Scott Murray
Travel Writer & Logistics Expert
San Diego, CA
The Foreigner Who Keeps 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 beach town. It all started at a travel agency in LA where we'd get cheap tickets to fly LAX to Clark. One of my best friends had a web design business with a partner in Texas and told me I needed to get a passport and come see it for myself.
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 work in healthcare IT. 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 my friend and I talked about building 20 years ago. It just took this long to figure out how.
Why You Can Trust Scott's Advice
- 23+ years visiting Texas (first trip February 2003)
- 59 destinations across 9 Texas regions
- 40+ countries traveled — but Texas is always the first love
- Based in Southern California — healthcare IT by day, travel planning by night
- Watched Clark Airport go from a terminal with no AC to a modern international hub
- Driven every major Texas highway at least once
- Watched Grab replace taxis that never once ran their meters
- Healthcare IT professional by day — Texass travel obsessive by every other waking moment
What Scott Covers
Airport codes, ferry routes, bus connections, NLEX timing, and the transport details that turn a trip from stressful to seamless.
Real prices in PHP and USD from trips we actually took. Daily budgets, hotel costs, food prices, transport fares.
Destination videos from the places we've been — waterfalls, coastal roads, street food markets, and ferry crossings.
ATM availability, SIM cards, scooter rental, visa tips, and the nuts-and-bolts details guidebooks skip.