~ Carmen As I middle school history teacher, I love old “stuff”.  I especially love towns that have maintained their architectural history, but still have a present day function.  To me, nothing is sadder than a beautiful old building that is boarded up and abandoned.  New Braunfels, Texas takes great pride in their historic downtown......

~ Carmen We  recently completed a 2,224 miles epic Texas Barbecue Road Trip  (see Texas Barbecue Road Trip)! You can’t have a complete tour of Texas hill country without spending at least a day or two in Austin, Texas.  Since Austin prides itself in its motto “Keep Austin Weird”,  we decided to spend our one allotted......

~ Carmen When you plan a road trip, there is always decisions to make about driving time and what I call “seeing the sights” time.  Recently we embarked on an epic 2,224 mile Texas barbecue road trip (read all about it here).  During the road trip planning process, I had to decide how much time......