Tagged With "Austin"
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Re: ...and you thought Austin was only for country music: 7th Annual Bug-Eating Festival
I'm not even going to look - yet another confirmation that any event name ending in "festival" should be avoided for a variety of reasons and at all cost.
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Re: Boston Public Library (Where Gumbo was #150)
What an amazing library! I look forward to seeing it. It is amazing how many of us love libraries. So far,my two favorites are both in Manchester, England.
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Re: Boston Public Library (Where Gumbo was #150)
And lets not forget Melvil Dewey - a Librarian in the North-East USA who invented the Dewey Decimal System (1876) which is now used in more than 135 Countries ! A wonderful collection of photo's. Love architecture.
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NYC-LAX for $32—-is it possible?
Jet Blue is doing some amazing promotions these days, including limited numbers of seats at ridiculous prices if you can grab them. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays through Feb. 21; other destinations include San Francisco, Austin TX, Fort...
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Amsterdam on JetBlue? Orlando on Icelandair? Codeshare coming!
JetBlue Airways and Icelandair, which already have an interline partnership, have asked for U.S. government permission for a codeshare agreement. If approved, JetBlue would place its code on seven Icelandair routes from the U.S. to Iceland, and eight...
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March 30, 2020: 1964 Austin Healey 3000, Calgary
DrFumblefinger came across this beautiful convertible in Calgary
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July 13, 2018: James Bond's Aston Martin
DrFumblefinger came across this beautiful car, used in the Bond movie Spectre, on his last day in Dubai.
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...and you thought Austin was only for country music: 7th Annual Bug-Eating Festival
It started behind the organizer's barn, and now takes over most of a city park. Adults and children swarming (pardon!) around the grill to taste roast grasshoppers and other insects. Gives a new meaning to "getting a bug bite." Anyway, here are...
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Boston Public Library (Where Gumbo was #150)
Boston's Central Library is one of the largest and most beautiful in the country. Explore its charms with us....
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Re: NYC-LAX for $32—-is it possible?
Amazing! No surprise the deal has already been snapped up. It's definitely worth all the publicity they will get out of these fantastic sales.
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Re: March 30, 2020: 1964 Austin Healey 3000, Calgary
A Beautiful piece of Modern Art. The wind blowing through my hair ( when I had some). Staying above 70mph so you didn't get wet with the roof down. Heater on full and blowing the Air Horns because "I didn't see you with no roof" Happy Days indeed.
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The Spam Museum, Austin, Minnesota
DrFumblefinger visits the very enjoyable Spam Museum in the small Minnesota city that is home to the Hormel company.
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Austin Gets Its First Non-stop to Europe
Austin, TX is getting more connected, this time with a non-stop daily flight to Heathrow on British Airways' new 787 Dreamliner. Five times a week until May, and every day thereafter.