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January 22, 2012 · 11:03 am

Austin, Texas

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you can take the girl outta Texas but you can’t take the Texas outta the girl!

yeehaw! deep in the heart of TEXAS

what a great trip i had!  i have many more fun posts planned to cover my adventures but wanted to quickly recap my fab weekend in Austin, Texas. look back to Texas or Bust if you need to recall my plans…

i stayed in the beautiful Four Seasons Austin and was greeted with lovely southern hospitality and treated like a princess! i miss your cozy fireplace and beautiful rose bushes…lola’s favorite color – hot pink!

feelin' at home at the Four Seasons! love this awesome cow print couch!

i may have over-indulged in the tex-mex having it for dinner on friday at Gueros Taco Bar and then for breakfast saturday morning at Izzoz Tacos trailer! nahhh…who am i kidding, you can NEVER over-indulge with mexican!!

yummy breakfast tacos at Izzoz!

boy oh boy was the trip to Salt Lick BBQ worth the drive out to Driftwood, TX. do not, i repeat, DO NOT cheat yourself out of this experience if you are in the Austin area.  best beef brisket bbq sandwich EVER – hands down!

Salt Lick BBQ...yuuummmyyy!

live music was one area that i didn’t over-indulge in sadly. too much to do and not enough time. i did manage to swing by the Continental Club for some fun rockabilly and a few cheap beers!

the Continental Club

finally, lola got herself a new PAIR(S) of boots.  this…was definitely over-indulgence but i just HAD to!

lola's 1st pair of boots

lola's 2nd pair of boots!

gracias, TEXAS for being such a wonderful host.  i love you dearly. you’ll always be home to me and you’ll always have my heart!

BIG Texas-sized XO – lola

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January 12, 2012 · 3:46 pm

Texas or Bust

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coming home – the lone star state

lola's getting geared up to go home

i think it’s quite fitting that my first trip of the new year is to my HOME state – TEXAS!  while i do plan to swing through big D to see family, the primary purpose of my trip is to meet up with some travel blogger twitter friends in Austin.  we only  know each other virtually but soon will meet in real life.  i’m *super excited* and know it’s going to be the first of many meet up/tweet ups!!!

on the itinerary:

  • stay at the fab Four Seasons Austin – can’t wait to check out your swanky pad & be more “social” with you!
  • some fantastico tex-mex –  of course!
  • couldn’t leave Austin without trying Salt Lick BBQ – touted to be the BEST!
  • going to see some authentic Austin music in some classic Austin venues like the Broken Spoke!
  • and getting lola a new pair of sh#t kickers otherwise known as cowboy boots!

little lola has on her boots and is packed & ready to go! TEXAS or BUST!!

i may end up calling this trip F to the Fourth – Four Seasons, Food, Fun & Friendship!

see you soon, home sweet home!

XO – lola

PS – if you’d like to follow our adventures – we’ll be tweeting under the hashtag #TexasTweetUp all weekend!

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January 11, 2012 · 7:56 pm

7 must take travel items

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okay…i have to confess that this was not my idea just my answer to travel all-star Iain Mallory’s question. nevertheless, it was fun to play along! here’s how it unfolds…

Monday – Iain asks:

Not sure the ten word stuff is really testing you enough so going to cut it to the ‘Lucky 7’ 🙂 First one up is – Seven must take items on any trip?

Looking forward to some great travel gear tips here!

1)iPhone 2)lipgloss 3)comfy shoes 4)great accessories 5)wrap 6)money 7)flirting skills(this is Lola afterall) 🙂
Lol at great accessories Lauren bit slippery with that one, and even more LOL at flirting skills, that must be a huge suitcase 😉

Tuesday – Lola begins packing & shows her 7 essential items:

pictured here are 1)iPhone 2)lipgloss 3)comfy shoes 4)wrap 5)fab accessories 6)cash

Lauren DiMarco (@LolaDiMarco)
Starting to pack for #TexasTweetup @MalloryOnTravel here are 6 of my essentials I’m packing! cc:@L_e_a_h
Iain Mallory (@MalloryOnTravel)
@LolaDiMarco @L_e_a_h lol cool but what’s the essential photo in the middle, partially hidden under the scarf?#texastweetup
Lauren DiMarco (@LolaDiMarco)
@MalloryOnTravel @l_e_a_h my iPhone! best part #7my flirty face! Will it work on the cowboys, i wonder? #TexasTweetup

must travel item #7

Lauren DiMarco (@LolaDiMarco)
@MalloryOnTravel @l_e_a_h it’s photo evidence from your FB question yesterday!!! #TexasTweetup is gonna be honky tonky hoedown blast!
Leah Travels
@L_e_a_hLeah Travels
@LolaDiMarco @malloryontravel I love those baubles. I would say they are essential, along with the boa, to capture a cowboy’s eye. 🙂
Iain Mallory
@MalloryOnTravel Iain Mallory
@L_e_a_h @LolaDiMarco cowboys like boas? and yeah think you might need more than $100 to get in worthwhile trouble 😉
Leah Travels
@L_e_a_h Leah Travels
@MalloryOnTravel @LolaDiMarco Cowboys, like primates and racoons, like shiny things. Boas count in that category. #TexasTweetup
Iain Mallory
@MalloryOnTravel Iain Mallory

@LolaDiMarco @l_e_a_h this is beginning to sound like a fishing expedition, cowboys caught hook, line & sinker! #TexasTweetup

love these silly little conversations! one thing is for sure, my 7 must take items are always ready to go on the next adventure!

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March 9, 2011 · 11:20 pm

November 2010 – Gruene, TX

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i must confess…i must digress – to 2010.  a quick trip down to Austin and a short drive over to Gruene for a little over 24 hour trip.  you ask why go to all that trouble for so little time? 2 reasons – 1) because the place is so darn authentic – it felt like a longer escape 2) HELLO…LYLE LOVETT!!!

good news – Jet Blue flies direct from Boston to Austin.  we stayed in a charming B&B – Gruene Homestead Inn – where we had our own little cottage & it included a delicious breakfast the next day.  if you ever have the chance to go to Gruene – DO IT!  you will not be sorry you did.  to learn more about historic Gruene and all its charm go to gruenetexas.com

 

TRIP TIP – make time to shop at the gruene general store.  there is absolutely something there for any and everybody!

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· 10:57 pm

boots, BBQ, beer & country music – is anything more Texas?

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found fantastic BBQ at Coopers BBQ and cold Lone Star Light!  how can something SOOO good be bad for you?  in fact, the BBQ is so good, Coopers got a shout out at the Lyle Lovett concert later that night – Lyle’s a fan too!

saw my favorite all-time performer – Lyle Lovett at Gruene Hall – one of his old haunts where he got discovered – Lyle hadn’t played there in 21 years! oh what a night…under the big starry Texas sky in the beer garden & then had the best seat in the house – stage right.  AMAZING performance – wonderful, charming, talented Lyle!

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