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I'm packing up tonight in preparation for a family wedding in Omaha this weekend. I'm looking forward to the "mini vacation" and to seeing everybody, but I can't say I'm exactly thrilled about the 15-hour car ride it takes to get there.
That's 30 hours round trip...
Not that I'm...
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...and all I got were these lousy emotional scars.
Well, Victoria, I am back. I have survived my two-week vacation to my hometown in Ohio and my journey into the heartland of America surrounded by 55 irritated people in a cramped tin can (otherwise known as a Greyhound bus).
I wrote about the...
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While on vacation last week with my sister and my family, we enjoyed a boat ride down the River Walk. The colorful captain told us a story about how San Antonio missed out on Disney World back in the 1960s.
I don't know how true that story is, but it made me think about last month's Victoria...
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The scenery is changing along US 77 North as the new expanded highway continues to take form.
Thursday and Friday workers installed the beams for the overpass bridge at the intersection of state Highway 111.
Those beams of concrete and steel sure do change the appearance at the intersection....
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It’s something we are all looking for- the cheapest gas prices available.
The Advocate has begun a new service for our readers posting the lowest prices found and reported by our reporters and readers on Page A1 each day. The prices are as of 5 p.m. the previous day.
Also I will blog...
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Ever wonder what it would be like to be able to drive on the wrong side of the highway and not get a ticket or crash into an oncoming vehicle?
Well if a hurricane threatens the coast this hurricane season, we may find out.
With the start of hurricane season a month away, the state is staging a...
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My husband and I were fortunate in that we were able to spend a few days in New Orleans one week before the hurricane. We stayed in the French Quarter and attempted to enjoy all New Orleans had to offer.
One of the things we did on that trip was attend a cooking class. The word...
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For the past week or so I have taken alternate routes home at night to avoid the traffic headaches on Navarro Street from the loop north to the city limits.
Most of the time my route has been through Cuero - which you might say is a logical route.
But this time a year it is more than logical,...
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I would like to meet (virtually or actually) Francophone and/or Francophile people in the Golden Crescent / Victoria area. I am interested in conversing in French and discussing travel to and living in Francophone countries. Merci Beaucoup!
By the way, Francophone means...
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To recap Part 1 - we took a trip to Atlantic City, our connecting flight from Atlanta to Atlantic City was canceled Monday. After more delays on Tuesday, we finally arrived in the early morning hours of Wednesday for what was supposed to be a four-night stay.
Now the rest of the...
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Last week my husband and I took a trip to the East coast. We were looking forward to this trip because we had never been there and we were ready for a break from the daily grind.
We flew out of Austin on the same Monday the cold front blew in.
Our plane was late in leaving because of bad...
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I flew out of Victoria Regional Airport to reach a conference I'm attending in Washington, D.C. Despite an acquaintance's words of caution about flights being canceled in Victoria, the first leg of the round-trip flight went off like clockwork.
A 6:20 a.m. flight is a bit early for me, but I...
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...no silly rabbit, its just a xoloitzcuintles.
My mom took this photo in Colima. Sorry I don't have a larger one, but you can check out other picks at the link above.
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I recently returned from a surf trip to Panama. Before the memories fade, I thought I would recap the trip and post a few photos.
Getting There:
2.5 hr car ride to IAH
4.5 hr flight to Panama City
0.5 hr cab ride to bus station
5 hr bus ride to the middle of...
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