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Tag: Texas

Streetside Mosaic – update

Back in July I posted Streetside Mosaic showing you some pictures of official and unofficial mosaic on the streets of Houston.  Since … More

Houston, street art, Texas, United States, US

Boards of Texas

Along Water Street in Corpus Christi, tucked behind a restaurant and along the Music Walk of Fame is the Texas Surf … More

Corpus Christi, museum, surfing, Texas, United States, US

Texan music legends

Texas is more than oil and prairie.  In Corpus Christi, one of the other aspects of Texas, its vibrant music … More

Corpus Christi, Janis Joplin, Selena, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas, United States, US

Exploring San Antonio

San Antonio is about three hours drive from Houston to the south-west.  I had passed through it before on my … More

Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas, United States, US

1836 and all that

The year 1836 is as important to Texans as the year 1066 is to the English.  However rather than celebrating … More

Alamo, Battle of the Alamo, Republic of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, United States, US

Planes afloat

In the Gulf of Mexico, a couple of hours down the coast from Houston, the USS Lexington (CV16) is moored … More

aeroplane, Aircraft carrier, airplane, Corpus Christi, museum, Texas, travel, United States, US, USS Lexington

Top 5 tips for when you move to another country

Unlike some travel bloggers, most of my travels have been as a result of overseas work assignments.  My explorer-instinct pre-disposed … More

Culture shock, Germany, India, South Africa, Texas, United States, US

Open the Door

After the Thanksgiving parade I spent some more time exploring Houston’s Downtown area and discovered the Open the Door public … More

art, Houston, Texas, United States, US

Houston’s Thanksgiving Parade

The last time I went to a parade was probably when I was around 10 years old and it was … More

Houston, Parade, Texas, Thanksgiving, United States, US

The Scared is scared

The Rice Gallery has a video space in which it was showing four short films on a loop during the … More

Bianca Giaever, Houston, Rice Gallery, Short film, Texas, US

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