Austin in Texas had long been on our wish list of cities to visit, and proved to be everything we’d expected and more. From the grandeur of the State Capitol that opened in 1808 to the fashionable funkiness of the quirky shops on South Congress, where my wife treated herself to a pair of Texas cowgirl boots.
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08/07/2017 .Ghostly goings on in San Antonio
27/09/2013This entry was posted in North America, San Antonio, Texas, USA and tagged best attraction in san antonio, Guide to San Antonio, san antonio ghost tours on .Considering San Antonio’s past, when it comes to ghosts and such like, you are pretty much spoilt for choice.
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26/09/2013This entry was posted in Houston, North America, Texas, USA and tagged best places to eat in Houston, Best Tex-Mex in Houston, Houron restaurants, Ninfas tex mex restaurant on .Considering the size of Houston, this traditional nondescript Mexican restaurant tucked away on a nondescript road just off interstate 59 has a reputation so good people come from miles away to eat here.This is Original Ninfa’s on Navigation.
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25/09/2013This entry was posted in Austin, North America, Texas, USA and tagged 48 hours in Austin Texas, Austin Texas city guide, Best things to see in Austin, what to do in Austin on .The packed crowd in Austin’s legendary Continental Club were watching The Whiskey Sisters strut their country rock stuff and clearly loving every minute of it. This is what a weekend in Austin should be like.
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26/08/2013This entry was posted in North America, Texas, USA and tagged Best restaurant in San Antonio, Best restaurants in Texas, San Antonio's best restaurant on .If you didn’t know any better, you would drive right on past The Granary Cue & Brew location at The Pearl Brewery, thinking it was the long forgotten relic of a once thriving local beer enterprise on the edge of town.
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25/08/2013This entry was posted in North America, Texas, USA and tagged Best things to see in San Antonio, Guide to San Antonio, San Antonio, San Antonio river walk on .Just a stone’s throw from the remains of The Alamo, San Antonio’s colonial shrine to the 200 Texans who lost their lives fighting for independence from Mexico in 1836, there is a small bridge on a busy street over the San Antonio River.
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25/08/2013This entry was posted in North America, Texas, USA and tagged David Adicke, Giant statues by David Adicke, Houston attractions, texas attractions on .In a dusty parking lot in a rather unfashionable part of downtown Houston, former president George Bush stands patiently adjacent to John, Paul, George and Ringo; almost like he is auditioning for the unlikeliest supergroup of all time.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in North America, Texas, USA and tagged Best things to see in Texas, Guide to Texas, Texas vacation on .For a state that’s been affiliated to three different countries and also had a go at independence, you might be forgiven for thinking you’ll hear a few mixed messages from the locals.
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