{"id":11250,"date":"2020-01-01T22:35:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T22:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/not-your-average-guide-to-austin-texas\/"},"modified":"2020-01-01T22:35:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T22:35:49","slug":"not-your-average-guide-to-austin-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/media\/not-your-average-guide-to-austin-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"NOT YOUR AVERAGE GUIDE to Austin, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0JnxOQ07PgI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Follow on Instagram: @DownieLive &#038; @WillEdmond<br \/>\nCheck out Will on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbQPlNroiHKLPo5088E6Z8w<\/p>\n<p>Some of the activities and things we did in Austin Texas:<br \/>\n-Jacob&#8217;s Well<br \/>\n-The Blue Hole<br \/>\n-Barton Springs Pool<br \/>\n-Food Trucks<br \/>\n-The Oasis<br \/>\n-Buc-Eee&#8217;s<br \/>\n-Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX<br \/>\n-Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Get your own DownieLive WIRTH Hat and make a difference in someone&#8217;s battle with Mental Health: https:\/\/shop.wirthhats.com\/collections\/fall-2019\/products\/navy-trucker-cap-downielive-special-edition<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the 360 Camera I use at every shoot (only 9!)!  https:\/\/amzn.to\/2C2v1Nk<br \/>\nFor all my camera gear and favourite items, check out my Amazon Storefront here: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/downielive<br \/>\n(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases).<\/p>\n<p>Like the music?  I&#8217;ve partnered with Epidemic Sound to get you a FREE 30 Day Trial here: https:\/\/mbsy.co\/epidemicsound\/DownieLive<br \/>\n(I earn a small commission when you join through my link)<\/p>\n<p>DownieLive is a canadian behind-the-scenes adventure channel, hosted by me, Michael Downie.  Thanks for watching (and reading all the way to the bottom).  As always, I don&#8217;t know where I&#8217;m going next, but I know I want you there with me.  <\/p>\n<p>See you in the next one.<\/p>\n<p>-Mike<\/p>\n<h3>More info on NOT YOUR AVERAGE GUIDE to Austin, Texas<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=NOT+YOUR+AVERAGE+GUIDE+to+Austin%2C+Texas&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">NOT YOUR AVERAGE GUIDE to Austin, Texas - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Faustin%2Fthese-are-the-highest-paid-employees-in-the-city-of-austin%2F&amp;c=237432474863547402&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThese are the highest paid employees in the City of Austin\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The City of Austin pays its employees more than $1.3 billion each year in base salaries, according to data obtained by KXAN.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fhealthcare%2F2024%2F05%2F18%2Ftexas-summer-heat-safety-tips-avoid-heat-stroke-symptoms%2F73600473007%2F&amp;c=14692726420677886095&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet ready for a hot Austin summer: Hydrate, seek shade and know your health risks\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Heat cramps: Sweating; muscle aches; prickly heat rash, especially in areas where clothing meets the skin; and dizziness. Move the person to a cooler area, hydrate, remove excess clothing and put cold ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kut.org%2Faustin%2F2024-05-17%2Faustin-city-council-land-zoning-vote-home-phase-2&amp;c=2696908529176760889&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin cuts minimum lot size by more than a third, requiring less land to build a home\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first time in 80 years, Austin's elected leaders have voted to lower the amount of space needed to build one house \u2014 down to 1,800 square feet of land.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fhoodline.com%2F2024%2F05%2Ffort-worth-outpaces-san-jose-to-become-12th-largest-city-in-the-u-s-edges-closer-to-austin%2F&amp;c=17107213899576569274&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFort Worth Outpaces San Jose to Become 12th Largest City in the U.S., Edges Closer to Austin\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fort Worth, Texas is now the 12th largest city in the US with 978,468 residents as per the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fentertainment%2Fevents%2Faustin-things-to-do-weekend%2F269-e62c0cd6-86a7-4955-a80c-4181c1093572&amp;c=1788718558237210671&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThings to do in the Austin area this weekend: AAPI Market Day, Shrekfest and more\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this weekend with AAPI Market Day at the TownLake YMCA! The event will highlight Asian-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwtaw.com%2Ftexas-am-softball-opens-bcs-regional-against-ualbany%2F&amp;c=15034398969921583385&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas A&amp;M Softball Opens BCS Regional Against UAlbany\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION \u2013 The No. 16 seed Texas A&amp;M softball team hosts UAlbany to open the Bryan-College Station at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Davis Diamond. 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The project was delayed by bad weather.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2F2024%2F05%2F16%2Fcdc-dashboard-bird-flu%2F73712504007%2F&amp;c=4191409155227423512&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCDC unveils dashboard to track bird flu as virus spreads among dairy farms\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new dashboard from the CDC aims to help track the spread of bird flu as the federal government looks to monitor and contain the virus.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F4693861-waymos-50000-autonomous-ridehailing-trips-a-week-is-a-big-deal&amp;c=7973393391185333031&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Waymo's 50,000 Autonomous Ride-Hailing Trips A Week Is A Big Deal\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Waymo's autonomous driving technology has lower accident rates compared to human drivers, demonstrating its safety. Explore more details here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Flonghorns%2Fbaseball%2F2024%2F05%2F09%2Ftexas-baseball-now-getting-good-at-bats-from-struggling-longhorns-jack-odowd-and-porter-brown%2F73626309007%2F&amp;c=9405141667497166972&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas baseball now getting good at-bats from struggling players Porter Brown, Jack O'Dowd\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Porter Brown and Jack O'Dowd were key to Texas' NCAA run to the super regionals last year but are trying to shake off seasonlong slumps in 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664944b3438a4392a2e8899da9326927&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthemalaysianreserve.com%2F2024%2F05%2F07%2Ffor-the-class-of-2024-austin-ranks-as-the-top-rental-market-for-college-graduates%2F&amp;c=17994593728242988840&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFor the Class of 2024, Austin Ranks as the Top Rental Market for College Graduates\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rent Ratio, a Graduate-friendly Job Market and Appealing Lifestyle Make These Metros the Top Markets for Recent College ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow on Instagram: @DownieLive &#038; @WillEdmond Check out Will on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbQPlNroiHKLPo5088E6Z8w Some of the activities and things we did in Austin Texas: -Jacob&#8217;s Well -The Blue Hole -Barton Springs Pool -Food Trucks -The Oasis -Buc-Eee&#8217;s -Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX -Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas Get your own DownieLive WIRTH Hat and make a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[148,5403,159,187],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/0JnxOQ07PgI.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}