Posts by Janie H Pace

Texas country music lovers, boot scooters, and two-steppers claim their favorite dance halls from more than 400 historic dance halls across the state. You’ll hear Texas swing music from my favorites, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, George Strait, and Billy Mata, all keeping Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys music alive and kicking.…

Think white sandy beach, but no ocean. Remote camping, crystal fields of gypsum, rainbow sunsets, unique desert plants, and wildlife are all protected by these state and national parks, with one thing in common, sand dunes. Hike, surf the dunes, or ride an off-road vehicle where allowed. Now is the time to visit when winter…

Situated in Santa Fe’s historic 17th-century Barrio De Analco region, The Inn of the Five Graces is a world unto itself, a peaceful sanctuary, the ultimate in luxury, and magnificent in décor. Conceived as a showcase for their combined talents, designers Ira and Sylvia Seret transformed a neglected cluster of traditional adobe buildings into a…

It’s been said there are four primary food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles. Taste each and every one of them from these five chocolatiers, all of whom create well-deserved decadent chocolate confections that will make any heart swoon. February 1, 2022

Disclosure: Our writers only recommend vacation rentals they’ve experienced firsthand, and all opinions expressed are their own. This post may contain affiliate links that allow us to earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Dating back to the 1930s, the “spirit of the Old West’s” Old Ranch Inn in Palm Springs, situated in the…

The El Camino Real De Los Tejas National Historic Trail is Texas’s Royal Road, also known as Old San Antonio Road, King’s Highway, and a trail contributing to the development and settlement of Texas stretching from Mexico City and Laredo at the Rio Grande to Natchitoches, Louisiana. Some parts of the interior route determined a…

Texas has 367 miles of coastline. It offers miles of remote, shell-studded beaches, mangrove marshes, mountainous dunes, and tidal salt flats. You’ll find beaches with hundreds of beach house vacation rentals, water sports activities, and deep-sea fishing charters. And winter is the best time to explore Texas beaches, when the crowds are sparse and the…

Come face to face with polka-dot stingrays, sharks, pot-bellied seahorses, spitting fish, and lionfish in the ultimate land-and-sea adventure with the family. Experience interactive exhibits where you touch the rays, anemones, starfish, and sea turtles. Get up close and personal with a largetooth sawfish, a spotted moray eel, jellies, or a Jack Dempsey cichlid. Appreciate…

San Angelo is a pretty little town of 100,000 in the Concho Valley between the Permian Basin to the northwest, the Chihuahuan Desert to the southwest, and Osage Plains to the northeast. Drive 112 miles east from Midland on the Garden City Highway 158 or 225 miles west of Waco, via Highway 84 and US-87…

Gated retirement communities, 55+ benefits, golf, sports, food: Texas has it. Any place in Texas is great for retirement! No state income tax. You can play golf and other sports year-round most of the time because of the mild weather. Find a low cost of living, a friendly, welcoming, diverse culture, lots of spectacular natural…