Coming To Arlington For Cowboys

For some, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holidays. Well, it’s kind of like a holiday season on its own. Alas, not a holiday but, it’s football season! While the official season starts in September, I live about a mile from that moon sized stadium so Cowboys are pretty much…

A Year of Travel – Fort Worth

Estimated Cost: $200 2 adults, 1 night, dinner at Riscky’s BBQ, a beverage (or 2) in The Stockyards, staying near Sundance Square, and shopping at Montgomery Ward. For my halfway point in A Year of Travel, I decided to do something different. As a regular tourist, I thought it was time to be a guide…

A Year of Travel – Carlsbad Caverns

March has arrived! That means trip #3 is in order. I’ve had a lot of busy this month. Last week I had a friend fly in for a long weekend and we stayed in the Omni hotel in Dallas. My favorite part of that stay was getting in the hot tub and looking over downtown…

A Year of Travel – Hagerman Wildlife Refuge

Estimated Cost: $150 2 adults, 1 night, staying at Best Western Plus, dinner at Big Rig, and entrance to Eisenhower’s birthplace and Grayson County Frontier Village. (The Wildlife Refuge is free!) The time has come to take my first trip in the year of travel! I wanted to start the journey in my backyard. I’ve…