May 26th, 2013 at 4:00PM: Laurel Miller, Gadling
Confession: With the exception of far too many layovers at DFW, I'd never been to Texas prior to two weeks ago. Despite having traveled all over the rest of the Southwest, as well as being possessed of a near-clinical addition to Mexican food, I just haven't had a reason to make it to the Lone Star State.
That all changed when I was sent to El Paso by American Cowboy ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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El Paso's Best Mexican Food: Of Car Washes And Cemeteries
May 26th, 2013 at 4:00PM: Laurel Miller, Gadling
Confession: With the exception of far too many layovers at DFW, I'd never been to Texas prior to two weeks ago. Despite having traveled all over the rest of the Southwest, as well as being possessed of a near-clinical addition to Mexican food, I just haven't had a reason to make it to the Lone Star State.
That all changed when I was sent to El Paso by American Cowboy ...Mesilla, New Mexico: Discovering A Different Side Of The Southwest
May 25th, 2013 at 11:00AM: Alex Briseño, Flickr
A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to El Paso on short notice for a magazine assignment. I found it enjoyable, but on my final day, I was itching to get out of the city limits and explore before my evening flight. Every local I talked to gave me the same response: go for a scenic drive out to Mesilla.
Located just 44 miles northwest of El Paso on the fringes of Las ...The Secret Lives Of Congressional Air Travelers
Apr 30th, 2013 at 6:00PM: We here at Gadling have been closely following how furloughs have affected air traffic controllers, and subsequently how backed up airports got when flight delays started cascading across the country. But we were also surprised when Congress voted to reverse these cuts – and like many others who loudly voiced their opinions online, we wondered who, exactly, is benefiting from the decision. ...Shocking Video Of A Texas Bigfoot! (Or Maybe Not)
Apr 23rd, 2013 at 2:00PM:
There may be a Bigfoot crawling around the underbrush of Texas. According to the breathless narrator in this video, these two photos were taken by Lupe Mendoza, who spotted a strange creature when it spooked a herd of cattle. Apparently some gutted hogs were found nearby, so Bigfoot may have been feeding.
Actually it may be a Skunk Ape, the Deep South version of Bigfoot that prowls around ...VIDEO: Prehistoric Art Of Panther Cave Reproduced In 3D
Mar 10th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
Panther Cave in Seminole Canyon, Texas, has some of the country's best-preserved prehistoric cave paintings. A colorful frieze of leaping panthers, feathered shamans and strange abstract shapes have puzzled researchers for decades. It appears to be telling a story of some sort, but what does that story say?
Now this new 3D video allows you to study it for yourself. Color enhancement brings ...
Events Worth Planning A Trip Around In 2013
Jan 21st, 2013 at 9:00AM:
Have you ever landed in a place to find out you arrived just after the town's can't-miss event of the year? Well, hopefully that won't happen again this year. Gadling bloggers racked their brains to make sure our readers don't overlook the best parties to be had throughout the world in 2013. Below are more than 60 music festivals, cultural events, pilgrimages and celebrations you should ...Photo Of The Day: What's In Your Bag?
Dec 7th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
What's in your bag? Mine contains my laptop, several notebooks, a folder with tickets and research notes and a beat-up middling digital camera. Flickr user nan palmero's bag, as you can see above, is rather more technologically with it.
There's nothing I like more than nerdy connoisseurship. (If you'd like an item-by-item run down of these objects, check out the photographer's own site.) I ...See Santa Differently With Fun Alternative Events
Nov 30th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
A trip to see Santa is part of the holidays for many families with children. Mixed in with shopping at a local mall or a special trip just to visit with Santa and his elves, reindeer or even Mrs. Claus, it's a required part of holiday tradition. But if standing in a long line has lost a bit of its luster, some alternative events might be worth the trip for a Santa experience like no other.
...Video: Plane Hits Car In Texas
Nov 5th, 2012 at 7:00AM: In perhaps the biggest "oops" of the year, the driver of an SUV failed to see a stop sign, and collided with a small aircraft at the Northwest Regional Airport, near Dallas. WFAA news reports that only minor injuries were sustained by the passenger of the vehicle, as the plane's landing gear clipped its roof. Pilot William Davis was completing his first solo flight, and his wife happened to be ...
Photo Of The Day: Airplane Over Houston
Oct 23rd, 2012 at 6:30PM:
With modern photo editing techniques, it's often difficult to tell the real from the, well, embellished.
