Ep. 125: Texas Hill Country | RV travel camping
While spending a few nights camping at Cranes Mill Campground on Canyon Lake in the Texas Hill Country, we get out to explore the Gruene Historic District of New Braunfels, including the famed Gruene Hall. We also spend an evening in San Antonio including Spanish Mission history at Mission San José of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, a near miss at the Alamo, and a pleasant stroll along the city's beautiful San Antonio River Walk dining and entertainment district.
Filmed: October 15-18, 2019
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* Cranes Mill Park
* Gruene Historic District
* San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
* The Alamo
* River Walk
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El Paso, Texas | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:34 1 History
00:03:43 1.1 Early years
00:12:31 1.2 1900–present
00:20:51 2 Geography
00:25:01 2.1 Climate
00:32:49 2.1.1 Flooding
00:34:03 2.2 Time zone
00:34:29 3 Neighborhoods
00:34:38 3.1 Downtown and central El Paso
00:37:24 3.2 Northwest El Paso
00:38:16 3.3 West central El Paso
00:41:14 3.4 Northeast El Paso
00:42:28 3.5 East El Paso
00:43:38 3.6 Mission Valley
00:47:01 3.7 Texas and New Mexico suburbs
00:47:56 3.8 Cityscape
00:48:05 3.9 Tallest buildings
00:49:30 4 Demographics
00:53:34 5 Economy
01:00:07 6 Arts and culture
01:00:16 6.1 Annual cultural events and festivals
01:00:28 6.1.1 Amigo Airsho
01:01:16 6.1.2 KLAQ Great River Raft Race
01:02:09 6.1.3 Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo
01:02:50 6.1.4 Fiesta de las Flores
01:04:10 6.1.5 El Paso Balloonfest
01:05:18 6.2 Music festivals
01:05:27 6.2.1 El Paso Downtown Street Festival
01:06:00 6.2.2 Neon Desert Music Festival
01:06:38 6.2.3 Music Under the Stars
01:07:22 6.2.4 Sun City Music Festival
01:07:51 6.2.5 Texas Showdown Festival
01:08:23 6.3 Performing arts
01:08:32 6.3.1 Viva! El Paso
01:09:18 6.3.2 El Paso Symphony Orchestra
01:10:18 6.3.3 Ballet in El Paso
01:12:27 6.4 Theaters
01:15:47 6.5 Area museums
01:18:21 6.6 Sites within the city limits
01:19:35 7 Sports
01:20:58 8 Parks and recreation
01:26:25 8.1 Botanical gardens
01:30:27 8.2 Golf courses
01:31:14 9 Government
01:31:23 9.1 City
01:33:46 9.2 County
01:34:49 9.3 State
01:35:35 9.4 Federal
01:36:28 10 Education
01:39:46 10.1 Public libraries
01:40:17 11 Media
01:40:26 11.1 Newspapers
01:41:41 11.2 Radio stations
01:42:02 11.3 Television
01:46:35 11.4 Cellular phone coverage
01:46:56 12 In popular culture
01:47:06 13 Infrastructure
01:47:16 13.1 Healthcare
01:49:23 13.2 Transportation
01:53:05 13.2.1 Airports
01:54:00 13.2.2 Passenger rail
01:54:33 13.2.3 Major highways
01:59:54 13.2.4 Mass transit
02:02:57 13.2.5 International border crossings
02:04:06 14 Notable people
02:04:15 15 See also
02:04:37 16 Notes
02:04:46 16.1 Footnotes
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El Paso (; from Spanish, the pass) is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, in the far western part of the state. The 2018 population estimate for the city from the U.S. Census was 682,669. Its metropolitan statistical area (MSA) covers all of El Paso and Hudspeth counties in Texas, and has a population of 840,758.El Paso stands on the Rio Grande across the Mexico–United States border from Ciudad Juárez, the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua with 1.4 million people. Las Cruces, in the neighboring U.S. state of New Mexico, has a population of 215,579. On the U.S. side, El Paso metropolitan area forms part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces CSA, with a population of 1,060,397.Bi-nationally, these three cities form a combined international metropolitan area sometimes referred to as the Paso del Norte or the Borderplex. The region of 2.5 million people constitutes the largest bilingual and binational work force in the Western Hemisphere.The city is home to three publicly traded companies, and former Western Refining, now Andeavor. as well as home to the Medical Center of the Americas, the only medical research and care provider complex in West Texas and Southern New Mexico, and the University of Texas at El Paso, the city's primary university. The city hosts the annual Sun Bowl college football post-season game, the second oldest bowl game in the country.El Paso has a strong federal and military presence. William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Biggs Army Airfield, and Fort Bliss call the city home. Fort Bliss is one of the largest military complexes of the United States Army and the largest training area in the United States. Also headquartered in El Paso ...
