Just outside the bustling metropolis of Austin, San Marcos is a town built on its university. Even though it’s a college town, it’s not your typical college town. Many of the university’s students choose to stay in San Marcos long after they’ve traded in their cap and gown for a career. From nature areas to …
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Best Places to Hike in Autumn
While hiking is a hobby that can be done any time of year, hiking in the spring shows nature coming alive; but hiking in the fall allows you to breathe in the cool, crisp air and grab your chance to watch nature in action once again as the leaves change colors. If you want to …
Retreat to Fire Island
Retreat to Fire Island for plenty to do as an escape from the city. This skinny island lies just three miles off the shores of Long Island, New York. Fire Island is about 30 miles long and lays in the stretch of sea between the Great South Bay and the Atlantic. As part of the …
Exploring Vermont: Stowe and Middlebury
When you think of visiting New England, you probably can’t make up your mind – dive right into the abundance of history, or relax with some ice cream straight from the Ben & Jerry’s factory? Well, in Vermont, you don’t have to choose – you get the best of both worlds. These cities and towns …
Nashville: A Music Lover’s Paradise
Nashville is a music lover’s paradise. Known by all as Music City and the world’s country music capital, the actual capital of Tennessee has other accolades worthy of sharing, such as its higher education successes. It’s even nicknamed the South’s Athens. Nashville, Tennessee has enjoyed the prosperity of all these monikers and has emerged as …
The Place Behind the Netflix Hit Show The Outer Banks
It’s not often that shows use real cities or towns as the premise of a television show. More often, the town is fictional – think Stars Hollow of Gilmore Girls fame or Mystic Falls from The Vampire Diaries. But one of Netflix’s newest hit shows, The Outer Banks, is based on a real-life chain of …
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