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Austin, Texas - Highly Recommended

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They say Austin is the blueberry in the strawberry pie. Although I haven't spent much time in Texas (thank god), I can definitely see where this expression comes from. What a badass city!  Even though Austin is a relatively small city, it has a great big-city feel but it's easily accessible and there is plenty to do. I'd been hearing great things about the city, so my bff Chris and I decided to take a 3 day/3 night trip to explore the fun. First things first, I'm obsessed with Austin's airporter bus. It cost $1 and only takes 20 minutes to from the airport to downtown Austin. I can honestly say its the cheapest and easiest public transport into the main part of town than in any other city. And getting from downtown back to the airport was just as easy. They have social media tied to all of their public transit - it's amazing! We stayed at the Hilton on 4th Street - it was right by the (awesome) Convention Center and really well centrally located. It also ...