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Quirky Houston:
If you’ve just moved to Houston, you’re probably thinking, “What IS there to DO in this place? Go ice skating at the Galleria? Think about oil? Hide from the heat?” If you’ve lived in Houston your whole life, you sadly may be thinking the same thing. But the Bayou City, my friends, is quirkier than it seems. If you know where to look, fun, strange, and CHEAP pastimes abound. So clear off a Saturday and go wandering—with this list in tow.
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Who could imagine I'd enjoy
As if switching from a career in politics to a career in medicine wasn’t scary enough, the thought of moving from Washington, DC to Houston, TX didn’t help to ease my anxiety. Being a native Texan--having grown up in Austin--I knew what the great state of Texas had to offer, but I wasn’t sure what Houston had to offer besides Big Oil, BBQ and Rodeo.
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Searching for Bagels in HoustonSomething about the slogan “New York Bagels – the best bagels in Texas”, makes me chuckle every time. As a New Yorker moving to the southwest, one of my biggest gripes was that the bagels do not compare to New York… that is if you can even find a real bagel here in the first place.
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