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Marfa 101 - Itinerary and Tips For Beginners

The longer you stay, the longer you want to stay... I’m going to give it to you straight. Don't visit Marfa with any expectations (high or low), because each person experiences Marfa in their own, unique way. It's hard enough to define what "Marfa" is, so it doesn’t deserve to be defined based on existing expectations. I'm telling you this based on my own personal experience. Those who set high expectations might be disappointed, and those who set low expectations might be surprised. Because Marfa is unlike anywhere else. It’s a strange mix of upscale and casual, cool and weird, flamboyant and hidden, artsy and shabby, unique and familiar, clean and dirty, crowded and vacant, expensive and cheap. You’ll walk into expensive boutiques with dirt all over your boots and pants. You’ll eat at little cash-only food spots and pay big city prices for cocktails. You’ll sleep outside in a teepee and use the “outhouse,” but then dress stylish when you head to happy h