THE TEXAS WORLD TOUR
Jul 16, 2019
4 minutes
BY MICHAEL CORCORAN
ILLUSTRATIONS BY NICK LU
Texas is perhaps the most self-contained state in the union, with the mindset of an island continent: Anything you need, you can get right here. That includes the itinerary of a world traveler. To visit Paris, London, Palestine, Athens, and Dublin, your gas card is the only passport needed. Borders crossed: zero.
Oh, you’ll rack up more miles than Willie Nelson’s bus driver in this ironic sojourn. The French and British cities of Paris and London, respectively, are actually closer together than their Lone Star counterparts. But Earth, just north of Lubbock, is only 470 miles from
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