El Mercado, located within San Antonio’s Market Square shopping district, is considered to be the largest Mexican market in the U.S. Market Square is a three-block outdoor plaza lined with shops and restaurants in downtown San Antonio, Texas. The...
San Antonio is named after the Spanish Mission, named for the river, named for the Portuguese / Italian saint, who took his name from the chapel dedicated to an Egyptian monk. Confused? Ok, let me explain. If you’re familiar with Saint Anthony you may think that the...
Kansas City is one of America’s great BBQ destinations, and you don’t need to be a self-proclaimed “foodie” to understand why. This city is famous for its sweet tomato-and-molasses-based sauce, poured on everything from pulled pork sandwiches and beef and...
Kansas Citians are just plain nice, at a time when the world could use more of that. Ok, this should have been #1, but I just thought of it. If you are from a larger city (and have travel), you’ve probably noticed that “southern hospitality” and...
“Fountain Day” means SPRING. The “City of Fountains” is one of Kansas City’s nicknames for good reason. There are 200 “officially registered” fountains in the Greater Kansas City area – but that excludes the many...
