Hi Guilherme,

I'd recommend you take the Megabus from Houston to New Orleans.  

The Megabus is a great new way to travel that started in Houston in June and is a low-cost, express bus company which offers fares from as low as $1 one way.

The state-of-the-art double-decker buses feature free wifi, comfortable reclining seats with belts, power outlets and restrooms. Megabus.com's pick up and drop off location is 815 Pierce, across Travis from Metro's Downtown Transit Center.  

You can buy tickets here.

Hope this helps,

Veronica

Maria,

There is a Macy's at Greenspoint Mall, which is about 10 minutes from IAH. If you want more choices (and have a lot of time), you may want to cab it to The Woodlands, which is about 15 miles north of IAH.   There is a Macy's, Dillard's, Anthropologie, Banana Republic, BCBG, Bebe and Express.  There are so many great local boutiques in central Houston that I can recommend if your layover is long--I would anticipate 45 minutes to get to central Houston.  Let me know! 

Veronica

Alex,

I have a few suggestions for you.  I'd choose an area of town, and then choose a restaurant. For example, if you wanted to bar hop in Rice Village, you could make a reservation at benjy's for dinner.  Or if you wanted to be on Washington Avenue, Coppa or benjy's second location would be good option for you.  Branch Water Tavern isn't far from there either. Lower Westheimer is also a good option.  There are so many bars and restaurants to choose from! If you wanted to be downtown, you could do dinner at Hearsay, and then hit some of the bars in Market Square Park like Warren's or La Carafe. 

I hope this helps! 

Hi Davide,

The best alternative method to get from Houston to Galveston over taxi or rental car is called Megabus. It's a direct bus from Downtown Houston to Downtown Galveston that takes about an hour. Here is the link so you can see fares and departure times. This is really the only method other than the ones you mentioned already.

Thanks!

Veronica 

Hi Rachel,

I would first of all recommend you spend some time perusing the Things to Do section of our site. It's chock-full of interesting experiences around Houston.

Specific to the things you mentioned, check out: Parks & Outdoors (info on boating, parks, adventure experiences etc.), Suggested Itineraries (info on family trips, romantic getaways, historic Houston and much more, CityPass Adventure (great information on the best deal to see Houston's top attractions), Kids Incorporated (fun adventures for the kids). Oh and as for restaurants that are kid-friendly, check this out.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any additional questions!

Veronica

Hi Deniz,

I recommend that you contact Houston Global Solutions, Houston City Tours or Texas Tour Connection to see if they can accomodate your group and your needs.

Veronica

Hi Pete,

We have a great venue search on our website here - you can narrow is town by different categories and area of town.  Also, check out our nightlife search here.

I would look into Sambuca (just downtown - they have an upstairs private room that isn't completely closed off so you can still hear the music).

The Tasting Room has a small private room that may work, depending on the size of your group.  They also have live music from time to time.

Red Cat Jazz Cafe is fun, but small, and I don't believe they have a private room.  But they do have live music. 

Hope this helps - let me know if you have any other questions.

Best,

Veronica

Hi Eduardo,

Here is a list of vegetarian restaurants in Houston (I'd call and check if they are also Vegan).

I love Roots Bistro, Ruggles Green and Field of Green's.

Hope this helps,

Veronica

Hi Connie,

What type of activities do you both like to do? If you give me an idea, I can make some suggestions.

Have you ever checked out our section of itineraries?  We have great ideas for every interest, so be sure look them over.

Also, take a peek at our Calendar of Events - it is constantly being updated with new events happening around town. 

If you are a foodie, you should definitely try out a Houston Culinary Tour - our 2013 tours are out, so pick out your favorite and sign up to the alerts (they sell out fast!)

Hope this helps - let me know if you have other questions.

Veronica

Hi Nena,

A quick search of Amtrak routes shows that there is no direct route between Houston and Boston via train. You would have to travel through Chicago on the way and the entire travel would take approximately 48 hours and cost upwards of $250. I would suggest you go the flight route!

Veronica