Treehouses, Trailers & Tubin’ Dreams – Hans’ Top 10 Texas Airbnbs

Ach du lieber Himmel, Texans sure know how to build big, even when it’s tiny! Back home in Bayern, a treehouse means a few planks and some stubborn nails. Here in Texas, it means a full-blown luxury suite floating in the oaks, mit air conditioning and Wi-Fi faster than a pick-up chase on I-35. Jawoll – let’s climb up, folks, and check out the ten wildest, quirkiest, and downright coolest Airbnbs this Lone Star Land has to offer. 1. Elf’s…

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Jawoll, Welcome to Texas: The Lone Star Starter Guide

Ach so, let me tell ya straight, Texas ain’t just a state – it’s a whole attitude. You land here and suddenly every Burger gets two sizes bigger, every pickup truck looks like it could haul a Bavarian mountain, und every sunset makes you think maybe der Himmel wants a raise. Folks say, “Everything’s bigger in Texas,” and scheiße, they ain’t joking. The Giant Boot-Shaped Land Texas is big. Not like, “oh, that’s large” – I mean massiv, mein Freund.…

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Horses, Pickups & Pretzels: Choosing the Right Car in Texas

Ach du lieber, every time I drive down I-35 it looks less like a highway and more like a rolling car dealership from another planet. Texas is the land where trucks rule, SUVs multiply like jackrabbits, and every once in a while you see some poor fella squeaking by in a tiny hatchback that looks like it got lost on its way to Munich. The Texas Truck Religion If Bavaria has its beer steins and brass bands, then Texas has…

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Texas Tunes & Bavarian Boots: Why the Lone Star State Rocks

Scheiße noch mal, if I hear one more kid call some pop song a "classic" after two weeks on Spotify, I’ll toss my beer stein right through the jukebox. A classic, meine Freunde, takes years, sweat, and a lot of smoke-filled dance halls. Texans know this, and that’s why their stars shine longer than a Hill Country sunset. Lone Star Soundtrack: Willie & The Gang Texas doesn’t just make stars, it makes legends. Take Willie Nelson – that bearded outlaw…

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County Fairs & the Texas State Fair – A Survival Guide für Hungry Cowboys

Heilige Sauerkraut, only in Texas do people think it’s normal to fry butter and then sell it with a smile. Back in Bayern, ja, we fry schnitzel, maybe a chicken, but nobody deep-fries a stick of butter unless they want a quick trip to the Notarzt. Texans though? They call it lunch, grin, and wash it down with a sweet tea big enough to drown a Dachshund. Willkommen to fair season, meine Freunde. County Fairs – The Dorf-Party mit Pigs…

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