En route back to NJ and after driving 15 hours straight with minimal stops from Houston, we finally arrived in Knoxville, TN at around 8:00 PM. We were utterly exhausted from driving, cranky, and felt like we were still moving even after getting out of the car. Ever feel like that? Anyway, you can bet … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Park Inn Houston North Hotel & Conference Center, TX
After saying farewell to Austin, the next stop on our Texas Road Trip was Houston. Upon arriving downtown, we spent some time at the Houston Aquarium and then grabbed a quick lunch at Bayou Place, Houston’s entertainment hub located in the heart of downtown’s theater district. The Houston Aquarium Tiffany and I After lunch, we … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Radisson Hotel & Suites Downtown Austin
I’ll admit that I originally booked the Texas Road Trip specifically to take advantage of Club Carlson’s “Redeem Points. Earn Points” promotion, so I was strategic in only choosing Category 1 Club Carlson properties along the way from NJ to Texas. There were only a handful of Category 1 properties in Texas, primiarily in the … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Park Inn DFW Airport South, TX
For our 2nd night in Dallas, we stayed at the Park Inn DFW Airport South instead of the Radisson Hotel Dallas East (as originally planned) because the next morning we were set to hit Austin, and we wanted to be as close to the highway as possible. Both the Radisson Dallas East and the Park … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Radisson Hotel Dallas Central-University Park
After a long 12 hours of driving and a sore butt from sitting that long (FYI: if anyone else drives a Mazda3, or is looking into getting one, I’m not going to lie, the seats are super uncomfortable), we finally arrived in Dallas! As you can see from our original itinerary, we originally had plans … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Club Carlson’s Country Inn & Suites Cookeville, TN
So we finally arrived at our pit-stop in Cookeville, TN en route to Dallas for our Texas Road Trip as part of my 2012 New Year’s Resolution for more fearless, spontaneous travel. Call me crazy, but after working a 12 hour day on the set of Blue Bloods yesterday, I decided that a quick 3 … [Read More…]
Road Trip Preparation: Why I Hate Getting My Car Serviced
With only days away from my big Texas Road Trip, you can already bet that I’m scrambling to get everything in order between squeezing in those last few days of work and packing before hitting the road. Since I’ll be trekking in my little 2010 Mazda3 Sedan from NJ to Texas and back, I definitely … [Read More…]
Planning In Progress: Texas Road Trip January 2012
As I mentioned in my last post of 2011, my New Year’s Resolution is that I simply want 2012 to be filled with as much spontaneous (and free) travel as possible. With that said, I will be off to Texas at the end of January with a good friend of mine. We will be using … [Read More…]
