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Tag: Dallas
Aug 21, 2023

My First Time in Dallas

This week the Global Traveler team headed to Dallas for the 2023 GBTA Conference hosted at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. While the team met up on Sunday, I went down a day early to check out the city and see some of the Dallas sights, as this was my first time in Texas.

Remarkable Medellín

Visiting Medellín in Colombia: The Country of Beauty is like stepping into a fantastic story — literally, as the city in the Western Colombian Andes region inspired Disney’s Encanto. Here, valleys, the world’s tallest palms, vibrant communities, colorful houses, garden-like balconies and more prove reality is more picturesque than anything on film. And it’s especially more tempting following Medellín’s remarkable transformation, shedding its troubled past and reawakening as a city of innovation, art, cultural richness, modern infrastructure, thriving tourism and resiliency.

Mar 25, 2023

Dallas Blooms at the Arboretum

Last week my husband and I visited family in Texas, and for this avid gardener, our timing proved perfect. After arriving Monday afternoon, we got our touristing off to an early start Tuesday morning at the lovely Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. With temperatures in the low 40s and a brisk breeze, we bundled up well to enjoy its beautifully landscaped 66 acres. My sister-in-law noted that in the height of summer the grounds would be crowded with visitors seeking relief from the heat on the shady lawns and paths, but today it was peaceful with few others about. However, the sun was sparkling, and we set out to revel in the arboretum's annual Dallas Blooms event.

Dec 21, 2022

Downtown Dallas and the Best Bundt of the Year

I’ve been contemplating the travel blogger’s equivalent of a Greatest Hits post from 2022 — something where I list all my personal favorites in a variety of categories from my year of travel. We shall see.

Royal Air Maroc Relaunches Direct Casablanca–Beijing Route, Debuts Toronto Flight

As part of its international network expansion, Royal Air Maroc will reinstate the direct Casablanca–Beijing route initially launched in January 2020 and suspended just a few weeks later due to the health crisis.

Oct 24, 2022

Thompson Dallas Partners with Neiman Marcus

Celebrate the 115th anniversary of Neiman Marcus with Thompson Dallas with a one-of-a-kind, exclusive offer to honor the milestone. George Dahl is the architect of both Neiman Marcus Downtown (1927) and The National, built in 1965 and now the building where Thompson Dallas is located.