Tucson, Arizona | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:00 1 History
00:10:44 2 Geography
00:13:55 2.1 Neighborhoods
00:14:04 2.1.1 Downtown and Central Tucson
00:20:43 2.1.2 Southern Tucson
00:21:59 2.1.3 Western Tucson
00:23:54 2.1.4 Northern Tucson
00:27:25 2.1.5 Eastern Tucson
00:31:36 2.1.6 Mount Lemmon
00:33:13 3 Climate
00:40:25 4 Demographics
00:44:26 5 Economy
00:46:46 5.1 Top employers
00:47:02 6 Arts and culture
00:47:11 6.1 Annual cultural events and fairs
00:47:21 6.1.1 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
00:47:49 6.1.2 Tucson Festival of Books
00:48:55 6.1.3 Tucson Folk Festival
00:50:11 6.1.4 Fourth Avenue Street Fair
00:51:07 6.1.5 The Tucson Rodeo (Fiesta de los Vaqueros)
00:52:03 6.1.6 Tucson Meet Yourself
00:52:34 6.1.7 Tucson Modernism Week
00:53:34 6.1.8 All Souls Procession Weekend
00:54:44 6.2 Cultural and other attractions
00:58:17 6.3 Literary arts
00:59:09 6.4 Performing arts
01:00:08 6.5 Music
01:01:56 6.6 Cuisine
01:02:49 6.7 Nicknames
01:04:07 7 Sports
01:08:29 7.1 Parks and recreation
01:10:58 8 Politics and government
01:12:39 8.1 City government
01:15:40 9 Education
01:15:49 9.1 Post-secondary education
01:16:50 9.2 Primary and secondary schools
01:17:45 10 Media
01:17:53 10.1 Printed Newspaper
01:19:02 10.2 Television
01:20:23 11 Infrastructure
01:20:32 11.1 Energy
01:22:06 11.1.1 Sustainability
01:22:55 11.1.2 Light pollution
01:23:37 11.2 Water
01:26:01 11.3 Transportation
01:26:09 11.3.1 Public transit
01:27:02 11.3.2 Rail
01:27:27 11.3.3 Airport
01:28:25 11.3.4 Roadways
01:29:24 11.3.5 Cycling
01:30:21 12 Notable people
01:30:30 13 Sister cities
01:30:45 14 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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Tucson () is a city and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and home to the University of Arizona. The 2010 United States Census put the population at 520,116, while the 2015 estimated population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 980,263. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA), with a total population of 1,010,025 as of the 2010 Census. Tucson is the second-largest populated city in Arizona behind Phoenix, both of which anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.–Mexico border. Tucson is the 33rd largest city and the 58th largest metropolitan area in the United States (2014).
Major incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest of the city, Sahuarita south of the city, and South Tucson in an enclave south of downtown. Communities in the vicinity of Tucson (some within or overlapping the city limits) include Casas Adobes, Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells, Midvale Park, Tanque Verde, Tortolita, and Vail. Towns outside the Tucson metro area include Benson to the southeast, Catalina and Oracle to the north, and Green Valley to the south.
The Spanish name of the city, Tucsón [tukˈson], is derived from the O'odham Cuk Ṣon [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], meaning (at the) base of the black [hill], a reference to a basalt-covered hill now known as Sentinel Peak. Tucson is sometimes referred to as The Old Pueblo.