It's a Texas thing, bordering on obsession in some parts of the state. Good kolaches are amazing: yeasty and tender, a resilient bread that's light, buttery, and oh-so-slighty sweet....
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Rodeo Houston 2018: Photo Gallery
33,000 volunteers, 2.4 million visitors, and over 26 million dollars in scholarship money to Texas students in 2018 alone.
What are we talking about? It's the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, of course!...
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Among the Lilliputians: Visiting Gulliver’s Gate
Things to do in NYC: A review of my visit to the $40,000,000 model world of Gulliver's Gate....
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Three Breads in Morocco
History, culture, and art: all strong reasons to visit this country. But the food, oh the glorious food . . . I still dream of Moroccan bread....
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French Quarter Hotels: Where to Stay in New Orleans
New Orleans just passed its 300th birthday! Planning a trip here?
I grew up in this wonderful city, and here are my reviews of 8 French Quarter Hotels....
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Calendar Wallpaper for March 2018
Wow! It’s already March of 2018! The desktop wallpaper calendar for March is a photograph of Rovinj, Croatia, that I shot from the deck of the tall ship Royal Clipper in June 2016. What...
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