The drive should take approximately 1 hour 40min if you can catch I-45 with no traffic. With the typical construction and nightmare traffic plan on at least 2 hours.
It would take approximately 5 hours to drive from Galveston, Texas to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There is 292 miles between the two locations.
The distance between Laredo and Galveston, Texas is 304 miles. If traveling from Laredo to Galveston, you would be going in a north to east direction.
The length of time it takes to fly from Houston in Texas to Portland in Maine is 5 hours and 30 minutes. It would take 28 hours to drive between the two locations.
My guess for the closest beach that you can actually enjoy would be Galveston, Texas. Not the best beach comparatively, but the closest.
There are not any gambling ships in Galveston, Tx. I lived there for 4 years and would have found them long ago if there were. You will have to drive over to Louisiana for gambling. Sorry
Most cruises only depart from Galveston, Texas but there are a few cruises to that location currently available at Cruiseonly.com. This would probably be the best place to start looking.
I guess you mean "City". There are some cities along the Texas coast, but two of them would be Corpus Christi or Galveston.
It would take about 41 minutes on average to drive from Hillsboro, Texas to Waco, Texas. The distance is approximately 33.8 miles.
There is a distance of 496. 4 miles between Cleveland Mississippi and Galveston Texas. It would take approximately 8 hours and 43 minutes to travel this distance by car.
It would take approximately 11 hours to drive from Houston to Amarillo. Give or take a few depending on how fast you drive.
The setting would not use the frigid climate, which is rare in Galveston, and the royalty would have to become some sort of business dynasty, perhaps oil.
Yes, I would look at Avis. They offer deals if you book far in advance.