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Old Jun 24, 2015, 8:09 pm
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Alright I'm most likely sticking with AUS. DFW I put down as an alternative since I can get to DFW on nonstop flights. I'm coming from MKE and I'm getting as low as $137 on two MD-80's to DFW or $228 to AUS on four MD-80's.
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Old Jun 24, 2015, 8:29 pm
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Originally Posted by MKEflyer95
I'm coming from MKE and I'm getting as low as $137 on two MD-80's to DFW
Hm, might be time to look at reverse and see if I can visit Wisconsin to get away from the summer heat here in Texas @:-)
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Old Jun 25, 2015, 8:00 am
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Originally Posted by EmailKid
Hm, might be time to look at reverse and see if I can visit Wisconsin to get away from the summer heat here in Texas @:-)
It's a great city. You got the Art Museum, Discivery World, the Harley Davidson Museum, and a beautiful lakefront.
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Old Jun 26, 2015, 10:07 am
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Sorry I missed this...definitely Austin. I lived there for quite a few years, and I still get back whenever I can.
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Old Jul 19, 2015, 6:18 pm
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Apparently Laredo is Texas' Birding paradise... hhhmmm
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Old Oct 1, 2015, 8:30 pm
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San Antonio would be my choice, as it has Fiesta Texas (Six Flags), Sea World, Riverwalk, Alamo and the Institute of Texan Cultures (one of the best museums in Texas).
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Old Oct 1, 2015, 11:04 pm
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Originally Posted by BigFatConductor
Apparently Laredo is Texas' Birding paradise... hhhmmm
Much of lower Rio Grande "valley."

Big festival in McAllen area.
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Old Oct 1, 2015, 11:25 pm
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Originally Posted by MKEflyer95
I just want some feedback here but what would be the best major city in Texas to visit for one day? I'm highly considering a daytrip sometime before the MD-80's are gone and the price seems to be about the same to all those destinations from my home airport.
I can totally understand why anyone would want to ride an MD-80 before they go away (nostalgia, #avgeek, etc.).

So a challenge for OP... you can't get the full effect of the Mad Dog unless you sit in the last row, window seat, next to the engines
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Old Oct 5, 2015, 6:56 am
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Originally Posted by IceTrojan
I can totally understand why anyone would want to ride an MD-80 before they go away (nostalgia, #avgeek, etc.).

So a challenge for OP... you can't get the full effect of the Mad Dog unless you sit in the last row, window seat, next to the engines
Either that or sit in row 30 than you'll get the effect.
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Old Oct 5, 2015, 2:46 pm
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Here's a contrarian thought: If OP plans on coming back to Texas ever, may OP should spend this one day in on of the "other" Texas cities, like El Paso, etc.

Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Houston all seem like 2+ day visits to me.
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