Postcard from Springfield, IL - The Cycles of Shea’s
Despite its legend and history, like all roads, Route 66 is transitory and in a constant state of evolution. The small businesses that form its backbone face continuously steep odds and iconic sites a...
21 Nov 202425min
Postcard from Springfield, IL - Decades at The Cozy Dog Drive-In
Officially opened in 1949, Springfield's Cozy Dog Drive-In claims to be the home of the first batter-fried hot dog on a stick, and having born witness to over seventy years of transitions, ranks among...
14 Nov 202424min
5. Postcard from Laredo - "Two Cities, One People"
The US-Mexico border is a constant fixture in today's 24 hour news cycle. But often lost amidst the noise of talking heads and pundits is any discussion of the rich culture and humanity that can be fo...
11 Maj 202329min
4. Postcard from South Texas - "Communion through Cabrito"
The author and folklorist J Frank Dobie once said, "The boundaries of culture and rainfall never follow survey lines." This is certainly true of Dobie's native south Texas, which is a place shaped by ...
4 Maj 202323min
3. Postcard from Rockport - "Blessed Egg Rolls by the Bay”
The third most spoken language in Texas behind English and Spanish is Vietnamese. This is especially evident in Houston, a metropolis that's home to more than 120,000 residents of Indo Chinese descent...
27 Apr 202324min
2. Postcard from Galveston - "Spaghetti, Sausage and a Slice of Sicily”
Once perhaps the greatest town of significance between New Orleans and San Francisco, Galveston's fortunes shifted following the Great Storm of 1900, and today its population doesn't even rank in the ...
20 Apr 202324min
1. Postcard from Serbin - "Noodles in a New Nation"
The Central Texas hamlet of Serbin sits off a country road, about an hour past Austin. It was last included in the census over twenty years ago when its population numbered a mere thirty-seven. Yet, i...
13 Apr 202323min
Introducing - "Travel Tales by Afar"
As a special bonus, we are honored to share our space and introduce you to Travel Tales by Afar. On Travel Tales by AFAR, fascinating people share their stories of life-changing travel, from novelist...
23 Feb 202329min
