…artisan shops that come highly recommended.

I knew I would only need to stay 3 days. But then…

Boudin balls too, etouffee, a heavy brunch, but mainly beignets.

This place has some of the most well-decorated Airbnbs I’ve ever seen. And you’ve gotta stop at Czech Stop on the way.

The Naoshima read I enjoyed.

Pecan Lodge (line always down the street, and Texas people know BBQ) in Dallas was the best barbecue I had ever had from a restaurant.

My gift for Mother’s Day, and she ate the whole pie in two days.

…the experience of visiting the best and most prominent rest stop: shirts, Texas souvenirs, sausage on a stick, ready-made meals, breakfast sandwiches…

Stay in Manhattan. Try as they might, someone may not convince you to journey from the cheap place they found in Queens.

These gargantuan trees. They extend as long as the line of parked cars, only up. Many were skinny, some were bottom-heavy and too wide to be hugged.