I love it when non-Houstonians discover that Houston isn’t quite the swampy freeway-laden hell-hole they had always assumed. From Houston’s Clear Thinkers:

Christopher Soloman, the NY Times’ Frugal Traveler, noticed an earlier Times article referred to in this post on the unusual “Houston. It’s Worth It” public relations campaign. As a result, he decided to travel to Houston for the first time and, in a first for the Times, actually gives Houston a favorable review.