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Unexpected Texas: Building Made of Salt

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Salt Palace in Grand Saline, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming quirky travel book, Unexpected Texas: Salt Palace in Grand Saline While the French equivalent of “window shopping” translates as “window licking” this is something that literally occurs every day at the Salt Palace in Grand Saline, Texas. The unusual building, which houses a visitor center and museum […]

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2014 A to Z Blog Challenge Theme Reveal

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Palm tree shadows (photo by Tui Snider)

What is the April A to Z Blog Challenge? Each April, people from all over the world participate in the April A to Z blog challenge, and you can too. It’s a lot of fun and it’s a great way to meet other bloggers. To play along, all you do is make a blog post […]

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Cowtown’s Rooftop Jackalope

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Rooftop Jackalope in Fort Worth, TX (photo by Tui Snider)

What is a Jackalope? Jackalopes are mythical rabbit/antelope hybrids that frequently appear in folk tales from the southwestern United States. Why is there a Jackalope in Fort Worth, Texas? In the 1980’s, Fort Worth artist Nancy Lamb was commissioned to create an eight foot tall jackalope sculpture for a garden and pottery shop. Rooftop Jackalope […]

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Mary Martin: The Original Peter Pan from Weatherford, Texas

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Statue of Mary Martin as Peter Pan in Weatherford, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Talented Texan Makes it Big on Broadway Mary Martin, the performer most strongly identified with role of Peter Pan, was born in Weatherford, Texas. This talented singer and actress was also the first to play Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music, as well as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific. In 1976, the artist […]

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Photo Bombed by a Nude Dude

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I got photo-bombed by a nude dude! (photo by Tui Snider)

For today’s Friday Photo, I’ve decided to post the most popular photo from my 2013 Instagr.am feed. (If you’re on Instagr.am follow me, @TuiSnider, and say hi. I will definitely follow you back!) Here’s the story behind the picture: My husband and I were on a tour of the Caribbean island, St. Maarten, when our […]

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Turning Basin Riverboat Tour in Jefferson, Texas

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Reflections along the Jefferson Texas bayou tour (Tui Snider)

Beautiful Reflections along the Bayou Today’s photo essay features shots I took with my iPhone while floating down the Big Cypress Bayou in Jefferson, Texas. It was hard to restrain myself to only sharing six pictures with you because I could not stop taking photos. It was that beautiful! If, like me, you enjoy dreamy […]

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