My first taste of blogging came when I did an oral history of my mother-in-law back in 2003. I followed that with Study Abroad blogs of Spain and France in 2004; Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2006 and 2007; and Spain in 2007.

As a professor of journalism/mass communication, I spent an awful lot of time grading my students’ writing but very little time doing my own. I missed it. Since I received such positive feedback on all of the above, I decided to begin a blog on my adopted hometown to keep my creative juices flowing and to share my amor eterno of San Antonio. I published my first post on June 22, 2010, and I’ve been writing about San Anto ever since!

San Antonio Tourist is a blog for folks who want to get beyond the Alamo and the River Walk! This creation has been a labor of love, and I hope it inspires you to venture out of your rut.

Lucky for both visitors to and residents of San Antonio, I’ve barely scratched the surface of this remarkable city. Please like my Facebook page so you’ll never miss a post as I continue to explore. Meanwhile, scroll down to the alpha-ordered list below to plan your San Antonio adventures in 2022!

In case you didn’t know, my blog was turned into a book, “100 Things To Do in San Antonio Before You Die,” by Reedy Press in 2016, and its updated second edition came out in May 2019. You may purchase the book directly from Barnes & Noble, The Twig, Whole Earth Provision Co. or Nowhere Bookshop here in San Antonio or online through Amazon.

I encourage you to use my book like a passport. Every time you visit one of the 100 things, write the date you did it, the names of your sidekicks and a favorite memory. It’ll become a cherished keepsake. Buy copies for your friends and family members so they can play along! Keep an extra copy in your guest room.

I am available to talk to clubs, businesses and organizations about all the wonders of San Antonio. I also specialize in itinerary planning and small group tours. You may email me at sanantoniotourist at gmail dot com to set something up. Ideas for future blog posts are also welcome.

¡Viva San Antonio!

Con cariño, Denise

Denise Barkis Richter, Ph.D., author of “San Antonio’s Passport to Fun,” has been blogging about San Antonio since June of 2010. Follow her at facebook.com/SanAntonioTourist so that you’ll never miss a post. Her love affair with the Alamo City began at Hemisfair in 1968. She moved to San Antonio in 1979 as an 18-year-old college student, and San Antonio has been her home ever since. Denise completed certification to become a professional tour guide in 2019. Please contact her at sanantoniotourist at gmail dot com if you’d like for her to curate a fabulous San Antonio experience for you!

