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To escape the coming heat, escape Austin 1

If the past is any indication, by May, Austin will be hotter than a concealed pistol. Or, for that matter, a pistol exposed to the sun for 12 hours, then baked in an oven.

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Readers know this. That’s why they get out of town. And this summer, despite the economic downturn, or perhaps because travel costs have dipped as well, they are choosing climatically cool, even exotic destinations.

A few travelers will push global limits.

Rebecca Rooney-King and husband, charter airline owner Richard King, are taking their two sons to Kenya and Rwanda, including a journey up the misty Virunga Mountains to see the rare, reclusive mountain gorillas.

Designer Joy Kling and her husband are joining three other Austin couples for the Celebration of the Sun Festival in Peru, where they’ll also hike Machu Picchu for five days.

Social columnist Holly Jackson is going to Mongolia in July for the annual countrywide celebration, the Naadam Festival.

More to come …

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By michele

April 4, 2009 3:39 AM | Link to this

i just wana say, im madly in love with mr. huey hopkins thank you. pass it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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