It’s July, and that means…swimming in Austin at Top Trip’s Top 5 favorite spots to dive into summer. It’s hot in Austin in July and August. Shocking, I know. But, good news, Austin has a plethora of great places to swim and cool off: ranging from natural springs to a great city public pool network that makes…
It was just after dawn and another sticky, sweltering Texas Tuesday morning was just beginning. My colleague Sandra and I sat outside an unremarkable brick building in lawn chairs along with 50 or so other people in the early morning haze, waiting. The line of people and lawn chairs grew, forming a line that zigged…
In the “blink and you missed it” category, none is changing more rapidly in Austin’s food scene than the offerings for brunch. Every good restaurant in town now has some kind of option for this Sunday meal that is better than breakfast and more important than lunch. It’s a verb. It’s brunch. For the best…
There’s no better place than in a hidden bar, a bar with a reservation requirement for achieving cruising altitude on a gin trip. I don’t like exclusivity for the sake of snobbery, but if you’ve got something special, well, it’s best to protect it. On a recent night out, I had the good fortune to…
As we look ahead to 2019, we want to take a moment to reflect on 2018 when we hosted more visitors, managed more homes and had more fun than we’ve ever had during our 12 years in business. For travelers to Austin, Top Trip Rentals was a trusted partner for a vacation stay in our popular city.…