Month: October 2015

I am on a short road trip with my friend and my husband driving from El Paso to Austin Texas.  As always on our trips, high on the priority list are good places to stay, eat and shop, though not always in that order.  We used El Paso as an overnight place before hitting the road relatively early ……going straight onto the I-10 we drove for about 2 hours before hitting a small town called Van Horn.  Other than being a good two hour driving stop, it is also home to Chuy’s which according to lore and a heck of a lot of posters in the restaurant is a favourite of John Madden’s.  Now I had no idea who he is, but according to the husband he is big deal in American Football and has a whole computer game designed around him.  Well there you go…….. The food was good and was what I can only suppose (as I haven’t tried enough of it yet) genuine Mexican fare.  We all had burritos that were encased in soft floury tortillas and filled with tasty refried beans and ground meat.  It was very welcome after the 2 hour drive, but was really just a good stopping off place and not much more than this, unless of course you are a big fan of US team sports or John Madden and then I can see why you might want to make the pilgrimage.   Next en route was the truly bizarre Prada Marfa.  I know this has been Instagram to death but it is still such a surreal sight to see.  You are literally driving through the desert and there it is.  The guys who originally designed apparently wanted to comment on consumerism in the 21st century.  That part was lost on me as I just thought how bonkers but also how delightful.   Next stop Marfa …..