I love a good Bed & Breakfast Bed & Breakfast style accommodations are my favorite because they allow me to revel in historic architecture. Up close and personal is the best way, in my opinion. So many historic sites don't allow you to get close, examine, rest, and live a few days on their premises. Most BnBs used to be old homes, and you can just feel the history surround you as you walk in. You could see[...]
A Quick Guide to Experience Waco, TX Waco, TX reminds me of a mixture of my hometowns - Fayetteville, AR, the hipster-ish college town where I was raised, and Texarkana, TX, the twin city where I was born. There is a mixture of old things and newness all around. You can see both scarcity and immense growth all on one street. Visiting this city really got me to thinking about the intersection of growth, gentrificatio[...]
Pack a weekend bag, gas up the car, and head west as you leave the busy DFW metroplex. After 30 minutes to an hour, your surroundings completely change. You have officially exited the big city and entered into north Texas "country." 30 more minutes, and you're crossing over bridges (Lake Granbury), watching the fishermen and boaters enjoying the water. You automatically want to do the same, and you yearn for the[...]
I recently visited my home town of Fayetteville, AR and had the best time staying as a guest and exploring like a tourist, but with knowledge of the best secret places to visit. While there, I stayed at the Stay-Inn-Style Bed & Breakfast, a family owned inn with 8 uniquely styled guest rooms and lush green grounds with a hidden waterfall feature. Sharon and Bill, the innkeepers, opened Stay-Inn-Style back in 2001[...]
I had the pleasure of staying at The Coppersmith Inn bed and breakfast last October. It was my first time to stay in one - can you say excited?! I previously wrote about it in my 4 Reasons to Choose a Bed & Breakfast post, but I want to share more intimate details of my experience with you all. I am a historic architecture fanatic, so I soaked it all in and took plenty of pictures. Instead of typing a[...]
The Coppersmith Inn I have always wanted to stay at a Bed & Breakfast because they fully embody old world charm to me. It came as no surprise that my stay at The Coppersmith Inn was one of wonder and merriment, but I was still so excited! After winning tickets to the #BlogElevated Conference (yaye twitter contests!) in Galveston, TX, I contacted Ellen, the innkeeper, and she was gracious in providing me a r[...]