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At Ollivander's

A travel blog entry by pkumar01

No. I didn't get a letter from Hogwarts although that would have been cool. However, I did go to buy my first pair of cowboy boots and another for Shilpa. I walked into Allens Boots and my first reaction was Oh **** ! There were rows after rows with thousands of boots and I had no clue how to find a pair. I asked one of the guys about how to fit a shoe and he explained. And then he said very slowly in a very Texan ...

A thousand hugs from ten-thousand lightning bugs

A travel blog entry by cariverga

... 11 03; часть Амери 82;и. А есть, напри 84;ер, Hill country непод 72;леку от Остин 72; – и это довол 00;но милая ...

Austin, TX: The Unusual Nature of Austin

A travel blog entry by thirsty-boots

In Fort Worth, TX 3-y.o. Dresden functioned as our alarm clock as he called out to his mom around 5-ish. I was up two hours later for a nice robust cup of bitter black coffee and quickly texted Binh about the change of plan; he had driven towards Austin in the hope to rendezvous with us for lunch and was within 1.5-hour from the city limit when he made the U turn back to Houston. Alex had to work for a few hours that Friday morning so this ...

The Basics of Austin

A travel blog entry by czematis

... our way out of town, we headed to Mt. Bonnell. Weaving through beautiful neighborhoods, up and down hills, you will find yourself in a parking lot lining a neighborhood street. From there you get out to walk up some steps to a scenic vista of downtown Austin and the Colorado River. While we merely walked the perhaps 1/4 mile path, it offers a great place for a picnic.
Back on the road to see what we find next...

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A Cyclist's Guide to Bar Bands and Street Eats

A travel blog entry by michaelgravelle

... we turned our heads in the direction of the Texas Rangers World Series game on the bar TV was when shouts of "Hey Georgie" drew our attention to George dubya Bush throwing the opening pitch to someone who looked a lot like Dick Cheney, but was probably a league commissioner or someone like that.

Sunday Spin with the Jack and Adams Cycling Club
Austin has several mammoth bike shops, including the famous Mellow ...