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Alcalde Photo Editor Takes Italy and Switzerland

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When our photo editor and resident photographer takes a Flying Longhorns trip, expectations are always high upon his return. For 10 days in April, Matt Wright-Steel...

 
 

The Big Layover: A Frequent Flyer Stays Grounded When Everything Is Up in the Air

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As told to Dorothy Guerrero Norton on her front porch in Austin, 2020. I remember exactly when I first caught the bug. Travel has always been a major...

 
 

Traveling by Train Through Southern Africa as the World Shut Down

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A World Away: Traversing Peru as the World Braced for Change

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When Alcalde staff photographer Matt Wright-Steel set out for Peru in early March, the Flying Longhorns host was ready to experience the beauty and wonder of South...

 
 

Discovering the Romance of Portugal’s Douro River

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Flying Longhorns take a trip to the Iberian peninsula.

 
 

Slowing Down in Costa Rica

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I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. But this past December, during my first-ever visit to Big Bend National Park, I began to take note of things like ice...

 
 

Wall to Wall: Finding Majesty in the Intricacies of Egypt’s Past and Present

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On my first day in Cairo, jetlagged and disoriented, I boarded a bus with 27 other intrepid Flying Longhorns and was shuttled off through the dusty, bustling streets...

 
 

Small Wonder: Tiny Iceland’s Vast Majesty

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The Strokkur geyser erupts every four to eight minutes. In between, it’s a brooding, bubbling hot-pot surrounded by a ring of gray steam and a flimsy looking...

 
 

Finding Clarity on the Balkan Peninsula

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One balmy September morning, I sat in the Austin airport breathing shallowly, gripped by apprehension. I was about to traverse the Atlantic to meet 18 Flying Longhorns...

 
 

Flying Longhorns Take the Road Less Traveled in Italy

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At Villa Zuccari, a boutique hotel located on land owned by the Zuccari family since the 15th century, in the town of Montefalco, smack in the center of Italy,...

 
 
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