What's in a name?

The Significance of Naming Vacation Rental Homes? It seemed kind of silly, but cool, to name our vacation rental homes. Everyone does it, but I got to thinking….why? Turns out that vacation homes have been a thing since the 1600's, starting ...

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For Foodies

Galveston Restaurants

We've been thinking about this for a while. We try really hard to stay in touch with facebook on the island. There are enough facebook pages and groups about the island that even thinking about trying to keep up with other social media on the ...

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For Foodies

Saddlebags

I like to keep my eye on local Galveston social media looking for things I've never noticed before. You'll see ShyKatZ restaurant on our things to do Galveston (/things-to-do) page as one of our favorite restaurants on the island. But, I've ...

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Valentine's Galveston 2024

Mardi Gras is in full swing. It wraps up on Fat Tuesday February 13th with the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Annual Fat Tuesday parade. But, if you are in Galveston for Mardi Gras, consider extending your stay one more night and treating your swe...

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Events

Mardi Gras First Responders Day + One

Friday February 9th is First Responders day at the Galveston 113th Mardi Gras celebration. All First Responders, Veterans and Active Duty Military with their plus one get free admission to the Strand for the celebration. Come and show your pro...

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