New Braunfels

My husband Joe and I have been visiting Schlitterbahn water park in New Braunfels, Texas, almost annually, since around 2006 or so. It’s our “happy place” vacation, where we don’t …

When you visit a place often, you have the opportunity to try different hotels. Since we travel to New Braunfels, Texas, at least once a year, but usually more often, …

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 …