A Conversation With a Modern Luminary – Cornelia Guest’s Journey from New York Debutante to Dallas Philanthropist

by Bob Valleau on September 9, 2024

In the glamorous corridors of New York City's high society, few names shine as brightly as Cornelia Cochrane Churchill Guest.  Cornelia Guest is many things: She is an actress, an awarded equestrian, a philanthropist, a...

Thompson Dallas: Art, Hospitality, and Year-Long Wellness in a Quintessential Dallas Experience

by Martin Ramirez on August 30, 2024

When one thinks of an inner-city destination, wellness does not first come to mind. There’s high-tension traffic and an almost certain lack of green space. Thompson Dallas, however, creates a unique urban getaway designed to...

A Canadian’s First Visit to Texas

by Emilie Crandles on August 24, 2024

Sixty years ago my Oma (grandma) spent a year on exchange from Germany to Texas.  Through immigrating to Canada and raising children and grandchildren, she and my Opa took many trips down south to visit...

Of Waves and Wellness: Five minutes With Waco Surf General Manager Mike Schwaab

by Martin Ramirez on August 22, 2024

Back in 2021, Mike Schwaab and wife Amy left the shores of California to settle in the ranchlands of Waco, Texas, bringing with them an idea to turn Waco Surf into the premier surf-centric wave...

Bowie House: An Artful Take On Texas Tradition

by Martin Ramirez on May 23, 2024

There’s a little bit of Texan soul in every detail at Bowie House, the latest Fort Worth addition to the Auberge Resorts Collection.  Here in this modern home for the west, located right in the...

Downtown Austin: 1 Hotel + 3 Restaurants Not to Miss

by Marika Flatt on May 22, 2024

Who doesn’t want to spend a weekend in downtown Austin, perfectly situated smack dab in the middle of the action? The Line Hotel, which was renovated from an old Radisson, sits on the epic corner...

Fort Worth’s Crescent Hotel Transports Guests to a Different Side of Cowtown

by Daniel Ramirez on April 16, 2024

This Ain’t Texas (except that it most certainly is). Despite the perception and its occasional overlap with the truth, Texas does not adhere to a stereotype. Sure, there are plenty of places where “the sage...

Texas Gears up for the 2024 Total Eclipse with Events Held across the Lone Star State

by Sara Aguinaga on April 4, 2024

On April 8, 2024, Texas will be graced by a total solar eclipse, a rare celestial event capturing the imagination of communities across the state. You don’t want to miss it because the next total...

Be Well at Hotel Vesper, Houston

by Brook Benten on April 2, 2024

The Galleria Area of Houston, also known as “Uptown,” offers the gamut of experiences for you to be well. Wellness travel is today’s most desirable type of getaway. Globally, people are aging, chronic diseases are...