Waimea: The Texas of Kauai
By: Smith Schwartz |
After a few soggy days on Kauai, we were desperately seeking sunshine. We had moved on from the industrial seaside town of Lihue to the lush, fertile hillsides of Lawai Valley. It’s a strikingly beautiful area, but since it is ‘wintertime’ on the island, it rains almost all the time. Our gracious host, Traci at the Strawberry Guava Bed and...
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A Culinary Tour of Houston
By: Smith Schwartz |
Just imagine Erik’s eyes are open… We met lots of fun folks at SXSW, but only one invited us to spend the weekend at his house. Not only did Aziz, Sania and their littles have us down to Houston for the weekend, they really went out of their way to show us around town. We were there a mere 29...
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Deep in the Heart of Texas: Crawfish Boil
By: Smith Schwartz |
These crawfish were alive and crawling, no doubt about it. We’ve really had such a great time down in Austin so far. Lucky for us, we met some great Austinites down in Buenos Aires when we showed up to an underground dinner. They’ve become great friends, and have really been rolling out the red carpet here for us lately. We...
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We Like the Internet 4/13
By: Smith Schwartz |
Happy Friday the 13th! Here’s to hoping you’ll stay away from cats and rickety ladders today. We read some fun stuff on the internet this week: I’m not sure what I like more, watching Mad Men, or reading Tom and Lorenzo’s Mad Style, their take on Janie Bryant’s amazing costuming work on the show. TLo (as their fans call them),...
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An Extreme Weekend at Barton Creek Greenbelt
By: Smith Schwartz |
You guys, went rock climbing this weekend! Psych, we went on a hike at the Barton Creek Greenbelt and took photos of some dude we don’t know! We watched him try to flip up and over, but that huge cactus had other ideas. It’s pretty amazing that this place is just a few minutes drive from downtown Austin. Secret swimming...
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Take Manhattan, Just Give Me the Countryside
By: Smith Schwartz |
You guys, we spent last week on a real, live farm about 30 miles outside of Austin. We quickly got used to early nights and early mornings, chickens, guineas and sweet puppies coming to visit us in our little cabin. Luckily for us, we got to reap the benefits of country living without performing any actual chores on the farm....
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Re-Entry at SXSW
By: Smith Schwartz |
Cheers to the USA! It’s been a really incredible three months abroad, but we’re finally back and looking forward to a fun summer at home. We touched down for a few days in Austin, TX for SXSW. South by Southwest is a conference of insane tech, film and music industry types who take over this laid-back city in droves. It...
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Well Designed Travel: Apartment Therapy
By: Smith Schwartz |
So you guys, my column debuted today over on Apartment Therapy! I’m so excited to finally get started and I’m overwhelmed by the positive responses. Please head over to AT and check out the full story HERE.
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