trip Guides
September 26, 2014
Trip Guide: Downtown Austin
The beating heart of the Capital City.
Travel & Outdoors
September 15, 2014
Capital Interest
What no one says about the most-talked-about city in Texas.
Travel & Outdoors
July 10, 2014
Hooked on a Reeling
Even with the bigger crowds, Port Aransas remains a fisherman's paradise.
Travel & Outdoors
May 16, 2014
Untroubled Waters
Drifting down the river—and through the shops and restaurants—in quiet but quirky Bastrop.
Texas Trip Guides
March 10, 2014
Trip Guide: Dallas’s Lower Greenville
Meet one of the state's newest hip neighborhoods.
Travel & Outdoors
March 6, 2014
Greener Pastures
With its craft beers, kale smoothies, and vintage LPs, Dallas’s Lower Greenville stakes its claim as one of the state’s newest hip neighborhoods.
Texas Trip Guides
January 16, 2014
Trip Guide: Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas, has a lot more to offer than just jokes about its famous namesake.
Travel & Outdoors
January 9, 2014
French Connection
Paris, Texas, has a lot more to offer than just jokes about its famous namesake. (But those are fun too.)
Travel & Outdoors
November 16, 2013
Bar None
Houston’s Market Square is one of the state’s most historical spots. Lately it’s also one of the hippest places in the country to get a drink.
Texas Trip Guides
November 15, 2013
Trip Guide: Historic Downtown Houston
Houston's Market Square is one of the state's most historic spots. It's also one of the hippest places in the country to get a drink. Here's your curated guide to enjoying urban life inside the Loop.
The Wanderer
November 14, 2013
InstaTexas: Looks Like Fall
It's officially leaf-peeping season. Here's where to catch the spectacular spoils of fall.
Travel & Outdoors
October 14, 2013
By the Starlight
You may go for the solitude, but in the stark expanses of far West Texas, you’ll still find plenty of friends.
Travel & Outdoors
September 23, 2013
The Texas Canon
Turns out the charming town of Gonzales is just as spirited as when it launched the Texas Revolution.
Travel & Outdoors
August 13, 2013
Southtown and Down
Remember the Alamo, but don’t forget San Antonio’s stately historic district and flourishing creative community.
Travel & Outdoors
July 15, 2013
Come Padre
Whether man-made or natural, the charms of South Padre Island are pretty much impossible to resist (especially after a couple of turbo piña coladas).
Travel & Outdoors
June 10, 2013
Take Me to the River
The Comal may be the shortest river in Texas, but it’s long on R&R.
Travel & Outdoors
May 13, 2013
Panhandling
Hiking rugged trails and slurping milk shakes in Palo Duro, Texas’s only slightly less grand canyon.
Travel & Outdoors
April 11, 2013
Taking Stock
Sometimes, even the Wanderer has to play tourist in her own hometown.
Travel & Outdoors
March 11, 2013
Weekend at Boerne’s
There’s more to this former German colony than bratwurst and giant pretzels.
The Wanderer
February 19, 2013
Sneak Peek: In March, The Wanderer Goes To . . .
Sometimes the best vacations are staycations. Though I didn’t have to travel very far to get to my March destination—East Austin—it was a welcome change of scenery. There are far too many shops, restaurants, bars, and other discoveries in the neighborhood to hit them all in a three-day
Travel & Outdoors
February 12, 2013
East Side Story
Among the hipsters, galleries, food trucks, and old-timers in Austin’s trendy enclave.
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 2013
Embracing the Pass
Was I giddy from the altitude or just happy to be strolling the sidewalks of El Paso?
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 2012
Cliff Notes
With three days in Dallas’s historic Oak Cliff, my mantra was “Shop, eat, repeat.”
Travel & Outdoors
October 31, 2012
It’s Fine Bayou
Patrolling the placid waters, historic B&Bs, and treasure-filled antiques shops of Jefferson.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 2012
Toast of the Town
The best way to visit Houston is one neighborhood at a time. Let’s start with Montrose.
Travel & Outdoors
August 31, 2012
Cowgirl Up!
From horseback riding to grilling my own ribeye, three days in Bandera brought out my inner Dale Evans.
The Wanderer
August 22, 2012
Wandering Around the Great State of Texas
If you’ve already picked up your copy of Texas Monthly‘s September issue, you’ve noticed that the magazine has undergone a top-to-bottom redesign. In the new Touts section, you’ll find the debut of my Texas travel column, the Wanderer (or, as my colleagues like to call