James Wong

1 week ago | fodors.com | James Wong

For first-timers, here’s a guide to dressing the part when traveling through Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and the rest of the Lone Star State. When you picture Texas, cowboy hats and denim jeans may at first spring to mind, but things aren’t quite what they were on the TV series of the ’80s. Texas, a state the size of France, is a vast and varied land, and it’s so HOT we need to spell it in caps. Cowboy gear is just not practical attire.

1 week ago | esquiresg.com | James Wong

The first thing that usually comes to mind when picturing festivals is rockers on a field of sloppy grass, but that was far from how things were at conception. Originating in Ancient Greece, during the Phythian Games, which took place every four years circa 582 BC, early festivals involved poetry, reading, speeches and musical instruments such as the flute. Hardly hair-raising.

1 week ago | fodors.com | James Wong

From a giant blue crab to a cathedral of junk, these weird and sometimes wonderful landmarks will have you stopping the car in Texas. Texas has many draws: great sports teams, heavily portioned barbecues, and cacti-laden landscapes that make for excellent backdrops, but when it comes to landmarks, things can go either way.

2 weeks ago | fodors.com | James Wong

There's so much more to Austin than BBQ. As the spouse of a Texan, I traveled the length and breadth of the Lone Star State before settling in its capital city, Austin. Centrally located, it drew me in for a number of reasons. First, I found it to be very inclusive–in Austin, y’all actually means y’all, and where no matter how you identify, you’re genuinely welcomed and supported by the locals.

1 month ago | esquiresg.com | James Wong

I was one of the last people in my circle to download Instagram. I didn’t like the app, but I loved the filters. My profile was secret because all I wanted was to make myself more tanned before uploading photos to the other social media account I properly used, which was Facebook. Oh, how things quickly took a turn. Despite my late adoption of apps and not using them to their fullest extent, I landed a job as a social media manager for a major television network in 2015.