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Exploring Switzerland’s breathtaking Bernese Oberland on foot
As we complete the challenging ascent into Gimmelwald –– a tiny and trafficless village hanging on the edge of a cliff high above Switzerland's Lauterbrunnen...
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Is this the best drive-up campsite in Central Texas?
I’ve discovered one of the best drive-up campsites in Central Texas, and it’s set on a peninsula of land that stretches into Lake Buchanan at Cedar Point Recreation Area. Now I can’t wait to go back with my kayak and paddle from the park to the Fall Creek waterfall,...
Entry to all Texas State Parks is free on Nov. 2
Heads up, park lovers. Admission is free to all Texas State Parks on Nov. 2, otherwise known as Texas State Parks Day. You’ve got 89 to choose from, including Inks Lake State Park, which just opened its new headquarters building; Pedernales Falls State Park, where...
Mission Tejas State Park plans Nov. 8 reopening celebration
Mission Tejas State Park in East Texas will celebrate the completion of a three-year renovation project with a grand reopening celebration on Nov. 8. The 659-acre park, which bristles with tall pines, was built by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the 1930s to...
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Casey Chapman Ross is a native and current Austinite, living here with her husband and three kids. Currently, she focuses on growing her travel writing and hospitality portfolio and involving her family in these assignments as often as possible.
Becca Hensley
For more than three decades, award-winning travel writer Becca Hensley has roved the world to find the meaning of life. Currently, she serves as Travel Editor for New Orleans Bride and Contributing Editor for Insiders Guide to Spas. A poet, mother, and gadabout, she is a luxury expert.
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Anne Keene is an Austin-based writer, swimmer, sometimes horseback rider, and author of The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win WWII. For other stories visit www.annerkeene.com.
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Maximiliano Mauriz was born in Santiago, Chile, but came to Texas as fast as he could. He lives in Austin with his partner, their 3-year old Vizsla, Boston (aka Boss), and 1-year old foster pup, Philip. He enjoys time with family and friends, travel, running and swimming — and taking images of the people (and animals) he loves and the places he visits.
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Melanie P. Moore is a writer living in Austin, Texas. Her work has appeared in The Georgia Review, Atlanta Magazine, Creative Loafing, and Austin Fit Magazine. She was previously the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Badgerdog Literary Publishing.
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