5 Girls’ Weekends for You and Your Friends
Cute cabins at Fredricksburg Herb Farm. Courtesy Fredricksburg Herb Farm.On a recent Saturday afternoon at Becker Vineyards, about 20 minutes outside of Fredericksburg, the ladies had descended. With...
View ArticleRolling in Dough: Road Trips For When Money Is No Object
Courtesy Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & SpaSomewhere along the way to Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa—probably once you’ve left the main road and driven the last few miles through...
View ArticleRoad Trips for Food Lovers
The Dunleith Historic Inn. Photo courtesy Kay Gaensler.As I pulled up a barstool at Peacock’s Bar & Grill in Natchez, Mississippi and ordered a martini, Sharon, the spitfire bartender, asked me...
View Article6 Artsy Road Trips
The Menger Hotel in San Antonio. Courtesy the Menger Hotel.For most visitors to San Antonio, the city itself is the primary artistic attraction. With its old Spanish missions, historic downtown, and...
View ArticleSchool’s Out! 6 Kid-Friendly Summer Road Trips
Part dude ranch, part mini-Schlitterbahn, Neal’s Lodges in Concan is a vacation spot for kids and parents alike. Photo courtesy Neil’s Lodges.For 88 years, Neal’s Lodges in Concan (an hour west of San...
View ArticleRomantic Weekend Getaways
The Retreat at Artesian Lakes is like summer camp—if summer camp had coed lodging, wine, and gourmet meals. Courtesy Retreat at Artesian Lakes.“I see him! I see the big turtle,” the little girl next to...
View ArticleRoad Trips Back in Time
The Spoetzl Brewery, original home to Shiner Beer. Courtesy Spoetzl BreweryOn a recent Saturday afternoon, the town of Praha in the Czech-Texas Heartland was bubbling with life. From atop its gently...
View ArticleVideo: Road Trips for All, from Fast-Paced to Slow and Simple
In the May issue of Houstonia, on newsstands now, you'll find a guide to 52 different road trip destinations—each on one tank of gas. Newsfix took a closer look at three of our favorite weekend...
View ArticleFor Kids Playing Outdoors, a Heat Advisory
Image: ShutterstockKids like to play hard, are undeterred by doing so under a beating sun, and commonly forget to stay hydrated—three things that make them particularly vulnerable to heat illness. And...
View ArticleHave Fun, Save Money: 5 Budget-Friendly Road Trips
Royers Cafe’s famous pie. Photo courtesy Royers Cafe.Scenic Hill Vacations, a collection of 10 rustic wood cabins outside of Brenham, somehow manages the feat of being both economical and...
View ArticleGet Your Nature On! 5 Outdoor Road Trips
Enchanted Rock State ParkImage: Jeremy Pawlowski / America, Y’allA climb up Enchanted Rock doesn’t actually begin at the base of the awe-inspiring granite batholith. It starts about 20 miles away, at...
View Article5 Road Trip Ideas for a Guys’ Weekend
There was a moment at the Circuit of the Americas, as I strapped on a helmet, slid open the scissor door, and squeezed into the cramped cockpit of a $250,000 Lamborghini Gallardo, listening to the V-10...
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