Scott
Travel Writer & Logistics Expert
San Diego, CA
The Guy Who Can't Stop Coming Back
Travel has always been my escape from the rat race — and honestly, I enjoy the planning almost as much as being there. Researching destinations, mapping routes, finding that perfect road-trip route. It all started with a long drive from San Diego to Austin in 2005 with a few friends who kept telling me Texas was different from what I'd imagined.
My first real Texas road trip changed everything. Hill Country wine trails, BBQ at Franklin, floating the Guadalupe River — I realized Texas was unlike anywhere I'd been.
Since then I've driven every major highway in the state. Austin, San Antonio, Fredericksburg, Big Bend, Marfa, Galveston, the Panhandle — each trip goes deeper into what makes Texas special.
I'm not a travel blogger. I have a regular tech day job. But Texas keeps pulling me back, and I finally decided to put everything I've learned into something useful — a site with real local knowledge, honest prices, video content from the places we've actually been, and an AI trip planner that builds itineraries from our 50 combined years of experience.
It's the resource I talked about building on those early road trips. It just took this long to figure out how.
Why You Can Trust Scott's Advice
- Exploring Texas since first visit in 2005
- 59 destinations across 9 Texas regions
- 40+ countries traveled — but Texas is always the home base
- Based in Southern California — tech professional by day, travel planning by night
- Watched Austin grow from a quirky college town to a world-class destination
- Driven every major Texas highway at least once
- Eaten brisket at Franklin, waited in the 3-hour line, and would do it again
- Tech professional by day — Texas travel obsessive by every other waking moment
What Scott Covers
Driving distances, airport codes, road trip planning, and the transport details that turn a Texas trip from stressful to seamless.
Real prices in USD from trips we actually took. Daily budgets, hotel costs, food prices, and what things actually cost in each region.
Destination videos from the places we've been — Hill Country drives, Big Bend vistas, Austin live music, and Gulf Coast sunsets.
Driving tips, state park reservations, weather planning, and the nuts-and-bolts details guidebooks skip.