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From Sea to Sky: Galápagos to Machu Picchu, Part 1

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Pat Cook, BA ’73, Life Member, roamed the Galápagos Islands and Machu Picchu last month with the Flying Longhorns. In this first of a two-part travelogue, Cook...

 
 

The Cuban Evolution

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After half a century of stalled relations, the U.S. and Cuba are slowly but surely reconnecting, and a select group of Texas Exes is taking part. Texas Exes have...

 
 

Texas Ex Flies Around the World in 76 Days

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After 76 days, 67 airports, 20 countries, more than 35,000 miles, and 2,500-plus gallons of gas, Wolf Schroen, BBA ’98, Life Member, has completed one of his...

 
 

Just Around the River Bend: Flying Longhorns Tour Germany

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You can take a Longhorn out of Texas, but you can’t take the burnt orange-wearing, Hook ’em Horns-raising, Texas Fight-cheering out of a Longhorn. In October,...

 
 

Longhorns Revisit Their Honeymoon in Greece

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Retracing the exact steps of your honeymoon isn’t something most couples have the opportunity to do. But on a recent Flying Longhorns trip, Sam Horton, MS...

 
 

Springtime in D.C.

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In April, 21 Flying Longhorns explored the sights and sounds of our nation’s capital. Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Washington, D.C. is a city of...

 
 

Hooking ’em in Vienna

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Eric Vornsand, BS ’04, and Elaine (Foster) Vornsand, BA ’05, Life Members, showed their Longhorn pride at the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.

 
 

Longhorns Reconnect with Friends and Family in Prague

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A recent Flying Longhorns trip to Prague in the Czech Republic was more than just a vacation for several travelers. Old friends reunited and distant relatives finally...

 
 

Flying Longhorns Take Spain

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To fully enjoy the riches of Catalonia and the Basque Country of northern Spain, the traveler needs stamina, curiosity, a hearty appetite for fine wines and gourmet...

 
 

A Longhorn in Myanmar

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Ray B. Smith, BA ’56, MA ’57, PhD ’67, Life Member, showed his UT pride at a pagoda in Rangoon, Burma, during a Flying Longhorns trip in March. Smith is a...

 
 
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