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Austinot Podcast: Top 3 Day Trip Picks from Austin

March 23, 2012 by Brittany Highland 10 Comments

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Hamilton-Pool-Nature-PreserveIt’s literally impossible to run out of things to do in Austin, but every once in a while it’s nice to get a change of scenery.

Lucky for Austin locals, Texas Hill Country and beyond is full of natural treasures, unique shopping options, and entertaining locations and events.

Rather than making you do all the research on your own, the Austinot Podcast presents 3 Top Daytrip Picks.

 

Listen as Eric and Brittany give you the skinny on…

  • Gruene, TX – an old Texas town thriving with unique shops and shoe-tapping Texas tunes.
  • Natural Bridge Caverns – a beautiful natural wonder that you have to see to believe. (Click HERE to read about our visit to the Caverns.)
  • Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve – a tropical paradise that you’d never believe is a short drive from Austin.

 

the Austinot asks:
Do you have any daytrip ideas we need to check out?

 

(Photo courtesy of Dave Wilson Photography.)

Filed Under: Austinot Podcast, Day Trips, Discoveries, Podcasts Tagged With: gruene, hamilton pool, natural bridge caverns, podcast

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Michelle
Michelle
10 years ago

Cute Podcast.  I moved here recently and I can tell you’ll be very helpful.  Are you aware of the Austin Mini Maker Faire? (austinmakerfaire.com)

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Eric Highland
Eric Highland
10 years ago
Reply to  Michelle

Hi Michelle, thanks for checking out our podcast.  Someone had mentioned the mini-maker faire to us briefly, but never really gave us any info about it.  We’ll have to look into it.  Thanks for the reminder, and thanks for following us on the Austinot! – Eric

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Michele Bryant
Michele Bryant
10 years ago

I don’t live in Austin, but love visiting. However, what about Wimberley, Tx? It’s closer than Gruene, Tx & they also have the cutest shops. We went there during Spring Break & loved Ino’z restaurant, shopping in the shops, art exhibits, Wimberley Glassworks (blown glass), Mount Baldy, & we had sooo much fun zipling at Wimberley Zipline Adventures as well!

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Eric Highland
Eric Highland
10 years ago
Reply to  Michele Bryant

Michelle I think you just became my favorite Austinot fan of the day! We are ALWAYS looking for ideas and places to visit and you my friend have just added Wimberly to that list for us.  Have you joined us on facebook yet?  If not, please do! http://facebook.com/theAustinot – Eric

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Darling729
Darling729
10 years ago

Loved the Podcast!  My absolute favorite day trip is out to Enchanted Rock- have you been?

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Eric Highland
Eric Highland
10 years ago
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So glad you liked the podcast! I have been to Enchanted Rock, though it was many years ago. Sounds like another great idea to blog about though. Unless someone beats me to it. ~grin~ – Eric

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amandaquraishi
amandaquraishi
10 years ago

We love to take the kids out to Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls to pick fresh fruit…and then grab lunch in town.  The drive out there is beautiful, too!

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Brittany Highland
Brittany Highland
10 years ago
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This is something we’ve been wanting to do, Amanda! Unfortunately, I think we missed the berries this year.

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Team CinnaMan
Team CinnaMan
9 years ago

How about Blanco, and more specifically Market Day at the historic Courthouse? Check it out at AustinCinnaMan.wordpress.com

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Brittany Highland
Brittany Highland
9 years ago
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@teamcinnaman:disqus, we’ve only been to Blanco State Park in Blanco, but this looks like a lot of fun! Thank you for sharing!

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