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Austin Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Austin, United States
Austin to Puerto Penasco via El Paso and Tucson
We left out of Austin, Texas early in the morning excited for the adventure ahead. By noon we were ready to stretch our legs a bit, and stopped at Sarah's in Fort Stockton for their famous enchiladas. We arrived in El Paso where we had a place to stay ...
Mexicano
... fled from the establishment as fast as we could. We then walked our way to the Reggae festival being held in the centre of Austin near the river. It was a decent sized festival however the security on the drugs side of view was pretty eye opening. People ...
Home again, home again, jiggity jig...
Home again. Much happened before arriving in TX. I will write later and add pictures late. I'm both happy and sad to be home. Bitter ...
to the airport
Got my sister up at the crack of dawn - ok, before the crack of dawn - to take us to the airport. Picked up Emmett right on time and we were off. Checked in, dumped our bags and headed to the bar. WHAT?! The bar's not open at ...
Last day in the South
It's farewell to the South. Well its been somewhat of an eye opener. Southern Americans are more or less the same as Australians and allow me a touch of Patriotism, but the people, the community, the cities are still superior in Australia. Today I ...
Austin- music and heat
... my chest cavity. What really blew me away was another little bit of American magic, I say another because all over the states you will encounter great little touches like this that just make life that little bit easier.....in this case it was a little ...
Sunday Morning
... they were from San Francisco and were in town for the ACL Festival. The lady said that Frisco's music scene couldn't even compare to Austin's. We found a table on the edge of the covered patio and sat down to catch the last of L.Z. Love's set while we ...
Road Trip to Lubbock, Texas
... around for quite a while, the aim being to sample real American life. Ashton is our driver as we leave the concrete suburbs of Austin towards San Marcos, which is a few miles south. We visit an ‘outlet centre’ here, where the other three ...
False alarm....
... , the delayed time on the monitor is just an estimate....a helpful tip maybe for everyone. If they can leave earlier, they will. And they certainly did in this case. So...I got another night in Austin, which I can't lie, I was happy about ...
The search for Flip-Happy Crepes
... three football fields strung together. Dogs are also allowed into many of the inviting patio restaurants throughout the town. Austin has a vibrancy to it, an intellectual, artistic and physical aliveness. It's people, and this is a young ...
Leaving my country home
... . As much as I'm looking forward to being a Teaching Assistant in Berlin for a year, I will miss my recently adopted, good ole Austin home. It's bittersweet, just like that Big Head Todd song. For anyone in the Austin area on Friday August, 13th, join me ...
Ireland - Why?
Have you ever been to a movie and you walked away captivated by the scenery? Well that was the case when Johan (under protest) and I went to see Leap Year. We loved the scenery, and Johan decided that a visit to Ireland was my Valentines gift. Not that ...
I'm back!
... from receiving email notifications of these updates if you wish. Again, a special thank you to everyone in my life who helped make this trip possible. It has been an incredible opportunity and I am ever so grateful! Love from Austin, ...
The Wonderful (read: Terrible)World of Visas
... Egypt. Info here. Jordan - Americans can be issued a visa on arrival at the airport in Amman. Info here. United Arab Emirates - No visa required for American citizens. Info here. India - Price depends on visa, but approximately $73 + ...
Saturday Round One
... judging apron. I hung around for the Trophy Presentation and then stashed my bike at Steve Elms' camp before taking off for Austin, looking forward to a hot shower and a big meal at one of Austin's hip eateries. After getting myself presentable again, ...
Sunday Round Two
Sunday February 12, 2006 Sunday morning was even colder than Saturday. Mark Hanson told me he saw 24 degrees on the very accurate digital thermometer in his Toyota pickup truck. I believed it as I had passed frozen puddles in the bar ditches on the ...
God bless Texas, live music & those dumb bastards
... seurauksena, oli aika jatkaa matkaa kohti Austinia. Kuten Amarillon kappaleessa tulikin jo lyhyesti todettua, on Austin suvaitsuvaisuudessaan ehkä epäteksasilaisin kaupunki Teksasissa, "Live Music Capital of the World". Olin alunperin suunnitellut ...
Come Back to Texas
... kind of busy at work but thats really just a lame excuse for me being lazy. For those of you who don't know we are back in Austin and back at work. The three months just flew by and we wish we could have stayed on the road longer. I promise I will back ...
Great day amongst the gloom...
... . It will stand as a buffer against the inevitable building that is spreading every which way outwards from the capitol. Apparently Austin is growing so fast that the equivalent of a new classroom is being built EVERY week to provide for the growing ...
Time is running out!
I am almost finished packing. So far my bag weighs 20 lbs but I figure it will be about 30 lbs when its all said and done. We are taking the same bags we used last time we went to Europe. Inger's was in great shape but mine needed some minor repair ...
Excitement is building up
Well today reality is starting to sink in...I'm getting excited because in a little over a week I will be geading to Rome, Italy to meet a girlfriend of mine..From there we are renting a car and touring italy for a week..Thank god her friend from germany ...
Austin Powervich
Arrived this afternoon in boiling hot Austin. Currently its 39 degrees, very hard to go outside for any long periods. When I arrived at the hotel I discovered that I only had a $100 note and of course the taxi driver claimed he had no change. ...
Church ladies in Texas...
... screen (that broke the night I slept on Gloria's frontseats in San Bernardino, because I had it in my pocket). Macki drove me to Austin, on the friday after we all met on the sunday before, so we could meet up with Julia Petter and her family (her ...
Day 3: Loose a Battle, Win the War
Our Stay in the Stockyards behind us, we "steered" our car towards Austin, TX -- our ultimate goal, and our final (except for the final final goal -- back home) destination. The three-hour car trip was just long enough to be annoying, but was clear ...
Epilogue - Parting Shots, Observations, Questions
Question - Why is Copal's food/drink/service so bad while Zahra's is so good? Question - When did the Pizza replace the taco as the Mexican national dish? Observation/opinion - The collectivos are far and away the cheapest, most ...
Friday August 4, 2006
The gas tank had been filled the night before so all I had to do was load up the bike and gear and hit the road. Once through San Antonio, I started looking for a gas station that wasn't charging Interstate prices for a gallon of regular. Back on the ...