Waterloo Greenway Outdoor Venue Timely Enhancement to Downtown Austin

by Brian Maass on August 16, 2021

Austin, Texas is famously known as the Live Music Capital of the World. Live music can be found in the Capitol city every night, whether at a bar on Sixth Street or the highly popular...

#TravelTuesday: See What’s Dwelling in Bluff, Utah

by Brian & Dana Maass on August 10, 2021

Head southeast in Utah’s Four Corners region and you’ll discover a not-to-missed hidden gem dramatically perching among the sandstone cliffs. Four Corners is where the state meets Colorado and New Mexico to the East, and...

#TravelTuesday: Off the Grid, Under the Stars and over the Moon at Utah’s Glamping Canyonlands

by Brian & Dana Maass on August 3, 2021

After 2020, who’s not eager to zoom away from screens and quarantines? If you like the idea of dipping your toes into camping and the great outdoors, but feel hesitant to take the full plunge,...

#Travel Tuesday: A Monumental Road Trip From Salt Lake City, Part 2

by Brian & Dana Maass on July 20, 2021

Utah’s national monument lands tell ancient tales of our planet’s earliest land formations and inhabitants.  Traveling south and east from Salt Lake City, wind into Capitol Reef, Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, discovering a host...

#Travel Tuesday: A Monumental Road Trip From Salt Lake City, Part 1

by Brian & Dana Maass on July 6, 2021

With five of the country's top National Parks, and much more, Utah welcomes visitors to take the wheel and prepare to be awestruck. This Eastern Utah adventure encompasses several stops, beginning and ending at the...

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Best Beers for Oktoberfest 2020

by Brian Maass on September 25, 2020

Oktoberfest celebrations may be different in 2020, but that hasn’t dampened our love of beer. So, while it will be on a smaller scale, let’s keep the German-Texan spirit alive by raising a beer stein...

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#TravelTuesday: Look What’s Sitting on the Dock of Mission Bay

by Dana and Brian Maass on May 12, 2020

Off the Pacific shore of San Diego sits a beautiful saltwater habitat called Mission Bay. This trip was taken before the coronavirus pandemic. In these days of social distancing and staying safely at home, we...

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#TXPlaylist Vol. 06, Lockdown Listening

by Brian Maass on April 6, 2020

I’m proud to be a native Texan and have packed this playlist with great Texas music. That said, I’ve also included one non-Texan band because the message of their song gives us hope that we’ll...

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#MusicMonday: The Traveller’s All-American Road Show Makes Stops in Texas

by Brian Maass on March 9, 2020

When I was growing up in Austin, country music was defined by legends like George Strait, Johnny Cash and Waylon, Willie and the boys.  Update, Mar 13, 2020: In response to the growing concerns over...