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Like big boats? Check out the Regal Princess, now sailing from Galveston
A massive new cruise ship arrived in Galveston this week. The Regal Princess, which can carry up to 3,560 guests, will sail from Galveston to the Western Caribbean through March 24. Trips range in length from seven to 12 days and ports of call include Cozumel, Costa...
It’s snowing in Colorado and you should buy lift tickets now
Snowflakes are flying in Colorado, y’all. I sat down to coffee with a group of representatives from three Colorado ski resorts this week, who reminded me that now’s the time to buy lift tickets. Read more: Finding powder and snowy adventures at Purgatory Ski Resort...
Free admission at Texas State Parks this Sunday
You can leave the big bucks behind when you head to a state park this Sunday. To celebrate Texas State Parks Day, officials are dropping the day-use admission fee. That means you can hike at Pedernales Falls State Park, where recent rains have bumped up flows down the...
Getting the rock star treatment at W Austin’s Away Spa
You’d probably sooner find a rock star at the Away Spa than me, but when the downtown spot, tucked inside at the W Austin hotel, asked if I wanted to drop by for a treatment, I packed my swim suit and headed downtown. The hotel is located next to the Austin City...
At Meow Wolf, step into an alternate reality full of fun
I’d already stared at spinning wheels and leering clowns in one psychedelic room at Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station in Denver, then teetered through a twisted staircase to get to another. Now I found myself crawling into a subterranean space, gazing through a peep...
At the Root Beer Barrel, order a hotdog and a frosty mug of soda
Hotdogs taste better when you order them from a roadside stand shaped like a giant barrel, as I learned when I stopped at the Root Beer Barrel in Douglas, Michigan. The stand, built in the 1950s, closed in the mid-1970s. It stood vacant for 25 years, its wooden staves...
Gearing up for Fat Bear week at Katmai National Park in Alaska
I’ve long dreamed about watching grizzly bears snatch salmon swimming upstream to spawn, so my recent visit to Katmai National Park in Alaska ranks as one of the best days of my life. After taking a 30-minute bear education class at the park (“Do not cheer when a bear...
Taste fireweed and spruce tips at this fantastic Alaskan ice cream shop
I love to taste the local flavors of the places I travel. I also love ice cream, so when I spent a few days in Anchorage last week, I bee-lined it – twice – to an ice cream shop that uses local plants to concoct its uniquely Alaskan scoops. Read more: When headed to...
Meow Wolf to open psychedelic, immersive DFW exhibit on July 14
Texans, prepare to swing open the doors to the fantastic and surreal world of Meow Wolf. The Santa Fe-based company, known for its interactive and immersive art exhibits, will unveil its first Texas “portal” on July 14. The Dallas location, called The Real Unreal, has...
American Airlines extends daily non-stop flights from Austin to Aspen
The current heat wave has me pressing an iced tea glass to my forehead and scanning airline schedules for flights to Colorado. Turns out American Airlines is operating daily non-stop service from Austin to Aspen this summer. And while the daily route was originally...
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