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Cotaland at COTA: Austin’s New F1 Theme Park & Thrill Rides

Visitng Austin for the Formula 1 Grand Prix? Well the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) has a brand new thrill theme park within its campus. Circuit of the Americas covers 1,500 acres and is a purpose built race track for motor sports. Both Forumla 1 and Nascar as well as MotoGP and Formula E hold races there. At the end of September 2026 the brand … Continue reading Cotaland at COTA: Austin’s New F1 Theme Park & Thrill Rides

Austin – New Road Trip 2024

My next American trip is less than 48 hours away. I am super excited and actually have a night near Heathrow Airport to be able to be in Terminal Three and through security for the 08:10 departure to Dallas. Accompanied by my daughter for what has become an annual adventure since she was at Summer Camp and I would fly out and meet her for … Continue reading Austin – New Road Trip 2024

Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 9 – Austin

We were getting those end of holiday feelings and real life things invaded our thoughts but we had a day and half left and set out using the back roads to go into Austin. We ended up accidentally driving through Texas State University campus. All the roads signs had the Longhorns burnt orange logo. The facilities that they have is mind blowing. There was a … Continue reading Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 9 – Austin