Comfort Inn Edinburg

Travel Blogs from Edinburg

First attempt in to Mexico

A travel blog entry by luluandal

... his things and said that customs would not accept his promise to pay and wanted CASH paid at a local bank, for the damage and for the FINE!!
What FINE??? Yes, there is a fine for "damaging aduana property" even if it unintentional, and there is no leeway, appeals or judges. Pay or they keep your vehicle until you do. How about them apples. Oh yeah, they will take them too.
And we ...

Happy 4th of JULY

A travel blog entry by luluandal

We had a great stay at the Magnolia RV Park in Donna, Texas the week of the 4th of July with about 20 other summer residents and were able to entertain them for their cookout. It is so ironic that we stayed at a "Magnolia Springs RV Park", in Magnolia Springs, Alabama, and we met a couple who had stayed at this park in Texas. They had given us the name and contact info, in case we wanted to stay. We actually wanted to get closer to the crossing that we ...

Texas (in July) was the HOTTEST PLACE on the trip!

A travel blog entry by trekamerica

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The Rio Grande Valley really didn't begin its rapid develop until the
introduction of irrigation in 1898 and the building of the railroad in
1904. These major additions turned a once relatively desolate area into a
major agricultural center. Throughout much of the 1900s, McAllen was a
rural, agriculture-based economy characterized by sporadic growth.
Today, the area is being ...

Ahhhh....The Onion Festival

A travel blog entry by lynda_and_bob

Once again the people never cease to amaze me. Could it be that we've joined this generation. Couldn't be!
The Onion Festival is like a big country fair, crafts, car show, entertainment, rides and ONIONS. The onions are called 1015's because they plant them Oct 15th...like Vedalias but BIG. It was worth the ...

Gator Explores Weslaco, Texas

A travel blog entry by gatorstravels

... Ranches). This ranch was responsible for raising the first American Breed of beef cattle...The Santa Gertrudis Breed. The King Ranch is larger than the state of Rhode Island.

3/16/11 - South Padre Island, TX - Birding and Wildlife Center was a place for Gator and Eric to watch all sorts of birds and view reptiles of the area in their natural surroundings. S. Padre Island is part of the barrier island that stretches the length of the Texas ...