After the Coronavirus crisis ends, we will all want to get back out and travel again. Here are some simple steps everyone can use to get back in the travel groove after the Coronavirus. Step 1 – Choose Your Destination. Sometimes this is the most difficult part of the planning process. I know it is
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Weather Aware while Traveling
Being weather aware while traveling is something most people do not think about. March 1st is the beginning of the metrological Spring. In the United States, this means the chance of severe weather increases. This shows the importance of staying water aware while we travel. Let’s take a recent example of why this is
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COVID-19 and Impacts on the Travel Industry
At this point, unless you have been living in a cave completely off the grid you have heard of the COVID-19 virus. This virus is impacting travelers and the travel industry like nothing else in history except possibly the World Wars. People’s vacations are being impacted or canceled, airlines are canceling flights and even the
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The Fort Worth Stockyards
The Fort Worth Stockyards is one of the coolest places in the Dallas Fort Worth area. The premiere experience at the stockyards is watching the cattle drive. Great activity for an authentic Texas experience. In the Dallas area, this was one of my favorite activities that had a true Texas feel. You can watch the
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What are You Plans for Summer?
This post is sponsored by Simply Scuba. That being said the opinions here are my own. When I was in college, that was always a question about this time of year. We were all looking forward to Spring Break and Summer. Most of us that meant at least one trip to the beach and
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The Little Museum That Could, The Texas Transportation Museum.
Opened in 1964 to help preserve artifacts and information about the varied elements of San Antonio’s fascinating transportation history. In 1967 the museum moved to is present location on 40 acres in McAllister Park, just north of the International Airport on Wetmore Road. The museum’s mission statement is “Texas Transportation Museum is a volunteer lead
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas – San Antonio, Texas
Six Flags Fiesta Texas has been open since 1992. It is a traditional Six Flags park with an attached water park. The park has 15 attractions listed as “Thrill Rides” excluding the water park. All of the thrill rides are well done. Some like Pandemonium are showing their age, not that they are not fun
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Keegan’s Seafood Grill
When I travel I always try to find unique places to visit or to eat. Over the years I have found the food network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives(or at least their web site) to be a valuable resource to find unique places to eat. As soon as I knew I was visiting the Tampa
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Product Review: Mission Endura Cool Large Blue Instant Cooling Towel
After seeing these advertised on TV all summer, on impulse, I decided to get on and see if it would work as advertised. I picked one up, on clearance the day I was going to spend on a ladder cleaning gutters. I followed the instructions, soaked it in water, rung out the excess and snapped
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The California Grill —
A full-service dining restaurant located at the top (15th floor) of the Contemporary Resort’s tower, formerly the Top of the World restaurant. The California Grill offers views of the Magic Kingdom, the Seven Seas Lagoon, Bay Lake, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, and Disney’s Polynesian Resort. In addition, it offers a view of the Magic Kingdom’s
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