Oldest Houston: Oldest

Editor and photographer Lydia Schrandt has covered travel for USA TODAY 10Best and TripAdvisor and has served on the board of the SATW (Society of American Travel Writers). She's lived abroad in eight cities on three continents while visiting numerous more. Since moving back to the States, she spends her time exploring the hidden histories and stories of Houston, her adopted hometown. Freelance journalist and photographer Biju Sukumaran has covered overseas travel for, among others, National Geographic Traveler, Esquire, GQ, Vogue, Lonely Planet, and CNN. But after working and living abroad for a decade, he's become more fascinated with his native city, Houston, Texas. There he likes uncovering back streets and the fusion eats that make his hometown famous.