A Look At San Antonio’s Largest Playground: Pearsall Park
I’m constantly on the lookout for fun playgrounds. As a mom of two little ones, playgrounds are where we spend most of our time! San Antonio has a ton of great parks and playgrounds and fun things to do with kids, but when I found out about Pearsall Park, I knew I had to get…
Read MoreHow To Go Up The Tower Of The Americas For (Mostly) Free
Tower of the Americas is that “Space Needle thing” in the middle of San Antonio. You can see it from almost every angle of downtown SA, and it really is one of the most recognizable parts of the San Antonio skyline. That’s really saying something, because it was built in the 1960s! Talk about iconic.…
Read MoreWhere To Eat In Southtown (aka Where To Eat In The King William Historic District)
Visitors to the San Antonio Riverwalk have long enjoyed the lovely views and history of the city, but have been disappointed by the quality and options of the mostly touristy restaurants that line the banks of the San Antonio river. Thankfully, with the emergence of the Pearl Brewery as a culinary hotspot, as well as…
Read MoreClementine: San Antonio’s Lone James Beard Award Finalist for 2024
Over the past few years, San Antonio has had a number of chefs and restaurants achieve some type of national buzz. From shoutouts in food publications like Bon Apétit to wins in national competitions like Chopped, SA chefs have made both a name for themselves, and a name for the culinary scene in the city…
Read MoreRay’s Drive Inn: A Classic San Antonio Restaurant
I love dining at the classics in any city I visit. I wrote a guide to classic restaurants in Austin, and that’s because I think it’s just so cool to dine at a place that been around since the early 1900s…and still thriving! And when I started exploring San Antonio’s taco scene, I quickly knew…
Read MoreA Beautiful Alternative To The San Antonio Riverwalk: A Look At The San Pedro Creek Culture Park
I’ve walked the San Antonio Riverwalk more times than I care to mention, and the vibe is always the same: history, liveliness, entertainment, NOISE, and crowds. Like, shoulder-to-shoulder crowds on any given weekend. So I started exploring other quiet parts of the Riverwalk and found that the majority of this 15-mile structured walkway is actually…
Read MoreThe Best Chinese Restaurant in San Antonio: Dashi Sichuan Kitchen + Bar
Every now and then, you run across a restaurant that is so incredibly nondescript you would never even notice it, let alone give it a try, were it not for the raving recommendations of others. Thankfully, I know some kind people who weren’t going to let me skip out on such a restaurant and suggested…
Read More7 Reasons Why San Antonio is Better than Austin
Sibling cities, San Antonio and Austin, while only about an hour apart physically, are lightyears apart in personality. Truly, you couldn’t find two more divergent cities that also happen to be close together if you tried. And, as it is with most siblings who live in the same household but are polar opposites, rivalries abound.…
Read MoreCon Huevos Tacos in San Antonio
If you live in Texas (or you’ve lived here for at least a minute) you’ve consumed a lot of breakfast tacos. This is just a fact. No matter if you’re a meat eater, vegetarian or vegan, gluten-free, or follow basically any other diet or lifestyle choice (keto tortillas are a thing!), you’ve eaten breakfast tacos.…
Read MoreHyatt Wild Oak Ranch vs Hyatt Hill Country Resort in San Antonio
My family just spent a week at the Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch residence club in San Antonio. This is actually the second year in a row we’ve been there – it’s so much fun! The grandparents own a time-share and invited the rest of the fam to tag along, and it was a much-needed escape…
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