Tag: travel
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Cedar Park, Texas
During a recent visit to Texas, I discovered a lovely walking path near my hotel. Here are a few sights captured along my walk, followed by the Cedar Park Sculpture Garden…
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7 Strange and Beautiful Things
Sharing curious and beautiful observations from the last couple weeks…
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Air Travel Continued…
Follow up to prior post: Forget Your Destination-Commercial Flying is the Real Trip!
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Dallas Blooms!
Texas Tuesday! My daughter who worked in Dallas for a year said we had to attend Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. People at her office raved about its beauty. How could I say no to that invitation?!
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Texas Tuesday – The 12 Days of Drover
Christmas week, we stayed one night at the Hotel Drover, with some friends of ours who live in Dallas. Located in Fort Worth, a few steps away from the Fort Worth Stockyards, the Drover is a Marriott autograph property which creates an annual Christmas experience that our friends were very…
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Reunion Tower – Dallas, Texas
A new post in the Texas Tuesdays series… The Ball Known as “The Ball”, Reunion Tower is immediately recognizable in the downtown Dallas skyline. Covered in hundreds of bright lights, the tower with a ball at the top is particularly pretty at nighttime, the globe visible on a clear evening…
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Texas Invention: Dr Pepper
Of all the museums I’ve walked through over the years, the Dr. Pepper Museum required the least amount of time to visit. The museum is one of the smaller adventures I’ve had in the otherwise massive state, where everything tends to be LARGE. That said, the Waco, Texas Dr. Pepper…
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The Chatsworth House, Derbyshire Dales
The Chatsworth House, located in Derbyshire was a true highlight of our time in England. The acres of gardens along with the 1000+ park acres are simply stunning. Being there during autumn made it extra special, as my youngest and I both celebrated our birthdays “across the pond”. The home…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 