With the old saying, everything is bigger in Texas in mind I tried to do the State Fair of Texas in an afternoon. First let me say this is easily the biggest fair I have ever been to. Second, this was the most crowded fair I have ever been to. Both of those having been
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The Basement of Texas, Natural Bridge Caverns
A few weeks ago I posted about my attempt to reach the roof of Texas. This time we take a trip closer to home as we head the other direction, down that is to the basement of Texas. Since we were all off for President’s Day this year we decided to explore our little corner of
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My attempt to get to the Roof of Texas, Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Leaving early on a Saturday morning from our homes in South Texas, we headed West on Interstate 10 in the fog that seems to show up every third day or so here. Our destination in about 9 hours is Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The park is in and named for the Guadalupe Mountains of West
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My First trip Down Ocean Boulevard
Being in Miami for a few days on business, I had to take the opportunity to get out and see this art deco landmark. After work on Friday afternoon the group of us decided since we were in Miami and had never been before we needed to mark off another of the 1000 places to
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Duck Commander 500
You have moved your family half way across the country and time has come for you 14 year old son to turn 15. He is a big sports fan, but not really in to any of the local teams that are in season. Has not really developed any close friends he wants to invite to
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Hippos, Giraffes and Snakes….Oh My, The San Antonio Zoo
It is Christmas break, the kids are out of school and thanks to El Nino the weather in Texas is near 80 in December. Right you go to the zoo. We packed up the car and headed off, I must say that for a change traffic was not bad on a Saturday afternoon for once.
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Orcas, Sharks and Steel Eels…Oh My! Sea World San Antonio
High on my families list of things to do after we arrived in the San Antonio area was a trip to Sea World. My children love the animals and for the older two hit the thrill rides. Sea World really is a place where there is something for our entire family. Even though we went
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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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