Got into Austin the place looks Adelaide size, checked into the Hyatt. regency…no time for pampering.. time to hit the streets and see what the Texan capital has to offer…Yee Ha. [Show as slideshow]

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After a healthy breakfast we left Houston for the thee hour drive to Austin. It was pretty easy drive with some huge freeway networks and best of all lots of fun signage, BBQ and smokehouses and food deals more crazier than the last.  $4.99 buffets, take home your desert, buy one get 2 free (probably […]

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Just wanted to use that catch cry.. probably the food sums it up the best. [Show as slideshow]

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You might know this village by the 70’s cowboy song by Glen Campbell, and the place was a bit old and worn just like Glen. It overlooks the Gulf of Mexico about an hours drive out of Houston.  It was pretty quiet today, but I would imagine it would go crazy on the weekend and […]

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We called into Fry’s Electrical near the NASA base, they are one of the country’s largest electrical stores a bit like JB HiFi or Dick Smith only bigger. The store massive, it would have had a floor space over 200 meters square. Selling everything from home theatres complete with chairs and popcorn makers right down […]

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As we all know, NASA was the Mission Control for all the Apollo moon missions shuttle missions. This was a chance to get up close and see some of the most amazing technology and a bit of history.  The day started with a bus ride around the facility starting in the actual mission control used […]

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