Lake Travis Lifestyle

Your Guide to Lake Travis, Austin TX

Archives for January 2016

Burritos for the Lake Travis Area at the Austin Burrito Company

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Austin Burrito Company storefront

Editor’s note: As I was getting ready to publish today’s scheduled post about the Austin Burrito Company, I came across this message from the Walker Family that was posted on the company Facebook Page yesterday. Please do what you can to help support this local business and Lake Travis family. Here’s the message from the Walker Family:  

Honesty has since the beginning been a key tenet of the Austin Burrito Company. This is why we’re reaching out to you all this early this morning.

Simply put, we need your help.

Starting a new and independent restaurant is incredibly hard. It’s required years of hard work and sleepless nights (such as this one) to open our doors.

It’s also very expensive. Our family’s entire savings has gone into this effort. Everything.

And now, just weeks after opening, we’ve encountered a serious challenge.

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Get Off the Grid and Into a Treehouse with Cypress Valley Canopy Tours

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Cypress Valley Canopy Tours Treehouse

Adulthood may toss a few favorite childhood staples: bubblegum flavored ice cream, monkey bars and Pop Rocks.

But there is a quintessential childhood fantasy that follows many into double digits, and is classic and timeless as Peter Pan — treehouses.

Growing up, I always wanted a treehouse.

The closest I came was my grandparent’s concrete storm cellar. When I wanted to hide from the world, my refuge was on top of its concrete domed roof.

With the assistance of a neighboring kumquat tree, I would climb its branches, step onto the cellar’s roof.

The world never bothered me up there. Time was still and allowed me to get lost in an imaginative world.

Life was easy when my feet were 30 feet off the ground.

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Kuxtal Coffee and Tea in Lago Vista: Direct from the Farmer to the Consumer

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Blonde-Roast

The gas-fired barrel roaster rumbles along for a few minutes, then a crackle sounds. It’s like a dry twig snapping. Scott Bogart checks a temperature gauge.

He nods, twists a handle, and pulls out a hot sample.

The coffee beans in the sample tube are turning from the delicate green of new lettuce to a shade like straw.

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The Donut Hole of Lake Travis: 3 Locations, 10 Years, and a New Donut Addition

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If you live in the Lake Travis area, you know one of our favorite indulgences is fried dough confectionery.

Yep, we love our donuts!

On a typical weekend morning, the line at The Donut Hole is out-the-door as children and adults gaze in awe at the array of freshly baked donuts sitting happily behind the glass case.

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Best __________ Pizza in the Lake Travis Area

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Backdraft Pizzeria

Pizza is like a smile, it’s the universal food nobody can resist. Luckily, you don’t have to! The Lake Travis area has plenty of fantastic spots to grab a slice of your favorite Italian treat.

We already covered the Top 10 Pizza Places in the Lake Travis area, so now we decided to tighten it up a bit. To help you in your search for pizza for every occasion, this next Lake Travis Lifestyle pizza post is a best of category.

From food truck pizza to pizza worthy of a road trip, here is your Best _____ Pizza in the Lake Travis area.

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