I’ve been traveling quite a bit this year and I love it. Between concerts and just visiting friends in various parts of the great nation I’ve clocked some serious miles. Most recently I did a quick day trip to Austin to visit my cousin who is a freshman at UT this year. We left early last Saturday morning and made it back into Houston on Sunday around 5PM. I like mini getaways, especially when I can get a lot of stuff done in that time. I’ve been to Austin a million times, but I learned a few things on this trip.
1. Don’t go during ACL unless you plan on going to ACL. – The city was swarming with people, and even though the weather was supposed to be terrible and rainy on Saturday & Sunday people were still out in droves. We went to Guero’s in SoCo (one of my favorites there) and there was a wait for 45 minutes! But not for us. Thank God we have 5 people and that the manager was standing at the hostess booth when I walked in. He had us seated immediately in a corner booth and as we were being seated we saw Damien Fahey leaving the restaurant. My inner TRL teen squealed a bit.
Of course I had to tweet about it.
2. A lot of the outlet stores in San Marcos give an additional discount to students who show their university IDs…any university! – How did I not know about the additional 10% discount before!?! I’m definitely keeping that in mind the next time I go visit my younger cousin and youngest sister (who’s at Texas State now). I went to the outlet mall with one goal in mind, picking up a new wallet to hold me over until I get the Kate Spade wallet I’ve been eyeing for Christmas. We walked into Coach and they were having a 50% off of everything sale so me being the smart shopper that I am went to the clearance section and snagged this wallet for the initial 40% off and additional 50% off!
It’s absolutely adorable and perfect for fall. It’s big enough to hold what’s important and small enough to keep me from hoarding receipts. I also grabbed a iPhone case for my sister just for helping me out.
3. Pluckers near UT has a full bar and serves their sweet tea out of mason jars. – Seriously! You guys have to go and check them out. The food is delicious and the margaritas are good!
4. Habitat Suites serves a decent continental breakfast, but doesn’t let you bring it back to your room. – Normally I wouldn’t have minded that, but it started storming Saturday night and didn’t stop raining until around noon on Sunday. I didn’t want to leave the room for breakfast, but had to. It continued raining once we got on the road, but we made it home in a decent drive.
I don’t have another trip to Austin planned in the near future, but I might have to change that. I didn’t get a chance to hit up my favorite bar on 6th street because of the rain and I plan on making up for lost times the next time I visit. Have y’all ever been to Austin? If so, what are some of your favorite places there?
