Pickle Deli Square

Feb 27

Feb 27 Roadtrip Roundup: Favorite day overall

Travel

Definitely the single day I look back at most fondly is the day we spent in Marfa, TX...

Feb 24

Feb 24 Roadtrip Roundup: Best and worst drives

Travel

My favorite drives by far were the open US or State roads in the west (not so much the Interstates). Oftentimes we were the only ones on the road, but even if there were other cars, we all just went at our own pace...

Feb 24

Feb 24 Back in San Diego! Roadtrip Roundup: by the numbers

Travel

Total roadtrip miles, overall MPG, best MPG, fastest speed and slowest speed...

Feb 14

Feb 14 Hotel Design Notes: Texas

Lodging

Every hotel's decor likes to give some nod to where they're located, but I found the strongest examples of this in Texas...

Feb 13

Feb 13 I Could Live Here: Houston

Travel

Driving through the South, I could actually picture myself living there for a few years.

Feb 13

Feb 13 Marfa, TX background

Travel

I made sure Marfa was a stop on the road trip, because the artwork here is something that you learn about in every art history class...

Feb 12

Feb 12 Dan Flavin is in Marfa too

Travel

Saw him in Houston at the Menil Collection, here he is again, in 6 different buildings on the Chinati compound.

Feb 12

Feb 12 Pilgrimage to Marfa, TX

Travel

What tourists would go through a long (and arduous) drive to visit Marfa? Judging by the cars in the parking lot of the Chinati Foundation (Saab, VW EuroVan, 70's Eagle, and of course the Prius), the usual artworld suspects...