Today's Photo of the Day was snapped by Flickr user Neil Marek with an iPhone during an airplane descent on George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. Its vintage feel is courtesy of Snapseed, an easy-to-use photo editing software for the iPhone, iPad and desktops, which ...Presidential Road Trips You Can Take This Weekend
Oct 19th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Road trips taken over the weekend can get us away from our normal routine and surroundings without a lot of planning or cost involved. Some people would like to get away from election season ads on television, websites, newspapers and magazines. Others are really into the process of selecting the next president of the United States and look for ways to feed their addiction. Here are some easy ...Crazy Video: Wild Arabic Dancing In Texas
Oct 5th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Arab culture has an image problem. Most outsiders think they don't have any fun. As one acquaintance informed me, "Arabs are a dour lot."
He'd never actually hung out with any Arabs. Anyone who has can tell you that they do have a sense of fun, as this video shows. Uploader noxalicious tells us this was filmed in Cafe Layal in Houston, Texas. This guy gets so into the music that he ends up on ...
Space Travel To Include Interstellar Trips In 100 Years
Sep 10th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
The idea of space travel has its fans. But other than NASA astronauts or those wiling to pay a hefty fee to Richard Branson for a sub-orbital flight, few of us will actually see space, the final frontier. Interstellar flight, human travel beyond our solar system, seems even more elusive. The 100-year Starship Initiative, aims to change all that and even has the backing of one former U.S ...Photo Of The Day: Austin Graffiti
Sep 5th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
This photo of Austin's East Side captures several things I love about Austin all at once. This photo captures the train rushing by, reflecting the graffiti in its windows. The vibrant graffiti to the left is the kind of graffiti dispersed all over East Austin, but this East 5th building is a graffiti staple. The glow of sunset is saturating everything within the photograph, the same way it ...Final Season of Anthony Bourdain's 'No Reservations' Debuts Labor Day On Travel Channel
Aug 27th, 2012 at 9:00AM: You know the old saying; it's always best to leave the party when you're having a great time. So it is with Anthony Bourdain, chef/author/keen observationist of the absurd/master of the pithy sentiment, and dark lord of the filthy, matted belly of the culinary underworld. On Labor Day, the Travel Channel will premiere the ninth and final season of its Emmy Award®-winning series, "No ...
Look Up: The Perseid From Texas
Aug 14th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
I'm moving out of Austin and back to New York just before what would have marked two years in Texas. I only have four weeks left until I pack the POD and I have an expanding bucket list to make good with before I go. One of my incentives for leaving NYC in the first place was the sky. I wanted to see it. I wanted to observe its expansive breadth and color during sunrise and sunset. I wanted to ...Breakfast And Botox: Hotel Offers Cosmetic Procedures After Your Meal
Aug 1st, 2012 at 2:00PM: Want to come back from your vacation more beautiful than when you left? Guests of the Four Seasons in downtown Austin, Texas, can now take advantage of a unique hotel package that allows them to get cosmetically enhanced after breakfast.
This week, Westlake Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery opened on the main floor of the Four Seasons Residences Austin, which is located on the same property as ...Historic Battleship USS Texas Taking In Water, Leaking Oil
Jun 17th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
The USS Texas is America's oldest battleship. Commissioned in 1914, it fought in both World War I and World War II. Since 1948 it's been utilized as a museum at La Porte, Texas, on the outskirts of Houston.
Now the vessel is in peril. It's sprung a leak and is taking on water. So much water entered the ship that it started noticeably listing to port. The old oil tanks got flooded. While the ...
Lower Gas Prices No Match For $1 Bus Ride
Jun 3rd, 2012 at 5:30PM: Current gas prices are coming in lower than anticipated for this year's summer travel season. In the short term that's good. Looking forward, alternative forms of generating energy through clean renewable solutions are being developed but may be years away. Looking back, one method of transportation that has served us well in the past is being used right now on an increasing scale, saving ...Museum Month: Cockroach Hall Of Fame & Museum, Plano, Texas
May 24th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
We've covered some pretty weird museums this month here on Gadling. One that may take the prize for the weirdest is the Cockroach Hall Of Fame & Museum in Plano, Texas.
Museum curator and professional exterminator Michael Bohdan opened the museum so he could educate people about a bug that's got a serious knack for survival. As Bohdan points out, cockroaches have been around more than 350 ...
