Blogs from Austin, Texas, United States, North America - page 5

As a traveller, you know a place is a favourite when you make a return visit and find yourself just as enamoured with said place the second time around. For me, Austin is that kind of place. Not long after visiting, I also quickly realized it’s one of my favourite American cities. What took me to the capital of Texas this time was, of all reasons, a festival celebrating television — something you’d expect more in LA. Had ATX 2013 been elsewhere, I may or may not have attended, but it gave me a proper excuse for another Austin sojourn. How can you not love a place where the waffles are shaped like Texas? In four short days, when I wasn’t attending festival events, me and my better half basked in the welcome June heat, explored ... read more

Geo: 30.3037, -97.7696Mad Dash Deer Dodging across Texas to Big BendAfter we left Austin, stopped by Llano to pickup some very important items. Guess what? Cannot remember what they are!We chose a new route === drove to Mason then on to Medina and took Hwy 190 to Iraan and from there got on I-10. It was a very good choice because the 18 wheelers were not in evidence as they are on I-10. Traffic for the most part was light and we made good time.Saw wild turkeys, deer and armadillos on this journey. What a treat! Of course as it got dark, we began to worry about keeping a deer from running out and ruining our whole day! Honked the horn to alert them to our passing by and made it without incident.Got to Marathon about ... read more

Today is my start on the Texas Freedom Trail!!! My goal is to visit as many sites that detail the history of Texas from its beginnings as a Spanish territory to a Mexican state to its own Republic of Texas and finally a state in good ol' US of A! I started very close to home in Round Rock, where the Chisholm Trail crossed a little bubbling brushy creek. The landmark, a weirdly shaped round rock in the middle of the creek, gave Round Rock its name. I also headed over to the cemetery to view outlaw Sam Bass's grave marker. Apparently he was notorious for robbing banks. Next, I visited several museums in the University of Texas including the Texas Memorial Museum to witness Texas Long Ago with its many fossils. My favorites are the ... read more

Geo: 30.2676, -97.743While traveling around in Texas, visiting friends and relatives for the holidays and enjoying antique camp house in Llano, we encountered some interesting birds and such....You would think we would be experts by now as much traveling we do. Experts in the opinion category, that's for sure. What to bring, what to leave behind and making the lists.I (Laura) start making the lists weeks early and add too them as we go. Rather than just putting things on a list in a random manner, I title the lists by category: essentials, life would be nice with these, bedroom/closet, kitchen, living room, bathroom and fill in the items in the appropriate category. Maybe this is overkill but it sure does help me since we pack over a period of time and not just on one ... read more

Godaften og glædelig thanksgiving her fra Texas! Vi er i dag ankommet til Texas' hovedstad, Austin, hvor vi stille og roligt har fejret den amerikanske helligdag thanksgiving med aftensmad på Hooters. Det er en helligdag de fejrer på højde med julen herovre, som vi har kunnet mærke i form af lukkede butikker og tankstationer, og lange køer på vejen mellem Dallas og Austin. Siden sidst er vi kommet langt, men har også fået nogle store og mindeværdige oplevelser, som turen har bragt os gennem det sydvestlige USA. Sidste blog skrev jeg i midten af vores uforglemmelige uge på et meget mærkeligt hotel, i en helt fantastisk by - Los Angeles. Sidste halvdel af ugen blev tilbragt i Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain(forlystelsespark) og Hollywood. Universal Studios er et kombineret filmstudie og forlystelsespark. Parken består bl.a. ... read more