Use this alpha-ordered list of all of my San Antonio Tourist blog posts to plan your 2022 adventures:
100 Things To Do in San Antonio Before You Die
Top 10 Pandemic Takeaways
Top 10 San Antonio Songs
16 de Septiembre Celebration
Adelita Tamales & Tortilla Factory
Alamo Antique Mall
Alfaro’s Tree Sales
“All Around Us” by Xelena González
Arneson River Theatre
Art Museums Tour (virtual)
artpace
Art Walk
Arts and Culture
Assistance League of San Antonio Thrift Store
Avenida Guadalupe Parade and Festival
Bambino’s
Barbacoa and Big Red
Barbecue (B-B-Q) Station
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower
Battle for Texas: The Experience
Bean & Cheese Tacos on San Antonio’s South Side
Beethoven Maennerchor
Bier Garten on the River Walk
Big Lou’s Pizza
Bird Bakery
Blanco Cafe
Blue Hole
Blue Moon
Blue Star Arts Complex
Bombasta, San Antonio’s Barrio Big Band
BookCellar
Boysville Thrift Store
Bracken Cave
Brackenridge Park
Breakfast Tacos
Briscoe Western Art Museum
Broadway
Buffalo Exchange
Burleson Yard Beer Garden
Camino de Galvez
Carver Community Cultural Center
Central Library’s BookCellar
Central Market
Central Texas Mycological Society
Chanukah on the River
Charreada
Chico’s Bakery
Chris Madrid’s
Christmas in San Antonio
Comanche Lookout Park
Concierges of San Antonio
Confluence
Confluence and Culture Exhibit at the Witte Museum
The Confluence of Civilization in the Americas
Conroy’s
Cool Crest Miniature Golf
Crownridge Canyon Natural Area
Demo’s Greek Food
Denman Estate Park
Diez y Seis
Don Pedro’s Mexican Restaurant
The DoSeum
Downtown San Antonio Dining
Downtown San Antonio Public Art Walk
Durty Nelly’s
Earl Abel’s Restaurant
Earth Burger
East Side Cemeteries
Eco Centro
Eladio’s Diner
Elmendorf Lake Park
El Mercado/Market Square
El Milagrito
El Paraiso Original Ice Cream & Fruit Bars
El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel
Esperanza Center’s Peace Market
Esquire Tavern
Extreme Escape
Fairmount Hotel
Fiesta de Las Luminarias
Fiesta on Main
Fiesta Noche del Rio
Fiestas Patrias
Flea Mart
Florio’s Pizza
FREE things to do and see in San Antonio!
Friedrich Wilderness Park
German Heritage in San Antonio
Glenna Goodacre’s bronze statues of famous Texans
Goodwill Stores and Donation Stations
Government Canyon State Natural Area
Green Spaces
Green Vegetarian Cuisine & Coffee
Grotto de San Antonio
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Guenther House
Guillermo’s
Guitar Tex
Half Price Books
Halcyon
Harp & Shamrock Society
Haunted Tours of Downtown San Antonio
Headwaters of the San Antonio River
Hemisfair
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Holiday River Parade
Holidays in San Antonio
Holiday Shopping
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Homage to Shigaraki
Hung Fong Chinese Restaurant
John Igo Branch Library
Il Sogno (Breakfast)
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
iNaturalist app
India Oven
International Restaurants in San Antonio
Irish Culture in San Antonio
Japanese Tea Garden at Brackenridge Park
Jingu House
Julian’s
Julian Gold
Kiddie Park
King William Historic and Cultural Arts District
La Carreta Mexican Imports
La Gran Posada to San Fernando Cathedral
La Mansión del Rio
Landa Library
Las Colchas
La Villita
Liberty Bar
Little Free Libraries in San Antonio
Long Weekend Getaway
The Luxury
Madhatters Tea House and Café
Madison Square Park
Maria’s Cafe
Market Square/El Mercado
Maymester 2012 Guest Bloggers
McCullough Avenue
McNay Art Museum
Medina River Natural Area
Mendez Cafe
Mexican Cultural Institute
Midnight Mass at San Fernando Cathedral
Mission Concepción: Rudy’s Seafood
Mission Espada: B & B Smokehouse
Mission Reach Hike and Bike Trail
Mission Reach (B-cycle)
Mission San José: Nicha’s Comida Mexicana
Mission San Juan: Capparelli’s on Southcross
Mitchell Lake Audubon Center
M.K. Davis
Mokara Hotel & Spa
Morgan’s Wonderland
Museum Reach’s River of Lights
North Star Mall
Ocho
Oktoberfest
Old Mill Crossing
Olmos Park and Olmos Sports Complex
Omni La Mansión del Rio
Orderup
Otra Vez Couture Consignments
Our Lady of Guadalupe Serenata
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto of the Southwest
Panchito’s Mexican Restaurant
Pandemic Takeaways
Pasha Mediterranean Grill and Ali Baba International Market
Paulina’s Mexican Restaurant
Pearl Farmers Market
Pete’s Tako House
Phil Hardberger Park (East)
Phil Hardberger Park (West)
Pho Sure Vietnamese Restaurant
Pig Stand
Pinky’s
Portal San Fernando
Public Art Walk in Downtown San Antonio
Redbone
Restaurant Gwendolyn
Rio Rio Cantina
Rio San Antonio Cruises
Rios Barbacoa
River Walk Lights
Romance Recommendations for Valentine’s Day in  San Antonio
Rough Rider Bar at the Menger Hotel
Ruby City
Sabor de Mexico
St. Anthony de Padua
St. Patrick’s Day
Salado Creek Greenway (Loop 410 to Lady Bird Johnson Park)
Salado Creek Greenway (McAllister Park to Lady Bird Johnson Park)
Salado Creek Greenway (Robert L.B. Tobin Park to Oakwell Trailhead)
Salado Creek Greenway (Jack White Park to Willow Springs Golf Course)
San Antonio’s Arts and Culture
San Antonio Art Museums Tour (virtual)
San Antonio B-cycle: Mission Reach
San Antonio Book Festival
San Antonio Botanical Garden
San Antonio Charros
San Antonio’s International Restaurants
San Antonio’s Little Free Libraries
San Antonio Museum of Art
San Antonio Parks
San Antonio Public Library Main Branch
San Antonio River Walk Christmas Lights
San Antonio, Texas, Long Weekend Getaway
San Antonio, Texas, Spring Break
San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando Cemetery #2 and El Día de los Muertos
San Pedro Avenue
San Pedro Creek Culture Park
San Pedro Springs Park
Schilo’s Delicatessen
Schilo’s 100th Birthday
Schnabel’s True Value Hardware
Scobee Education Center
Shades of Green
Shag the Salon
Sheraton Gunter Hotel
Shops at Blanco Roundabout
Serenata to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Síclovía
Simi’s India Cuisine
South Salado Creek Greenway
South Texas Heritage Center
Southwest School of Art and Craft
Spring Break in San Antonio
Sunken Gardens
Taco Cabana
Taco Cabana Happy Hour
Taco Garage
Taco House
Taco Taco
Teka Molino
Texas Folklife Festival
Tip Top Cafe
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Tobin Land Bridge at Hardberger Parks
Top 10 Things to Do in San Antonio
Top 10 San Antonio Songs
Torch of Friendship
Tower of the Americas’ Happy Hour
Tricentennial Celebration
Tricentennial Public Art
Trinity University
Tripoint YMCA
UNAM
Vegeria
VFW Post 76
VIA’s #7 Sightseer Special
Villa Finale
Walker Ranch Park
Waxy O’Connor’s
West Olmos Drive
West Side Murals
Westin Riverwalk
Wintertime Fun in the Alamo City
Witte Museum
Woodlawn Lake Park
Yanaguana
Yanaguana Garden
Yeya’s Antiques & Oddities

Denise Barkis Richter, Ph.D., author of “San Antonio’s Passport to Fun,” has been blogging about San Antonio since June of 2010. Follow her at facebook.com/SanAntonioTourist so that you’ll never miss a post. Her love affair with the Alamo City began at Hemisfair in 1968. She moved to San Antonio in 1979 as an 18-year-old college student, and San Antonio has been her home ever since. Denise completed certification to become a professional tour guide in 2019. Please contact her at sanantoniotourist at gmail dot com if you’d like for her to curate a fabulous San Antonio experience for you!