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Now and then, it’s fun to play tourist in your home state. I zipped down to San Antonio last week with my husband for an overnight stay on the Riverwalk. Touristy? Sure. But also, enjoyable. From Austin, it takes less than two hours to get to San Antonio. We checked...

I popped off a five-day rafting trip through Hells Canyon on the Snake River in Idaho last week with sand between my toes, a little poison ivy rash on my knees, and a duffle bag full of damp clothes. How’d it stack up to other rafting trips? Nothing compares to the...

For Michigan artist Amber Dohrenwend, discarded cardboard boxes and a stash of staples add up to community and art. The artist recently used 5,000 long skinny strips cut from shipping boxes for bicycles and 37,500 staples to build a temporary, large-scale art...

Take a pastry crust, fill it with meat, potatoes and root vegetables, bake until golden, and voila – you’ve got a pasty. Think of the hand-held meat pies, a comfort food staple in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as the state’s answer to the burrito. They’re easy to...

My daughter in Europe pings me a text message. My eyes adjust to the light of my cellphone. It’s 5:30 a.m. in Austin, Texas. Is she wearing a neon jumpsuit? Are those mountains? I fumble for my glasses, struggling to read a message accented by parachuting emojis....

Located on the shores of constant-level Lake LBJ less than an hour outside of Austin, Horseshoe Bay Resort is the perfect escape for families seeking some summertime fun in the sun while keeping cool. Just in time for summer, here are five brand new resort offerings...

I consider a few minor scrapes a sure sign of a good trip, and I returned from Mohonk Mountain House in Upstate New York on Friday with a nice one on my left shin. The “ink,” as my mountain biking buddies would describe it, came compliments of some Shawangunk...

If you’re looking for an alternative to the busloads of partiers who flock to the wineries around Fredericksburg, detour over to Sister Creek Vineyards in tiny Sisterdale, Texas. You’ll find some great wine, without the crowds. I stopped at the winery, which opened in...

I’ve checked off visits to 28 national parks so far, and with any luck I’ll eventually make it to all 63 destinations in my new national parks journal. I love national parks and I love keeping track of the places I’ve seen, so “National Parks Bucket List: The Ultimate...

I f you’ve made a trip to Zilker Park recently, you probably know that parking’s often a problem. Starting May 25, you can park off site and hop the free Zilker Park shuttle to Austin’s most loved oasis. The Austin Parks and Recreation Department is offering the free...