THE ADVENTURES OF AUSTIN GIRL
Meet Austin Girl. Screenwriter. Blogger.
Austin Girl Blog publishes charmingly quixotic, slightly askew personal adventure stories about her globe-trotting ways and her obsession with writing her...
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THE ADVENTURES OF AUSTIN GIRL
Meet Austin Girl. Screenwriter. Blogger.
Austin Girl Blog publishes charmingly quixotic, slightly askew personal adventure stories about her globe-trotting ways and her obsession with writing her screenplay. Austin Girl explores where no sensible person dares to explore... all for contradictory characters and smokin' hot dialogue.
"So, I traveled to Costa Maya a couple of years back. Hiked. Shopped. Photographed. Journaled. And, came upon an evil temple in the woods. I hiked to the top of this old creepy ruin, looked around, soaked up the atmosphere, drank some tequila. Well... my imagination went absolutely wild and I came up with the following story for a novel. I envisioned my helpless hero trapped on the top of a Mayan ruin in the opening scene. And, as the camera pulls back, we see this man. All-American. He...
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Runway Romance by Austin Girl On a recent sun-splashed Saturday, I decided to escape the searing heat and go exploring in my SUV. I soon found myself meandering down an asphalt road in Fredericksburg, Texas, where, to my wonderment, I stumbled upon the nostalgic and romantic Hangar Hotel. Situated behind the Fredericksburg, Texas Rodeo Fairgrounds—the oldest in the state—just two miles south of Main Street off of Highway 16, the Hangar had me believing I had descended back in time. As I...
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by Austin Girl In the quaint village of Castelnaudary, France there are polite, charming people who don't speak English. This is an important travel tip for those visiting who haven't mastered the French-At-A-Glance Phrase Book and Dictionary for Travelers on the long-ass flight over there. Our hapless adventure begins with Austin Girl, the non-speaking-French blonde Baptist traveler who visited the south of France for a few weeks while writing her screenplay. Armed with only the...
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by Austin Girl In Castelnaudary, France, there are no Starbucks – only bars. I visited one such bar appropriately named: ‘The Caffe’ Bar.” It serves beer, whiskey and wine. Locals drink the “stop-your-heart” espresso shots in the morning and either beer or Pastis, at night. Pastis is a favorite among the French. The French must have a warped fetish for licorice. Watered down, I could not stomach Pastis. Drunk, I could not stomach Pastis. The preferred way to drink this liqueur is watered...
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Austin Girl Blog publishes quixotic, gratuitous and slightly askew adventurous stories, meaningless poetry and out-of-focus photography -- that impact its readers. Readers seeking reliable advice on everything from trekking the Alaskan rainforest or ordering French espresso in Castelnaudary, France will log onto Austin Girl Blog for valuable information before they travel. Austin Girl Blog delivers practical travel tips and in-depth how-to’s on packing, ordering and shopping for experienced...
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