Wasting Away Again, Texas Monthly?What a disappointment to see a cover with the title “Beyond the Beach,” only to be subjected to an article about the Margaritaville Beach Resort [“Where It’s Always Five O’Clock,” June 2024]. I can’t think of a more plastic and inauthentic beach setting on South Padre Island. I’ve travelled there for more than thirty years and could give you dozens of authentic places to stay and eat. I can even give you a review of Margaritaville. Last fall, when my family made our annual trip, we gave it a try. The food was canned and tasteless, the drinks were overpriced, and I felt like I was being conned to feed Jimmy Buffett’s legacy of success. It is truly wasting away in…
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