Justine Harrington

People are aching to be outside in our national parks. But is it safe to do so?

The best cure for wedding anxiety? Planning a walking honeymoon through Provence.

From where to sleep, where to hike, and how to ride into Mexico on horseback (really!), this guide has everything you need to know about Big Bend.

I interviewed the Blanton Museum's new curator of Latin American art, Vanessa Davidson.

Read for: 30th birthday angst, mini-rants about public wilderness in Texas, tech detoxes, and desert nudity.

Nominated & contributed two Austin selections for this year's Editors' Choice Awards, for their community COVID relief efforts: Nixta Taqueria and Vic and Al's. This year, Vic and Al's converted into a temporary soup kitchen before they even officially opened their doors, serving over 3,000 free meals from March until mid-summer, and Nixta is now the home of ATX Free Fridge, a mutual aid project that provides fresh produce and more to food-insecure neighborhoods.

With plans for a national park trek stymied, a hiker finds a satisfying alternative at Big Bend Ranch State Park.

Swap out your dry guidebook for some vibrant literary works by Mexican or Mexican-American authors.

In the land of BBQ, brisket, and beef tacos, vegans and vegetarians will delight in knowing that Texas is home to a slew of veggie-forward restaurants, cafés, and food trucks.

During this pandemic, I have one city, and one city only, on my mind: Biarritz, France.

Bookworms, take note.

You know all about the Alamo, Austin's weirdness, and Dallas's big-hair glitz and glamour; but, until you've experienced the wide-open skies of Big Bend and Palo Duro Canyon, the secret swimming holes in the Hill Country, the lush pine forests in East Texas, and the swampy grandeur of the Gulf, you haven't experienced the true soul of Texas.

Easily one of the most special areas in the country, West Texas is brimming with exciting cultural attractions, quirky, timeworn towns, and an incredible abundance of natural beauty. In this fabled region of the Lone Star State, you'll find an eclectic former ghost town, two stunningly beautiful national parks (and several state parks), natural hot springs, world-class art, and an altogether otherworldly landscape that, in many places, feels more akin to the moon than Planet Earth.

Perched atop a scenic hillside outside of the city, Hotel Granduca Austin melds Tuscan-inspired opulence, laid-back Texas Hill Country charm, and deeply felt Southern hospitality.

Deep in Far West Texas, about 12 miles from the Rio Grande and the Mexican border, lies Terlingua—easily one of the most eccentric (and thoroughly Texan) places in all of America. Although it’s unabashedly a tourist town, Jackson Hole this ain’t. Here, you’ll find miles and miles of undeveloped natural beauty and just a faint sprinkling of humanity; depending on the season, Terlingua is home to only several hundred residents.