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Austin
Travel Blogs from Austin, United States
On my Way!
Getting ready to meet Mark in Japan. I leave early tomorrow morning! Suru ni wa, mamonaku kōshin!* *I will update soon! ...
Eddie Izzard at the Paramount - Pre-Show
Okay, well, here we are at the InterContinental Hotel. My mom and I are enjoying a nice bottle of Sauvignon-Blanc while awaiting the arrival of Vanessa and her husband Sergio before walking next door to the theater for the show. On the next street ...
Before the Trip
I met a guy named Dane in one of my classes at Texas State University that struck me as very interesting from the get-go. To be more specific...he stole my chair. From that day on it was a constant battle of who was a better student in our Editing ...
SXSW 2009
I saw: Thee Ohsees @ Mohawk The Mae Shi @ 1808 club, Iamsound party, my open bar party, Mohawk and Beerland Future of the Left @ Maggie Mae's and Aces Lounge Slow Club @ 1808 club Casio Kids @ 1808 club Pre @ Mohawk and Beerland PoPo @ Beerland ...
Graduation Road Trip - Part I - Austin
... and I went on a post high school graduation trip together in the Summer of 1998. These dates are approximate. Our first stop was Austin, Texas. At the time we all lived in Dallas and Austin seemed so cool (it still does, actually). I had been telling ...
Keep Austin beer-ed
... Not that I've had a bad deal with the pass, but that a road trip would have been something completely different. Leaving Austin becomes a time of reflection, asking myself a number of questions about things I could or should have done. I realise ...
Austin: At long last there is rest for the weary
Still feeling the motion of the train in their bones, the party stumbles into a refreshing, AC cooled house, the heroes unburden themselves, tossing their gear to the floor, and hospitable hands guide them to a paradise of inflatable ...
18 days
18 days. 432 hours. 25,920 minutes. 1,555,200 seconds. Not enough. Never enough. This is all the time I have left. 18 days until I get very quickly and very abruptly brought up to speed regarding my decisions. 18 days until I have nothing. In 18 days I ...
meeting and donations!
Hello sorry for not writing since last meeting. First I want to thank my grandma and ma/bapa for donating a very generous amount. Now I will tell you about my meeting. We have our homework assignments until April! 1. Mail a postcard to ...
Missed the UT Game
Flight was delayed from NY to Austin and we missed the end of the National Championship game. I called my brother as we landed and he told me UT had just ...
These boots were made for walkin’
... have to be up early in the morning. On Sunday Filorela takes me to another weird and wonderful Austin institution – chicken shits bingo. The small, unassuming bar off the highway is packed with people and small country band ...
Goodbye to Students
... “Fried Cabbage, Apples, and Spam”. We rounded dinner out with fresh local watermelon (amazing!) and corn. Our Austin friends had a good laugh because they don't eat as much Spam as you might think. Hey, it helped soldiers ...
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OK its less then 20 hours before we are on our way
I feel like this day is draggin on. It is draggin on. Me before my Vacation Trace before the ...
adventure
Here is the blog Hope you like it Monday Sept 8, The journey begins............ .A Carriage rally in Essex Junction Vt. About 2 and half hour ride straight up rte 89. Trouble begins right away ....... The cats begin their go and hide mode, ...
im leaving today!!!!!!!!
ok im leaving today and im really really really excited! this is going to be great! i am kind of worried about the metal detector thing because usually my dad helps me but he told me what to do so i guess i will be fine and i have 24 other kids with me ...
On the Road Again
Well, we are not really on the road right now. The title also does not allude to our current financial state after the economic meltdown... at least not yet. But it is definitely exciting to be back on the proverbial highway of travel. So the backpacks ...
Leaving
... no idea what I'll do with the rest of my time in Australia. No return ticket has been purchased, but I promise to come back to Austin in plenty of time for the next school year. I have no expectations for this summer, and I can only hope it will teach ...
Home of the Longhorns
... is overcast, the temperature is mild and the humidity is high. We need to find a church. St. Mary Cathedral is in downtown Austin- perfect. Mass is at 0930 hours. After mass we do some sightseeing. The Capitol of Texas is two blocks from church. ...
Preparations
Most people, I think, at this point would have their visa's in check, hotel reservations booked, travel itinerary confirmed. That's most people, not me though. Currently just trying to get through finals, and then the madness will ...
Leaving tomorrow!
It's 4:30pm the day before I leave! I cannot believe that this is actually about to happen, and I seriously doubt that I will get any sleep tonight. I have spent most of my afternoon double checking what I have packed and studying up on my german, ...
The Little's and The Salt Lick
Here's what you need to know about our stay in Austin: Our RV park was cute. The weather was warm. The kids enjoyed the pool. Charles worked and had meetings most of the afternoon. We met longtime friends David & Amy ...
How I got here.
... one picture free. 4.We are planning to have a Crocodile Dundee film weekend at the Alamo Draft house in Austin. As a sponsor you will be able to reserve tickets. 5. I am also looking for some corporate sponsors and ...
back again
... of my liver. More importantly though, my 2 bottles of vodka made it back safe and sound from ukraine. yes thats right, 2 bottles, so that means one for austin and one for canada. there are sure going to be some interesting times coming up, thats for ...
Hop + Doddy = HopDoddy
... - a block party at its finest. Local vendors set up and you can find anything from handcrafted jewelry, art, clothes, to unique Austin artifacts.. In the mist of people you will see local musicians just set up and playing – it really combines ...
The agony of packing
Ladies, I'm sure you'll feel my pain here. We have to pack for a 15-day trip including casual, formal, pool, and exercise wear and then there are shoes. I would normally take an outfit per day but that's just not practical on this trip. We have 3 ...
The Bathtub
Sept 7th, 8 a.m. As today is a big day for Chloe (It's her first day of organized sports - something her Mommy and Daddy said they would never subject her to.), Chloe and Mommy made a trip to the bathtub for Mr. Bubbles and plastic rhinoceros-es-es. ...
Heading Back to Mexico
Ok, I just pulled the trigger and purchased a ticket. It's ON! Set up a new blog for this trip ...
What if I forget something?
We have a new accessory in our home. It is a very unattractive tub sitting at the top of the stairs, officially designated the trip tub. It's there to collect all the odds and ends we need to take on the trip and don't want to forget about in the last ...