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Ruth and Tony Daly are passionate riders, the husband and wife team running tour operator Ranch Rider – one of the very few remaining independent specialist horseback holiday companies.  They give their take on their favourite holidays from American ranch stays to Caribbean cruises…

Coming barely a year after the Texas city of San Antonio was granted UNESCO World Heritage status, the city has another honour. UNESCO has now designated it a Creative City of Gastronomy.

Last year saw more Britons travel aboard for over ten years.And more holidayed at home making 2016 a bumper year for travel.

From Thanksgiving to Labour Day, it’s no secret that our cousins across the pond like an excuse to celebrate, and 4th July is no exception. Independence Day is commemorated with fireworks, parades and concerts across America.

Food nerd, roaming gnome and host of The Grill Iron on Cooking Channel, Jax Tranchida, talks travel

On Irene’s last day in the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, we visited Estero Llano Grande, one of nine World Birding Centers located here, where we were captivated by a flock of some 30-40 soaring white pelicans high in the sky.

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Kaye’s itchy feet have taken her to Asheville. Read the latest instalment of her ‘Notes from a traveller’ series, only on Just About Travel


As Just about Travel mentioned earlier week this week, one of those sites granted UNESCO World Heritage status was the San Antonio Missions in Texas.

That is the nickname given to the Palo Duro Canyon in Texas. It’s because, with a 120 mile long and 800 foot deep fall, the copper colour – when seen from above – looks like, well, a smile!

Glendale will be getting a lot of love next week when the city hosts the 2015 Super Bowl at the University of Phoenix Stadium. But if you’re not a NFL aficionado, leave the Arizona city to the athletes and their fans and check out these five intriguing yet underrated US cities

Don’t sweat the big stuff. Celebrate the small stuff instead in 2015, says Kaye Holland

The location of a youth hostel in Sydney surprises Adrian as he sums up the smaller stories of the week.

Aged 33 1/2 and can’t get served

This week, Adrian gives over the snippets column to American stories as Just about Travel continues its celebration of July 4th – which actually lasts longer than one day over there!

Why Americans shouldn’t be allowed to own guns

Special events include hay stacking, a cattle drive, a watermelon eating and seed spitting contest, a rib-eating contest and a contest for the most worn-out boots!

The de facto capital of North Texas is a city worth stopping in rather than just using as a landing base. Kaye Holland discovers the real deal Dallas: designer shopping, top notch dining and chic bars

Kaye Holland visits the hottest new destination in Texas

Saddle up. San Antonio is ready to ride says Kaye Holland

Kaye Holland earns her spurs at Wildcatter Ranch

Don’t confuse Fort Worth with its city slicker cousin, Dallas. Cowtown – as Fort Worth is often referred to – maybe just 30 miles down the road but it’s a world away from Big D’s bright lights and big hotels. For an authentic taste of Texas – think cowboy culture and the old west – Fort Worth is where you go writes Kaye Holland

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This April, all eyes are on London, Los Angeles and Austin…

Texas has no World Heritage Sites but that may change next year as the Spanish colonial missions of San Antonio, Texas (to include the Alamo), as the United States nominates them for inclusion on the World Heritage List.

When you see those cows in western movies being herded for cattle drives across the dusty praries, they are longhorns. How would you fancy one as a pet?

Home to a respected and energetic cultural arts scene, the fourth largest shopping center in the country, the oldest African-American theater in the Southwest and the brains behind United States space exploration, Houston is as diverse a city as they come

Thanks to the famous TV show, most travellers to Texas make a beeline for Dallas with its bright lights, big hair and shiny cars. But when you’ve ‘done Dallas’ (or no longer care who shot JR) wander a mere 30 miles west to Fort Worth