Category Archives: Travel

Writing related to travel.

Back to Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey I’ll be traveling to Istanbul, Turkey today as part of a press tour sponsored and paid for by Turkish Airlines and the Turkish Tourism Office. There will be seven other US-based travel writers on the tour. I feel … Continue reading

Posted in Blog Only, Travel | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

2013 Boudin Cook-Off in Lafayette, Louisiana

2013 Boudin Cook-Off in Lafayette, LA. Click above for larger image, then scroll left-right to see it all. One of the very nicest things about living in Houston is that you can jump in the car, drive a few hours … Continue reading

Posted in Blog Only, Favorite Dish, Food, Gulf Coast, Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Meatopia & Sipping from the Spring at Broken Arrow Ranch

Meatopia TX “What’s one piece of advice you’d give about hosting a meat-centric festival in Texas?,” I imagine someone asking me. “Just don’t schedule it on the same day as the Texas Monthly Barbecue Festival,” I’d reply. As someone with … Continue reading

Posted in Barbecue, Food, Food for Thought, Texas, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

My Seafood Shacks Piece in Texas Monthly

Texas Monthly – May 2013 I have a piece in this month’s (May 2013) print issue of Texas Monthly magazine entitled “Southeast Texas Seafood Shacks.” Currently, you can only see it if you have a print copy of the magazine, … Continue reading

Posted in Food, Gulf Coast, Print, Seafood, Texas, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Return to Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain. Click above for larger image, then scroll left-right to see it all. When I visited Bilbao, Spain for the first time this past October, I felt like I was returning to a familiar destination. The word “Bilbao” has … Continue reading

Posted in Blog Only, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments