Your Guide to Lake Travis, Austin TX
Happy Christmas Eve from all of us here at Lake Travis Lifestyle. It’s the one time of year that we get to use the word ’twas.
As you wind down 2015 and get ready for a new year, we want to thank you for being part of the LTL community. Have a safe and wonderful holiday with your family and friends.
The blog will be taking the rest of Christmas week off, but we’ll be back again next week with places for you to ring in the new year.
We wish you a very Merry Christmas!
The Lake Travis Lifestyle December Giveaway is here and just in time for Christmas!
Lake Travis Lifestyle loves teaming up with our local businesses and Austin Boats and Motors is no stranger to serving the Lake Travis community. This family owned and operated business has been helping Lake Travis area families enjoy their time on the water since opening their doors back in 1974.
If you’re looking for a few more gifts this holiday season, Austin Boats and Motors is your local authorized dealer for Yeti products and a distributor for ParadisePad – premium floating water mats. And next week, one lucky winner will have a choice to make … enter the LTL December Giveaway and choose between:
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“At dusk, I drive through the beautiful hill country with the star speckled sky behind me and a picturesque sunrise ahead, the beautiful beginning to a fun day at work, making fresh juice and smoothies for the people of Lake Travis. It’s like I am a bartender at the local pub, where we all know each other’s name, only I’m serving fruits and veggies!”
It’s hard not to imagine being a young pilot on a mission during World War II as the plane taxis down the runway.
Only five feet out in front of the windshield, the wooden propeller lets out a series of whumps. As you pick up speed, the wind begins to swirl in the open-cockpit.
The sound of the engine chugs then roars as 300 hundred horsepower levels the nose of the plane. And then, the feeling of flight.
After a quick bank to the right, the view of downtown Austin comes into sight and you realize this is not World War II — you are a passenger in the open-cockpit of the red biplane. Behind you and in control of the plane is Robert Whiteside, Owner and Operating Pilot of Austin Biplane.
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We’ve talked about Cups & Cones before and gave you 6 reasons why you can eat more ice cream. But we didn’t take a moment to really break down all of the local (and delicious) food that is being served at Cups & Cones.
Let’s start with breakfast.
You’re not in Texas if you can’t get a breakfast taco and Cups & Cones is serving up some on the best from Hooked Up Tacos. You can choose from several ready-made combinations like egg and bacon, egg and sausage, or egg and potato. They all come with cheese and your choice of red or green salsa. If you like your salsa with some kick, the green salsa is to die for!
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