The packed crowd in Austin’s legendary Continental Club were watching The Whiskey Sisters strut their country rock stuff and clearly loving every minute of it. This is what a weekend in Austin should be like.
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Weekend in Austin. Just what you unexpected.
25/09/2013This entry was posted in Austin, North America, Texas, USA and tagged 48 hours in Austin Texas, Austin Texas city guide, Best things to see in Austin, what to do in Austin on .
Muhammad Ali boyhood home
02/09/2013This entry was posted in Kentucky, Louisville, Newsletter, North America, USA and tagged muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali's boyhood home., Muhammad Ali's Louisville on .
This was the Muhammad Ali boyhood home and I was standing right outside the front door having a moment.There’s a small clapboard house in an ordinary residential street in a predominantly black area on the west side of Louisville, Kentucky.
It has seen better days that’s for sure, but to the people who still live there, it’s home. There’s a small front lawn dominated by an old big tree and the little garden out back has a little rusted bike lying on its side. Its all unremarkable, but 63 years ago a very remarkable young man grew up there and became one of the most famous men in the whole world.
Houmas House, New Orleans. Just a sweet sweet southern belle.
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Kevin Kelly was in an expansive mood. After all, it was lunch time and we were enjoying some of his fine southern hospitality courtesy of cuisine wizard, Jeremy Langlois .
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31/08/2013This entry was posted in Chicago, Illinois, North America, Travel News, USA and tagged Chicago Museums on .
Chicago museums appeal to both visitors with a checklist of major cultural highlights and those who are after something different. Choose Chicago have put together three little known museums that bring visitors even closer to the city’s history and culture.
Read the full story hereBest golf courses with spas
29/08/2013This entry was posted in California, Dubai, England, Europe and Middle East, Fife, Hotel Reviews, Lisbon, London, Phuket, Portugal, Scotland, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom, USA and tagged best Spa Golf Courses on .
The world’s best golf courses offer an unrivaled playing experience; lush rolling fairways, glass quick sculpted greens and total respect.
Does it get any better? It does if you can enjoy a relaxing luxury spa after your round.
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26/08/2013This entry was posted in North America, Texas, USA and tagged Best restaurant in San Antonio, Best restaurants in Texas, San Antonio's best restaurant on .
If you didn’t know any better, you would drive right on past The Granary Cue & Brew location at The Pearl Brewery, thinking it was the long forgotten relic of a once thriving local beer enterprise on the edge of town.
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25/08/2013This entry was posted in North America, Texas, USA and tagged Best things to see in San Antonio, Guide to San Antonio, San Antonio, San Antonio river walk on .
Just a stone’s throw from the remains of The Alamo, San Antonio’s colonial shrine to the 200 Texans who lost their lives fighting for independence from Mexico in 1836, there is a small bridge on a busy street over the San Antonio River.
Read the full story hereDavid Adickes Giant Statues in Houston.
25/08/2013This entry was posted in North America, Texas, USA and tagged David Adicke, Giant statues by David Adicke, Houston attractions, texas attractions on .
In a dusty parking lot in a rather unfashionable part of downtown Houston, former president George Bush stands patiently adjacent to John, Paul, George and Ringo; almost like he is auditioning for the unlikeliest supergroup of all time.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in Louisiana, North America, USA and tagged Best things to see in New Orleans, Guide to New Orleans, New Orleans travel guide on .
Monday morning and for a traditional ‘eye opener’, the bloody Mary in front of me was about as eye opening as you can get. This is breakfast New Orleans style and having it at Brennan’s on Royal Street has been something of a tradition in the Big Easy since 1946.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in North America, Texas, USA and tagged Best things to see in Texas, Guide to Texas, Texas vacation on .
For a state that’s been affiliated to three different countries and also had a go at independence, you might be forgiven for thinking you’ll hear a few mixed messages from the locals.
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