Japanese Tea Garden San Antonio Texas & Changing Domicile to Texas // I visited the Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio Texas, also called a Chinese Tea Garden or Chines Garden and experience some beautiful zen gardens, Japanese waterfall, and the beautiful flowers and trees in the rest of the Japanese garden. If you visit Texas, the Japanese Tea Garden is one of the free things to do in Texas so make sure you stop by and visit and do a little meditation on the rock steps. I’m passing through from San Antonio to Houston to escape some winter weather and then domicile in Texas. I ended up in Houston as well for the RV inspection so I could get the RV registration in Texas.
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BTW I'm a TX resident too.
Live in Houston vicinity using my sisters address for mail in Conroe.
Drive a truck regionally in TX.
When in town I'm split living in my truck and my Ford E250 van I'm converting to my 2nd home.
What is needed to change domicile to Texas?
I love Texas and the people there. Great attitude amongst Texans.
San Antonio – my hometown ! LOVED your editing and music in this video – Awesome! Buc-ee's – all over in TX – good food too!
I'm moving down by Texas in a few months 🙂
you are an awesome photographer, even before the new equipment!
I too, would like to know the process of taking on Texas as my domicile state. California raised, but I can’t get out of here fast enough… Thanks for any suggestions –
👍🎉👏🏻💕
Thumbs up for the visuals and music in the tea garden sequence!
I’m interested in knowing more about the nationwide health insurance plan Texas has. Did you find it through the ACA exchanges? Can you give us a bit more info on that? I retire in a year and my only concern is finding health insurance (as I will not be old enough for Medicare yet). Mainly prescription coverage. Thanks in advance for any info you can share.
Welcome back to Texas, Amber! Great video with your new gimbal in San Antonio…my home town. Safe travels, girl!
That was beautiful.
I went to that station when I was in the US last year. You could spend hours in the store part and I think they said 40 something pumps.
Awesome and beautiful – with hair styling or without! Oh yes… the gardens were nice too! 🙂
Every time we've been to the gardens, it was raining, cloudy, or both. At least I got to see it through your eyes!
And I'm still kicking myself for not being in Houston when you were… I so wanted to meet you and see that van of yours! Someday… someday… I'm sitting outside of my house in the back porch… just rained so a little humid but warm (I love warm… and hot… and boiling!). Next time you are around, maybe we will be too! You're always welcome. Come meet the family and the dog and… oh yes… no van yet. *sigh*. Someday… someday…
Video is awesome, very cool.
I knew it! As soon as the video started, I wondered if you got a new camera. The video looked awesome – very smooth. The gardens are gorgeous! – Marsha
My sister lives in the Dallas area and when I was there last year, we went by a Buck-ee's. Next time, I'm asking her to take me there!
If I ever go nomad, I can use my sister's address, hey!
I lived in Florida for 4-1/2 years and I was very happy to move to the Denver area. As beautiful as Florida is, it's too freakin' hot! I never spent much time outside because of the humidity. I was getting up at 4:15 AM to run because that was the coolest time of day! There's nothing sane about any of that!!
We actually had a blizzard yesterday here! While I love the snow, everyone else is super ready for Spring. I'm ready for it to get warmer so I can sit out on my porch in the evenings. Something I could never do in Florida!
Welcome (back to) Texas! Native Texan here, born in Austin, and my Dad was from San Antonio. So I really enjoyed the footage from the Japanese gardens there. There is also a very nice, albeit smaller, Japanese garden in Zilker Park in Austin. If you're headed north, check out the camping at Inks Lake State Park near Burnet, TX. Beautiful park, nice facilities (many of which have been recently renovated).
The oil has worked. You look the most beautifulest that I’ve ever seen you in this video 😊.
Nicely done!
The same as Washington, gotta have a front plate.
Yes, most states require two plates. Dumb. I hate it.
That garden was fantastic. Loved the stonework. Calif requires 2 plates too. Maybe you can get an engraved license plate frame to replace your custom plate. 🙁 Bummer. Don't freeze.
Nice quality shoot, liked slow motion on water fall.
Definitely noticed the video style change. It looked GREAT!
I was always under impression texas vehicle registration was expensive. How did you find it comparably?
Love me some Bucees!! Cleanest bathrooms ever!! And the best BBQ.
I love your videos! Such amazing quality, I feel like I'm watching the travel channel. Beautifully executed footage of the Japanese Tea Gardens, cool info on Bucees and interesting facts about Texas. PS your complexion is flawless! 👍 🌟 💜
Hey, Amber. I noticed in the last several videos that your skills were definitely improving…..way to go! Of course, I always enjoy the music you select as well. Did you already have the Texas meet-up? Darn, if I missed it.
Thanks for showing us that huge truckstop Bucees. Your Grama would be so proud to see you out there doin your thing. You have beautiful skin , you l’il Texan! I was thinkin about Florida domicile, as a senior, i heard it might be best for me. But i love TX, so we shall see.
I have have the G85 also and am glad this gimbal works. I've been thinking about getting it also. I have a gimbal for my GoPro 7. The GoPro has fantastic image stabilization, but having a gimbal adds a kind of control that's had to achieve otherwise.
So fun to see you drive to the Katy Buccee's…. sure wish I could've met you (live just a mile or so from there and was in there just the other day!). Welcome back to TX – I'm sure enjoying your videos!!
New camera looks Great! 💓
Just started watching your videos and I love them! Is it weird to say that I loved the bathrooms at Buc-ee's? The red/green lights …why don't all public restrooms have them?!
I’ve been there