Texas Hill Country road trip
We chose the Texas Hill Country for our first road trip of 2016
Notes from a road trip to the Texas Hill Country
“I’ll need something as collateral, sir. Your keys, your wallet, your watch…” the clerk said. This E-Z gas station is located outside Granbury. Customers have to pay inside before pumping. I guess many have not been as honest as they should have and the clerk was forced to take precautions. “I love your accent” was…
Travel Memories: drive from London to South West France
Back in August 2006, Sean and I were due to fly to London and then drive to South West France the day after the liquid bomb plot was foiled. My parents called to persuade us to cancel the trip. I understood their concern but thought that airports would be the safest places on earth that…
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Notes from a train ride in East Texas
The sun appears timidly behind rain clouds at first and with more conviction later. I sigh with relief; there was a chance of rain in the weather forecast for East Texas but luckily it went away. We roll past pine forests, meadows yellow with wild flowers, cows grazing in the fields, a few houses. Most…
West Texas Road Trip
We left on Friday after a fantastic lunch of brisket tamales at Emelia’s in The Colony. Our first port of call in our West Texas road trip was Mineral Wells, described in the guidebook as a “winning town.” I beg to differ. Its first impression was that of a rundown, depressing place. The welcome committee…
Only in Paris, Texas
We searched high and low for the elusive Eiffel Tower. We drove around Paris for a good while, navigating unknown streets, scanning the horizon, trying to follow the GPS directions. At long last we saw it in all its 65 foot high glory. And a red cowboy hat on top. Welcome to Paris, Texas, the…
Country bliss in Suipacha
Every time I go to Buenos Aires, my parents take me on day trip to the country. On my latest visit, we went to the town of Suipacha. It is located 126 kilometres west of Buenos Aires and is an important dairy centre. Let me rephrase that: it’s cheese lovers heaven. Recently, local dairy and…
Road trip to the heart of Texas part II – the heartland
It took us less than six hours to reach Buda, a town south of Austin. Not bad, considering the driving conditions for the first half of the way. We checked into the hotel and drove to Lockhart for a barbeque dinner with our friends. We woke up to a gloriously sunny morning and hit the…
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Road trip to the heart of Texas -Part I: A hairy drive to Austin
Maybe the Mayans and Nostradamus are right. Maybe the end of the world is drawing nigh. An ice storm followed by a snow storm in Dallas left the city covered with an inch thick sheet of ice and a foot of snow on Super Bowl weekend -or maybe even thicker. This was the weekend we…
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