New Braunfels

I have many travel credit cards to my name (even more if you count the ones Sharon has). I keep some of them, like the American Express Blue Business Plus,…

My favorite fake quote about Texas BBQ is a line that I coopted from the movie Kill Bill referring to the quality of samurai swords.  If you’re gonna compare Texas…

While we’ve been visiting New Braunfels, TX for over a decade, our main purpose was to go to Schlitterbahn. While we might be obsessed with this waterpark, we’ve done plenty…

Marriott has done a great job of establishing Courtyard by Marriott’s place in the travel market. A favorite of business travelers, with a spacious lobby with plenty of seating, including…

On Thursday night I received an email from Schlitterbahn, the water park in New Braunfels that we travel over 1000 miles to visit every year. We have annual passes so…

It’s the time of the year when we need to decide our travel schedule for the following year. This is a necessary task because my work obligations make me put…

Joe and I have been going to Schlitterbahn Water Park in New Braunfels, Texas, nearly every year since 2006. For us, it’s our “happy place” vacation, where we don’t have…

IHG, the parent company of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and the Intercontinental hotels, is having a flash sale to buy points for the IHG Rewards Club program. They’re offering a…

Happy Saturday, friends. Sharon’s busy baking the first batch of Christmas cookies for the season, so I’m here writing the weekly recap. I’m not gonna complain because her cookies are…

We love to visit Schlitterbahn Water Park in New Braunfels, TX. We’ve been going for over a decade and in that time we’ve managed to find some restaurants that keep…