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WESTEX SKYSPORTSSTANTON TEXAS20 June 1992 Now:  Skydive Westex (as of March 2008) Jumpmaster:  Brent BerryStudents from Goodfellow AFB, TXDave MichaelJeff (center)Eric 3,000 Feet Solo Static Line Jump withPLF Landing via Cessna 172 LINK TO VIDEO FROM JEFF'S TANDEM FREEFALL ON THE NOR…

The Route 66 author recommended stopping at another town, Shamrock, Texas, for a photo op of the U Drop Inn, which was featured in the movie Cars. The Inn is now the Shamrock Chamber of Commerce, and as it was Sunday, it was closed, too. But being closed afforded us the opportunity to take lots…

As I was driving thru Texas I couldn't resist stopping and taking a good close look at Texas' state flower the blue bonnet.  This is a great year for them from what I am told.  I can't wait to get back and take more pictures of them when they are much much more thicker like a blue carpet …

Hey Everyone!     It is almost time for me to start part two of my journey: Mexico and Central America. I am really excited to go and can’t wait.   When I leave tomorrow, I will no longer have the unlimited amount of internet I have now. In fact, we plan on havin…

Nothing special on my last day in Texas. Britt and I went to a restaurant, I found there a plate of pasta named Corsica ! Unusual :)I took my plane at about 6 pm, leaving Texas and Britt and coming back to California !http://california.figatellix.com/47-texas-post-resume-du-week-end-texan.php

1) Band-i-Emir, Afghanistan (of course!): Amazing hues of blues surrounded by red cliffs make these lakes among the most beautiful in the world. 2) Halong Bay,Vietnam: Mirror-like waters and a maze of giant stones topped with tropical rainforest make this one of the most mysterious and enchanting …

This isn't really a travel blog, but I want to encourage everyone to invite more people to join TravBuddy. We're just over 100,000 members away from 1 million! So let's help Eric and David (the founders) get TravBuddy.com to that goal.

Got up early Saturday morning to make the airport and fly home.  It was cool that all the shops in the terminals open up at 7AM, even on Saturday, so we scored some rum to take home.  My friend from Puerto Rico makes this killer punch at Christmas and says that the rum is the secret…

This is one of the major events of the the wine festival. Everyone gets a bit dolled up and enjoys three hours of eating some of the best food that some of the best restuarants in Texas have to offer. There is also the opportunity to enjoy wines, chocolates, pasteries, liquers and a host of other g…

It was an intense week after skiing and having fun in Colorado from Nov. 27 to Dec 4, 08.  I had scheduled to attend to Austin and San Antonio meetup, so around 6:00 am on Dec. 4, 08 I took my plane from Denver to Houston, TX and then another one to San Antonio.  Finally, I made…

A brief respite that reinforces the majesty of New Mexico!  We reveled in the scenery during our drive back to Albuquerque and enjoyed lunch at an excellent eatery in Old Town.  Old Town is a fun section of Albuquerque, featuring a broad variety of restaurants, art shops and cheap tou…

Our first time at the Dallas World Aquarium, right in our backyard

Fankai and completed our day by attending a great come from behind win by the Texas Rangers. We had some pretty good seats for the game, sitting in the Lexus seating. We were pretty much pampered as they take your order, send over and this hand held thing and with a few minutes someone comes with y…

This was our hotel we stayed at when Jean-Noel and I met up in Houston. I like the place and I am sure you will too.

I am all packed up, my grandma will be here in the morniing she'll be watching the girls during this cruise.  Hooray for grandma!  My husband is still not packed he probably won't pack till the day we leave, MEN!  Anyways just sitting around watching the weather hoping for sunny skie…