Greetings, Internet Stranger! I’m Stella Jane, and welcome to 24 hours in Los Alamos, New Mexico—a destination that may cause even my most loyal readers to say, “Bestie… are you okay?” Now, I will admit: I have a type when it comes to travel recommendations, and that type is “slightly off the beaten path.” Tarrytown, …
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Greetings, Internet Stranger! I’m Stella Jane, and welcome to 24 hours in San Antonio—a city so big, bold, and historically unhinged that one single day barely scratches the surface. But fear not. We’re brave. We’re efficient. We’re wearing comfortable shoes. San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States and the second-largest city in …
Greetings, Internet Stranger! I’m Stella Jane, and welcome to 24 hours in Austin, Texas. Perhaps there are people out there writing sweeping odes to the beauty of downtown Austin—but if so, I have not met them. I don’t think anyone has ever said you must visit the central business district of the Texas capital for …
Greetings, Internet Stranger! I’m Stella Jane, and welcome to one day in Houston, Texas. Houston is not usually anyone’s first answer to the question, “What is the most beautiful city in America?” It doesn’t have San Francisco’s bay, Chicago’s architecture, New York’s famously weird neighborhoods, or New Orleans’s effortless charm. Houston does not beg to …
Greetings, Internet Stranger! I’m Stella Jane, and welcome to a perfect 24 hours in Dallas. Dallas, Texas is one of the largest cities in the United States, and yet somehow it remains underrated. Even Texans will often tell you to go to Austin. Or San Antonio. Or Houston. Or literally anywhere else before Dallas. Which …
Greetings, Internet Stranger! I’m Stella Jane, and welcome to this one day in Santa Fe itinerary. For the last few posts, I’ve been hanging out in New Mexico cities that don’t always get the spotlight. Albuquerque? It’s the largest city in the state, but some people seem to think its biggest tourist attraction is the …