Ten Towns Less Travelled: Part One - Corpus Christi, Texas
Anyone can visit Paris, LA, New York or San Francisco. But it takes some pluck and imagination to plan a vacation to a place that might not have had a million movies shot there, or where Zagat or Fodor's frequent. In that vein, I am introducing you to ten towns less traveled and hope you'll see what I see in them. First: I've been coming to South Texas and specifically, the seaside city of Corpus Christi, since I was a baby. My grandmother lived in a house in a small town just west of here, and taught me to roam the beaches at "Padre" to cull shells. We'd Elmer Glue them to cigar boxes (not sure where those boxes came from because my Southern Baptist grandma certainly didn't condone smoking!) and create cherished mementos. It's been nearly 30 years since she passed, but when my bare feet hit the sand of these Gulf of Mexico beaches I can still recall that joy. You should visit Corpus if you're looking for a slower pace than Austin or Houston,...